Judge awards 8-year-old girl in foster care $485M in sexual assault case

Marianna Anaya
Jul 14, 2023
1 min read

Familyworks, a former nonprofit company, placed the minor in Garcia's care. The company is permanently closed. Familyworks was licensed by the Children, Youth and Families Department. According to Familyworks, its mission was to treat and place 'severely emotionally disturbed' children and young adults from ages 4 to 21 in foster care.

However, court documents reveal Familyworks was aware of sexual assault allegations against Garcia before placing the 8-year-old child in his care.

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