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Associated Press - March 18, 2010 4:04 PM ET
HOUMA, La. (AP) - Seven former guards at a southeast Louisiana juvenile detention center have been indicted on charges they molested female inmates.
The former guards at the Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Detention Center are accused of offering the girls favors like extra snacks and phone calls in exchange for sex.
Several of the guards already had been indicted by other grand juries before a state grand jury handed up new indictments charging the seven with child molestation and sexual malfeasance in office.
Six girls reported the alleged abuse after their release from the center.
Each count of molestation carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The malfeasance charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
Information from: The Courier, http://www.houmatoday.com
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