The Southern Poverty Law Center sued youth offender and treatment facility Thompson Academy in Pembroke Pines, its operator, Youth Services International…, and the state on behalf of two teens, alleging civil rights violations. The lawsuit…alleges that one boy, identified only by the initials D.B., 15, of Boca Raton, was sexually assaulted twice this year by a Thompson Academy staffer…The lawsuit is also filed on behalf of D.L., 16, who was denied access to attorneys, the Southern Poverty Law Center alleges, and when he sought counsel was penalized with physical assault and loss of privileges that lengthened his confinement there…Jesse Williams, senior vice president of Youth Services International, said the lawsuit's allegations are "not substantiated. We look forward and welcome the opportunity to defend those in court."