Four Southern California police officers have been arrested on suspicion of child cruelty for allegedly abusing youngsters at a boot camp.
Two Huntington Park officers and two from the South Gate force were arrested this week by deputies from the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office, which says they were released on bail.
The investigation involved allegations that children were cut, bruised and beaten bloody in May during a boot camp for troubled youths that the two police departments ran in San Luis Obispo.
Investigators identified 15 alleged victims ranging from 12 to 17 years old.
The South Gate Police Department says it takes allegations of wrongdoing seriously and will cooperate with investigators.
