Culture of silence at Montreal youth detention facility at centre of sex scandal [Video]

A culture of silence contributed to a sex scandal at a Montreal detention centre that is under investigation by police, where female employees are accused of sexual abuse and other unacceptable behaviour, a report released Tuesday said.

The document on the Cité-des-Prairies rehabilitation centre is the result of an investigation ordered by the Quebec government into allegations of abuse at the facility. In October, La Presse reported that employees at the centre had sexual relations with residents — and that one of the workers allegedly became pregnant.

On Tuesday, youth protection authorities released the findings of their investigation, saying that four employees involved directly or indirectly in the allegations have been fired, and two managers remain suspended without pay. Several other employees are still suspended and Montreal police are conducting a parallel criminal investigation.

“It is unacceptable that such circumstances occurred in an environment that is supposed to be a …