Tag: The Potomac Center

Parent Sues Center in Romney, Alleges Son Abused

A center for developmentally disabled people is being sued by a parent who alleges employees abused a 17-year-old former resident.
 
The lawsuit claims that the Potomac Center in Romney was negligent in in hiring, training and supervising staff to prevent the alleged abuse.
 
The Cumberland Times-News reports that a Charleston law firm filed the lawsuit on behalf of the teenager, identified only as R.M., on Monday in Hampshire County Circuit Court. A dozen employees also are named as defendants.
 
Potomac Center CEO Rick Harshbarger didn’t immediately return a telephone message Tuesday from The Associated Press.

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources removed 24 children from the center in January after upper management reported child abuse allegations. West Virginia State Police are investigating the allegations.
 
 

Child Abuse Alleged at Private Center in Romney

State police are investigating abuse allegations at a nonprofit Romney center that serves children with developmental disabilities.
 
     The state removed 24 children from the Potomac Center last week. The move came after upper management reported the allegations to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
 
     The children lived in three residences on the center’s campus. They have been taken to other facilities across the state.
 
     DHHR Secretary Karen Bowling says some employees at the center subjected children to what she calls “inhumane and degrading treatment.”
 
     Details of the alleged abuse haven’t been released.
 
     Potomac Center CEO Rick Harshbarger says he was devastated when he heard the allegations. He says the center is cooperating with the investigation.
 

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