YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has agreed to a $4 million settlement for two former foster children who were abused and sexually assaulted. The record-breaking settlement comes out of a sex abuse lawsuit for the two sisters, who were four and two when they were sexually assaulted. The lawsuit says they were placed in a foster home without safety monitoring for years. They were sexually abused from 2006 to 2015. Foster father Jose Cortez eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree child molestation. The two sisters testified, saying their foster mother would hit, starve and force them to take cold showers while Cortez sexually molested and raped them.
Washington to pay $4M settlement in foster abuse case
