WA State to pay $2.1M
On July - 17 - 2010
Lawsuit: Signs of abuse reported before 3-year-old was killed by mother’s boyfriend
The state has reached a $2.1 million settlement with the family of a 3-year-old Tacoma boy who was beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend after signs of possible abuse were reported to social workers.
Michael-Kekoa Ravenell’s father reached the agreement with the state Department of Social and Health Services on Thursday. The settlement has not yet been approved by Pierce County Superior Court.
---------------------------------------------By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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