Foster children were physically and sexually abused, according to the lawsuit, police reports and DCF records.
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 red flags of physical, mental and sexual abuse in the 1990s and 2000s were ignored for years. The Blouins have denied any wrongdoing.
The lawsuit alleges and the police reports and DCF records show children reported they were kept in dog cages, whipped with belts and dog leashes, forced to drink their own urine and tortured. There was even a claim of bestiality and an allegation that one severely disabled child who was nonverbal died from encephalitis after being kept home with a high fever for days.
Nathan Williams said in a statement that the settlement will help provide the brothers a feeling of security after"daily sadistic torturous punishments, sexual abuse, and psychological abuse and neglect ... because of the indifference of 17 individual department of children and family social workers."
Attorney Sam Perkins described some of the horror he says foster children allegedly suffered inside the state licensed foster home of Ray and Sue Blouin in Oxford decades ago. He represents four of the survivors who lived with the Blouins in the 1990’s and early 2000’sThe lawsuit that DCF settled also cited that Phil Paquette, who also lived at the home, is accused of raping another child. He has denied the charge.
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