People v. Antonio F.

Opinion

BEDSWORTH, J.

Antonio F. was committed to Los Pinos Conservation Camp, an Orange County juvenile facility, in March of 2000. Three months later, he and 11 other wards from Los Pinos were taken by probation counselors on a working field trip to the Kidseum in Santa Ana, where they painted, dusted, vacuumed and performed other tasks. Antonio asked to use the bathroom and was escorted to a door marked “Mens Room.” The counselor assigned to Mm, Rhonda Hembree, stood outside the door for about five minutes, then opened it to look for Mm. She found the door did not lead directly into the…