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PA: Foster kid placed in West Philly ‘house of horrors’ wins $11M in lawsuit

November 29, 2017 by Greg Cywnar

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway

PA: Foster kid placed in West Philly ‘house of horrors’ wins $11M in lawsuit
Metro – November 20, 2017
Bezar said social workers missed signs of sexual abuse in his client, including bed-wetting, regression in speech and behavior, and a sexual “acting out” incident involving touching a boy. The jury ordered the $11 million verdict ($10 million compensatory and $1 million punitive damages) against Scott, who is not believed to have substantial assets, and Bethanna, which since 2015 has been a “community umbrella agency” (CUA) contracted by Philadelphia’ Department of Human Services (DHS) to provide foster care and other social services. In DHS’ recent public CUA “scorecard,” Bethanna, which is licensed by the state, received the worst score of all 10 CUAs: a grade of a “D,” and a ranking of 10th.
https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/philadelphia/foster-kid-placed-west-philly-house-horrors-wins-11m-lawsuit

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