DOJ alleges sexual abuse of migrant children housed in nonprofit’s shelters

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit against its largest provider of temporary shelter for underage migrants, alleging widespread sexual abuse of vulnerable children it was entrusted to protect.

The civil rights suit, filed Wednesday in Austin, Texas, claims Austin-based Southwest Key Programs Inc. engaged in a pattern or practice of sexual abuse and harassment of unaccompanied children, which it said is a violation of the Fair Housing Act.