Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Woman sues Calif. agencies over abuse

Published: Dec. 19, 2011 at 3:39 PM

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old woman who escaped alleged torture in a Sacramento home says she's seeking damages from Child Protective Services and the city's school district.

Lawyers for Lilly Manning filed a claim against Sacramento County's Child Protective Services and the Sacramento City Unified School District alleging child welfare workers and school employees failed to protect her from the violent household into which she was adopted, the Sacramento Bee reported Monday.

"Lilly and her siblings were kept in a virtual prisoner-of-war camp where they were repeatedly, systematically and sadistically beaten and tortured by their adoptive mother, Lillian Manning-Horvath, and her husband, Joseph Horvath," the claim alleges.

Recently released CPS and Juvenile Court documents show a CPS social worker aggressively promoted the Manning children's adoption in the 1990s and lavished praise on Lillian Manning-Horvath while dismissing alarms raised by others, the Bee reported.

Manning's claim also alleges six workers associated with the school district failed to report their own suspicions of abuse as required by law.

"I feel like this is something I should do," Manning told the Bee. "Somebody should pay. Hopefully this is a message to everybody to do their job right."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/12/19/Woman-sues-Calif-agencies-over-abuse/UPI-98281324327164

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