Trigger Warning: This article contains details about child abuse.
A Clayton County mother has filed a lawsuit alleging severe abuse and a cover-up at Rainbow House, a youth shelter in Jonesboro, Georgia, where her 13-year-old daughter, referred to as “A.C.,” was placed in 2022.
The case highlights systemic failures and deliberate negligence by shelter managers, local officials, and state agencies responsible for child welfare. After encountering law enforcement in April 2022, A.C. was removed from her school and taken into custody by the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), then transferred to Rainbow House…