Five Black Children Treated Like ‘Slaves’ by Adoptive Parents Win $4.4 Million Settlement After CPS Failed to Protect Them Despite Repeated Warnings
Credit: South Central Regional Jail Five Black children who endured years of horrific abuse at the hands of their White adoptive parents will receive a $4.4 million settlement from the state of West Virginia after Child Protective Services allegedly failed to properly respond to repeated warnings about their welfare. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers approved the $4.4 million settlement on Tuesday, September 29, resolving