DOJ sues Southwest Key for 'severe sexual abuse and rape' of sheltered children

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Southwest Key Programs Inc., alleging that the Texas non-profit organization has engaged in a pattern of sexual abuse of children in its shelters.

Southwest Key is a national non-profit organization with at least 29 shelters for unaccompanied migrant children across several states, including Texas, Arizona and California.

The organization has four shelters in Brownsville, two in San Benito and one shelter in Weslaco, McAllen and Los Fresnos.

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