ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Former residents of Vista Maria gathered Tuesday evening in Allen Park for what organizers described as the largest survivor meet-up since a lawsuit was filed accusing the Dearborn Heights nonprofit of years of abuse and systemic failures.
The meeting at The Prestige Banquet Hall brought together women who say they endured physical, psychological, and sexual abuse while living at the all-girls facility as minors.
The lawsuit, filed April 13, alleges Vista Maria staff subjected residents to psychological and physical abuse and sexual abuse, including assault, molestation, nonconsensual touching and harassment, along with unsafe conditions and negligence…