Thirty Los Angeles County probation officers have been charged with child abuse for allegedly staging "gladiator fights" between youth detainees being housed at a troubled juvenile detention facility.California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the charges of child endangerment and abuse, conspiracy and battery on Monday, saying the California Department of Justice began an investigation in January 2024 after receiving leaked footage of a so-called gladiator fight between youths sheltered at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey. The video shows an unidentified boy being attacked as detention officers stand and watch, Bonta said during a press










