New Mexico CYFD Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department (CYFD) agreed to terms concerning a lawsuit over a sexually abuse adopted child who was living in Clovis, New Mexico.

The family’s attorney, Kate Ferlic, told the Santa Fe New Mexican, “I can’t disclose the amount of the settlement but the facts of the case were horrific. This poor boy was systemically abused sexually for the duration of his custody with the state. It’s tragic, and the state did the right thing by settling this case.”

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