More than 100 people are suing San Diego County, alleging they were sexually abused by staffers during short stays at the region’s emergency foster shelter over the last 30 years, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced this week.

A series of recently filed civil complaints allege that more than 100 children were sexually assaulted over the years by staff members at a San Diego County-owned emergency shelter for children.

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs allege that between 1994 and 2020, their clients were sexually abused by staff members and threatened in order to keep them from reporting the abuse.