. >> reporter: when she was 17, ranell hartley was in the mtv documentary "camp scott lockup," a rare the facility. camp scott is now closed. it's just one of several juvenile detention facilities owned by the l.a. county probation department which faces thousands of allegations of abuse, including rape and sexual abuse of children. ranell was one of them. >> everywhere i look everything that i see i just see his face. >> reporter: the face of her probation officer, thomas jackson. ranell alleges in a lawsuit that he abused her more than two decades ago. he's one of multiple probation officers accused of trading privileges for sex acts with children in the county's care. >> he had me lift up my shirt to show him my breasts. i begged him, i said please don't make me do this. he said you do have a review coming up, it's up to you how i write it. he had the pen so, he had the power. another time he made me grab his penis with my hand. >> reporter: ranell and her former bunkmate akila jefferson are two litigants among the more than 2,500 now suing the county. akila says in a lawsuit that