WARREN, Ohio – More trouble for Trumbull County's embattled Children Services Board.

The agency is named in a federal lawsuit that alleges child sexual abuse by a CSB staff member.

Attorney David Engler arrived with two of his three clients in the parking lot of CSB to announce the filing of the lawsuit in U.S. District Court.

Engler says the complaint alleges that while the women were 12 and 13-years-old and in the care of CSB they were subjected to repeated sexual abuse by a female youth supervisor. "A woman probably about age 25 who was employed (at CSB) and then this person prayed on young women," Engler said.

The complaint identifies the supervisor as Rita Watson who Engler says left the agency in 2007.

According to the complaint, the abuse took place both on CSB property and at the supervisor's apartment.

Engler says his clients are brave young women to come forward and tell their stories. "They give a face to sexual abuse and it's ok to step forward and say this had occurred," Engler said.

One of the women, now in her early 20s, said, "We're supposed to be here to get help and be protected. None of these kids, not even us, but kids in the future are supposed to be protected."

The other woman says they did report the abuse. "I'm just mad because the fact that I said something about it in the beginning, if they had just listened to me none of the rest of this stuff would have went on."

Engler said, "CBS didn't believe them. They didn't take any action. They didn't do anything at the time."

And the youth leader, Watson, continued to be employed by CSB, which Engler said left her in a position to continue the alleged abuse.

CSB Director Tim Shaffner was not available, but a spokesperson for the agency did give a statement. "There previously was an investigation regarding a youth leader. The agency was the one that reported it to the Warren Police Department and we cooperated fully with the investigation," said spokesperson Kelly Lockhart. She did not say if that investigation involved Rita Watson.

The federal suit is asking three million dollars in damages for each of the three women.