FLORIDA PERSONAL INJURY BLOG: State Of Florida Will Pay $4 Million To Victims Of Foster Care Abuse
Two teenagers will receive $4 million from the State of Florida due to “horrific” abuse they suffered while in foster care in a Hernando County home. The children were straved and abused by their foster parents who are serving 25 years in prison on a 2006 conviction. (read more)
The Department of Children & Families agreed to pay John Edwards, Jr. $700,000 into a trust fund and his 15-year-old half sister $3.28 million. The girl, who was 10-years-old at the time, weighed just 29 pounds when she was removed from the home. She was kept in a locked room with only a bucket for a bathroom. An agency panel said child welfare workers missed or ignored the signs of abuse.
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