LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former instructor charged with abusing youngsters at a Southern California boot camp for troubled teens has been sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Edgar Alvarado also was given 30 days of community labor Monday and forbidden to perform any counseling, training or care involving children.
He pleaded no contest to felony child abuse.
Prosecutors say Alvarado owned “Recon 180,” a paramilitary-style camp for troubled children with headquarters in East Los Angeles and a training facility in the mountains.
Prosecutors say youngsters there underwent grueling physical regimens and some teenagers claimed they were punched, slapped or stomped. Several were hospitalized.
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