family court

KYW's Cherri Gregg reports that sheriff's deputies strip-searched juveniles appearing in criminal and custody cases in Philadelphia family court this week after the new courthouse officially opened. The juveniles were made to take off all their clothes, squat and cough. The practice was stopped by court administrators, Gregg reports. "Sources said the main concern of adults who complained about the procedures was ongoing traumatization of the children, since some of these juveniles may have already been victims of physical, sexual, or other abuse," Gregg also reports."