The former foster children had filed a civil lawsuit against the state, social workers and the former foster family in Oxford, Ray and Sue Blouin, alleging that…
WARNING: This story contains information that is graphic in nature and could be disturbing to someFour people abused as children at the hands of foster parents in a Massachusetts -licensed foster home decades ago are set to receive $7 million in a settlement with the Department of Children and Families and social workers, their lawyer announced Friday.
Investigative reporter Kathy Curran first exposed this case after one of the survivors of the home, John Williams, reached out for help. Williams and his brother, Nathan, were two of the dozens of foster children cycled through the Blouin’s home by DCF. John Williams told NBC10 Boston Friday that it"is appalling to my mind beyond belief" that children like he and his brother were placed in the Blouins' home after reports of abuse were substantiated by the Department of Children and Families:"Our brotherhood was taken away from us, our sense of selves was taken away from us, our sense of identity was taken away from us, love was taken away from us, a bed was taken away from us, a good night's sleep was taken away from us.
The Blouins are also faced with criminal charges of sexually assaulting two of the children, who are part of Friday's settlement. They’ve both entered not guilty pleas; they have declined to comment on the allegations against them.
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