

Bathum Arrested on Drug Charge
June 29, 2016
Chris Bathum, the founder and owner of Community Recovery Los Angeles, a chain of two dozen or so sober-living houses and outpatient clinics, was arrested in Lost Hills yesterday for "transport [or] sale of a controlled substance," according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. He was released on $30,000 bail at 4:40 a.m., less than 12 hours after he was booked.
Rehab Mogul Sued for Sexual Battery and Fraud Against Patients
February 18, 2016
Another lawsuit was filed last week against rehab operator Chris Bathum, alleging that he used his rehab facilities, Community Recovery Los Angeles (CRLA), "to financially enrich Bathum and his associates and to feed Bathum's depraved appetite for drugs and young women to sexually victimize."