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Nov. 5, 2026

Riverside County pays $5.5M to settle foster care abuse lawsuit

A former foster youth alleged the county negligently returned him to a home despite a prior molestation allegation and a child endangerment conviction against his foster parent. The settlement resolves claims involving years of alleged sexual and physical abuse.

A former foster youth secured a $5.5 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging Riverside County negligently placed him in a home despite a prior molestation allegation and a child endangerment conviction against his foster parent, his attorney said.

The case pitted the former foster youth's negligence claims against public entity immunity defenses in foster care litigation, said his attorney, Andrew Chung of Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo Law.

The lawsuit alleged that in 1993...

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