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Washington Pays $9M After Foster Girl Was Abused for 7 Years; Visits Lapsed Up to 500 Days
November 14, 2026
Washington paid $9 million to a woman abused for years in a Pierce County placement where social workers skipped visits and never checked a man living in the home.
















