I was also there 84-85. I have a lot of memories. Some not so good. The kitchen staff were men and messed around with many of the girls. They were 13,14,15 years old. They let us smoke cigarettes. Just crazy.

There was more than sexual abuse going on. The physical abuse was brutal. The restraining, being thrown into a timeout room. Being pushed in a pool by a white staff member to prove whether or not black people could swim. Not all the staff members were bad, but there were plenty who needed to be retrained and a vast majority whom should never been allowed to be around children.The behavior manager who was there at the time I was thrown into that wretched , was horrible. It’s been over 36 years and I still have nightmares. I hate that it got closed down because with good management I believe it would have been a great environment for troubled teenage girls to heal and flourish into well grounded adults.

I was in Deveruex deerhaven a lot of us including myself were sexually assaulted. It was so bad the state shut it down. Nobody will ever understand the scar it left on me

I was a student at the Devereux Foundation March 1983 – 1985. I did see something but I didn’t know it was physical abuse. However, I had several roomates. Some good roommates were really cool. Then they assigned me a roommate of the most violent nature. I didn’t deserve that. Why they did that I don’t know. I was scared to go in my room while was in there because she was really violent for no reason. I was scared of this teenager. Then I got moved out. Roommates were in and out so many times. I never understood why. Apparently, something was going on that I didn’t know about. God has his hand on me. That is for darn sure. The restraining was brutal. I was scared then too. To think this school is considered a farm, scares me. I feel for these kids.

16 patients sexually assaulted, Devereux NJ. That means Devereux is hiring sexual predators! The entire organization needs to be investigated by the Attorney General‘s office, staff assaulting children that’s the highest moral crime this nation has other than rape taking advantage of a child means your stripped of your licenses and your either indicted or you cut a deal and as part of that deal you spend time in the state penitentiary in gen pop. Devereux tax exempt status should be excised immediately. The Governor needs to be involved. I am appalled that Devereaux would blame this problem on architecture, it scares me to think the people running this place have absolutely no qualifications whatsoever all their state licenses need to be checked in every single facility this is a breeding ground for sexual predators. I spent 18 months in the farm unit. Glenmore PA. I watch kids get the crap knocked out of them the environment has nothing to do with anything other than taking advantage of a tax shelter. I remember one kid was an epileptic and through grandmal seizures, come on where is this kids medication, what did they do for him. I was placed there when I was 13 I was the youngest person on the farm. The rest of the kids range15 to 18 and tough, kids from Boston and although there was the possibility of sexual assault on the boys side most of the boys nobody would ever go near let alone and although there was the occasional, black and white stand off most of these guys stuck together. On the girls side possibly more than likely and if the boys found out it would’ve been a big problem for the worker. I encourage anyone at Devereaux that was sexually assaulted to seek help and an attorney and drive Devereux underground into bankruptcy. I remember some names ;Couple first names; John G. David D. Howard J. Yvonne Spence. Floyd M. Barbara B. I never had any problem with any of the guys I was the youngest kid there however, they protecting me what am I saying they sort a respected me. I was not a tough guy I volunteered a lot. Wrestled, participated in a aerobic conditioning. program. Not exactly like what… Aerobics became later over the years. Both Barbara and I won top slot Americans presidents physical fitness program, I believe we scored in the 97 percentile not that we know what that really meant. I was so proud of Barbara she was some athlete much better than myself. I think the rest of the guys thought it was pretty cool as well. I never said much about it afterwards. I always regretted not making a bigger deal out of it with her Barbara she was a good person I remember afterwords years later I went to see her, Stone MNT GA. she did not really want much to do with me I was not sure why maybe it had something to do with Devereaux However that is pure speculation on my part she was a real beautiful kid I hope nothing happened to her while she was there that we would’ve broken my heart. I got lucky other”s were not so lucky I was removed from the environment and sent to a locked mental facility Park Lodge, I believe the name of it was and there was also another one I think it was called Greentree I ended up in Park Lodge about 30 days and do not let the name fool you this was no park here they started forcing psychiatric meds on me. I was removed from there and put in a long-term facility in Boston I left the Devereux system when I was 15. I was sexually abused when I was much younger at saddle River country Day school in New Jersey. The headmaster he like to pull down my pants and spank my naked ass. He told me that it hurt him more than it hurt me, then he expelled me, thank God before it excalated, That was a real experience, growing experience as a seventh grader and I know this school is one of the most prestigious prep schools in the country, it’s interesting because I went from saddle River prep school to the Devereux Farm unit, PL, Mclean hospital for three years. I often wonder those men that like to play with little boys if that had an affect on me, what do you think? Before saddle River there was Ted Meyers the head of children’s activities Christmas at the Doral hotel, Miami Beach Florida. I was about eight, this guy liked to have you naked sit on his lap and he played with you in the mirror and said stuff I don’t remember what stuff just stuff and I do remember the following summer he was given recommendations by kids parents that he molested and did not know what he had done and he got a job in this summer camp I attended. Something about sexual predators and being sexually assaulted as a child you do not know what to do you do not know if it’s right or wrong you do not know anything they completely captivate your world and turn it inside out forever!