WA State Agrees to Pay $18M Child Sex Abuse Settlement

Washington State has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve a horrific child sexual abuse lawsuit filed on behalf of two young sisters in Seattle. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) failed to protect the girls from unspeakable abuse by their foster father, Nathaniel […]

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Washington State Agrees to Pay $9.35 Million Settlement for Children Abused in Foster Care Under Watch of DSHS

The State of Washington has agreed to pay a $9.35 million settlement for children who suffered years of physical and sexual abuse while under state foster care, announced PCVA co-founding partner Darrell Cochran. The three young children were subjected to constant, unimaginable trauma, both from their biological father and an older, sexually aggressive youth who was […]

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