The boy was just 6 years old back in 1997 when the state first got a report that his mother's friend was sexually abusing him.
Over the next four years, the reports about a child in danger kept arriving at what's now the state Office of Children's Services, but the agency didn't do its job and the child continued to be molested and worse, a lawyer for the child told an Anchorage Superior Court jury Wednesday.
The man, Claire Thomson, is a retired Anchorage junior high teacher who eventually was convicted of criminal sexual abuse of a minor.
Now it's the state Office of Children's Services on trial.
Lawyers for the boy want $4 million to provide for his medical expenses, support and treatment for the rest of his life, plus an unspecified amount above that to compensate him for his lost childhood.
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State knew for years child was in danger, lawyers say
Over the next four years, the reports about a child in danger kept arriving at what's now the state Office of Children's Services, but the agency didn't do its job and the child continued to be molested and worse, a lawyer for the child told an Anchorage Superior Court jury Wednesday.
The man, Claire Thomson, is a retired Anchorage junior high teacher who eventually was convicted of criminal sexual abuse of a minor.
Now it's the state Office of Children's Services on trial.
Lawyers for the boy want $4 million to provide for his medical expenses, support and treatment for the rest of his life, plus an unspecified amount above that to compensate him for his lost childhood.
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State knew for years child was in danger, lawyers say
4 comments:
Good - the state Office of Children's Services should be held accountable.
I am struck by the truth in one of the sentences of this story...
"Lawyers for the boy want $4 mil...."
Yeah, that's the rub. I think this boy, now a man, should have every bit of $4 mil, but that will also target him.
I wish the lawyers much success in their case against Office of Chilren's Services. It's about time these agencies are held accountable for their roles as enablers of criminal activity.
A typical example of a DCF type agency ignoring obvious red flags.
I hope they are held acocuntable.
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