Family
Apr. 11, 2025
Justice denied: How the law can shield CPS from failing abused kids
Children sexually abused in foster care face barriers to justice when the law shields social workers under discretionary immunity without examining if meaningful discretion was actually exercised.
Veronica Mittino
Senior Associate
Slater Slater Schulman LLP
Children are powerless to protect themselves against sexual abuse. They can only endure the unimaginable pain and confusion of these acts while being forced to carry a lifetime of emotional and psychological suffering, reliving the memories and trauma of their abuse. One of the hardest things for any victim to do is come forward. But it is even harder to face the grueling unforgiving process of disclosure.<...
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