Schenectady County facing another Child Victims Act lawsuit, brings new foster care sexual abuse allegations | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY COUNTY Another lawsuit against Schenectady County and a foster care company is alleging a young teenager was sexually abused while living in a foster care group home.
This lawsuit is one of two filed under the Child Victims Act for allegations of sexual abuse in the county foster care system in the 1980s and 1990s.
In December court documents were filed by the firm Herman Law against the county, Northeast Parent and Child Society and one to 10 unnamed defendants on behalf of J.C.– the plaintiff whose name is being withheld because of concerns regarding the personal nature of the complaint.
Schenectady County, child services sued over sex abuse claims; Foster care focus of Child Victim’s Act case | The Daily Gazette
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Schenectady County, child services sued over sex abuse claims; Foster care focus of Child Victim’s Act case
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The foster care system is systemically flawed, according to a child sex abuse survivor and her attorneys who recently filed a lawsuit against Schenectady County, the Office of Family and Children Services and 10 unnamed individuals.
The case, filed under the Child Victim’s Act, is one of two recently filed cases concerning similar incidents that occurred in the 1980s and 1990s, according to County Attorney Christopher Gardner. Documents for that case were not immediately available.