King County jury awards almost $11M to woman abused under guardianship

OLYMPIA — A King County jury this week awarded nearly $11 million in damages to a woman who was abused as a child while under the care of a legal guardian who had earlier been denied from becoming a licensed foster parent. The woman, identified in the lawsuit by her initials, C.G., sued the state in February 2023, alleging the state agencies charged with her care had failed to protect her by placing her “in a dangerous home where she was repeatedly physically, sexually, and emotionally abused” starting in the...