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BRIEFLY : COUNSELOR INJURED IN ASSAULT AT FACILITY.


CAMARILLO - A female counselor suffered minor injuries in an assault by two male wards at the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The victim suffered bruises on her face and was taken to St. John's Regional Medical Center St. John's Regional Medical Center may refer to:

In the United States:
  • St. John's Regional Medical Center — Camarillo, California
  • St. John's Regional Medical Center — Joplin, Missouri
, said spokeswoman Cynthia Brown.

The suspects were returning from the facility's school to their living quarters at 3:05 p.m. Monday when the attack occurred, Brown said. No weapons were used.

Both youths were placed in lockup See hang and abend.  at the facility. Their ages and reasons for being in custody were not released.

The Camarillo youth detention facility is the only institution in the state housing both male and female offenders, ages 13-25.

In recent months the facility has been working to turn around its image after undergoing various investigations by state and local officials for improprieties ranging from sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries.  to harassment.

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Woman denies guilt in dismemberment dismemberment /dis·mem·ber·ment/ (dis-mem´ber-ment) amputation of a limb or a portion of it.

dismemberment

amputation of a limb or a portion of it.
 

VENTURA - A mother of five who is accused of shooting her sleeping husband, then cutting up his body, has pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges, setting the stage for her Oct. 18 trial.

Gladis Barreras Soto, 38, appeared in court Monday to reassert her previous not guilty plea in the February slaying of her husband, Pedro Alba. She remains in jail in lieu of $1 million bail.

Although police say Soto confessed, her attorney, Jorge Alvarado, said she killed her husband after suffering years of mental and physical abuse. According to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 Alvarado, Alba raped his wife - a devastating dev·as·tate  
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.

2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.
 attack that led to the Feb. 20 shooting.

Afterward, Soto hid Alba's body in a closet and a day later dragged it to their garage, where she dismembered the corpse with an electric table saw, police say. During Soto's July preliminary hearing, a transient said he saw Soto lug (1) (Linux Users Group) A formal or informal organization of Linux users who gather together virtually or in person to exchange information and resources. Some groups maintain mailing lists and send out newsletters for their members.  several plastic bags containing body parts to a remote spot near the Ventura River and set them on fire.

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Date:Aug 18, 1999
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