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Riverside Foster Parent Who Fostered About 90 Children Charged With Sexual Abuse
Riverside police say Edward Sepulveda fostered about 90 children over the years and sexually abused at least four of them. Investigators believe there may be more victims.
$4 Billion, and Still Counting: Inside the Largest Child Sexual-Abuse Settlement in U.S. History
LA County approved a $4 billion settlement for thousands abused as children in its foster shelter and juvenile halls – the largest of its kind in U.S. history.
Rescued From Torture, Abused Again.
Six Turpin children were rescued from their parents’ torture, then placed in a county foster home that abused them again. A $13.5M settlement, explained.
San Diego County Foster Care Scandal: 75 Former Children Allege Sexual Abuse at Polinsky Children’s Center
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA — Former foster children are now publicly accusing staff at Polinsky Children’s Center, San Diego County’s emergency shelter for removed children, of
Family Court Judge Cindy Hendrickson Under Scrutiny for Alleged Bias and Conflicts of Interest
Judge Cindy Hendrickson of Santa Clara County Superior Court has come under intense scrutiny after a court observer was evicted from her courtroom in a highly
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