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Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement.

A photo of the entrance to Field of Screams in Mountville, Lancaster County, from the 2020 season.

Teen volunteers were harassed, groped, and pressured into sex by adults at a popular Pa. haunted attraction, former staff say

by Ann Rejrat for Spotlight PA

Volunteers say they brought allegations of abuse directly to owners of Field of Screams in Lancaster County, as well as to law enforcement. The accused continued in a supervisory position.

Multiple former volunteers allege that Field of Screams in Lancaster County put teenagers in potentially dangerous situations, despite state rules meant to prevent such conditions.

State allowed teens to volunteer at popular Pa. attraction that faced past mistreatment claims

by Ann Rejrat for Spotlight PA

A photo of the entrance to Field of Screams in Mountville, Lancaster County, from the 2020 season.

How Spotlight PA reported its Field of Screams investigation

by Ann Rejrat for Spotlight PA

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