‘Real life Hunger Games’: Attorney alleges Vista Maria abuse of at-risk girls

The Brief

  • An attorney representing 13 to 15 former residents at Vista Maria, a home for at-risk girls announced plans for a lawsuit.
  • He said the girls, spanning a period of years, were abused physically, psychologically and sexually.
  • Michael Jaafar added that the nonprofit is well-funded with net assets of about $66 million.

FOX 2 Explosive allegations about Vista Maria were made at a press conference Wednesday in Dearborn Heights.

What they’re saying:

Attorney Michael Jaafar accused the facility, which has long specialized in helping and housing at-risk girls, of a broken culture that included “real-life ‘Hunger Games.'”

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