Attorneys for six Turpin children allege that reports of earlier abuse by the Olguin family – which fostered the youths – were ignored and that Riverside County failed to “closely monitor” the situ…
already subjected to a lifetime of torture
Instead, the defendants “protected the foster parents by failing to report the abuse and neglect of to child protective services or to law enforcement and by failing to intervene and interfere when abuse and neglect was reported by others,” the lawsuits alleged, adding the Turpins were allowed to stay in the Olguins’ Perris home for three years.
“We deeply care about the safety and wellbeing of every single child under our care,” he wrote. “Our hearts go out to the Turpin siblings. Any instance when a child is harmed is heartbreaking.” “We also hope that these lawsuits will shed light on the county’s failure to closely monitor the work of foster family agencies like ChildNet, which are given broad authority over the selection, training and oversight of foster parents in Riverside County,” Booth added.Booth alleged that ChildNet and the county knew about abuse accusations against the Olguins before the Turpins were placed there.
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