Kids, mom sue county over abuse in foster care | recordonline.com: "Elvin Laracuente of Westtown sits in an upstate prison cell, 16 months into a 13-year sentence after admitting he molested three of his estranged wife's foster children.
Two of those children and their birth mother are suing Orange County and its Department of Social Services, saying Laracuente wasn't authorized to care for the children and the county ignored warning signs of abuse.
'The county is responsible under the law; they stand in the shoes of the parents,' said the children's lawyer, Pat Owen. 'If you take kids away from their family home, you better make damn sure you take care of them.'"
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