Acadia Healthcare: Lawsuit Against Detroit Behavioral Institute Alleges "Grooming, Groping, Fondling, and Rape"

March 12, 2025

The owner of a now-shuttered Detroit mental health facility for children is facing a lawsuit alleging years of unchecked sexual abuse.

Attorneys Martin Gould and Parker Stinar joined one of the victims, Daejia Roberts, now 22 years old, in announcing the lawsuit on behalf of three victims who experienced alleged abuses at Detroit Behavioral Institute (DBI).

The suit names DBI, along with its parent company Acadia Healthcare, and a supervisor accused of committing much of the reported abuse.

"It involved grooming, groping, fondling, and rape," Gould said of the alleged abuse.

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