Did You Know Scott J. Scrabeck from OYA’s Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility?
Crew Janci Team on July 24, 2025 New Lawsuit Filed
Scott J. Scrabeck worked for the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) at Hillcrest Youth Correctional Facility as a correctional officer from 1999 until the facility closed in 2017. Scrabeck remained on OYA staff at Oak Creek Correctional Facility from approximately 1998 until 2023, when he retired.
Three youth, all teenage girls at the time, have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by Scrabeck at Hillcrest. These reports span from 1998 to 2008. Scrabeck allegedly abused the youth in private rooms or offices, in the showers, or while walking around the facility. According to the victims, Scrabeck’s abuse involved Scrabeck groping the girls’ genitals, breasts, and buttocks, forced masturbation, Scrabeck masturbating while watching the girls shower, and other sexualized conduct and comments by Scrabeck. All victims describe multiple instances of abuse by Scrabeck.
Our team is working to help victims of sexual abuse within the Oregon Youth Authority. If you have information about sexual abuse of children within the Oregon Youth Authority, please contact us confidentially today. The experienced attorneys on our team have decades of experience representing victims of abuse. You can help victims of abuse and help make children today safer. Call 1-888-407-0224 or use our confidential contact form.
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Legal Action Against the Oregon Youth Authority
Crew Janci is representing survivors in a groundbreaking case that exposes abuse within Oregon’s youth correctional system. Explore recent news coverage and updates to learn how our legal action is shedding light on systemic failures and advancing justice for those harmed in state custody.
New Cases Filed – July 24, 2025
Three new OYA staffers named in lawsuits as 17 more victims sue state for child sexual abuse.
- Suits publicly allege abuse by long-time OYA staffers Scott Scrabeck, Robert blacksmith, and Alex Blevins
- Meanwhile, 12 more victims of “Dr. Cold Fingers” also file suit (now totaling 51), with more to come
- State now facing more than $275 million in liability
- Victims’ lawyers say “culture of indifference allowed predators to thrive”
Read the full press release for cases filed July 24, 2025
Read more about Crew Janci’s lawsuit filed in March 2025
Case Coverage
- 17 more plaintiffs allege sexual abuse at Oregon Youth Authority facilities – Salem Statesman Journal
- More lawsuits lodged against Oregon Youth Authority accusing staff of sexual assault – OPB
- Three new OYA staffers named in ongoing allegations of sex abuse at youth facility – KOIN
- 17 more victims sue Oregon Youth Authority over alleged sexual abuse by staffers, doctor – KGW8
- New sexual abuse lawsuits filed against 3 former Oregon youth prison staff – The Oregonian
- Oregon youth prison doctor known by notorious nickname accused of sexually abusing boys for years – The Oregonian
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