$550,000 sought to settle abuse case

Legislative approval is needed for a bill to appropriate $1.5M to resolve several suits against the state

By Rob Perez

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 31, 2013

~~<p>The state has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle two lawsuits in a notorious case in which five children suffered years of abuse in what authorities called a "house of torture."</p>
<p>The settlement amount is included in a bill before the Legislature that would appropriate nearly $1.5 million to resolve about a dozen lawsuits against various state agencies.</p>
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The state has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle two lawsuits in a notorious case in which five children suffered years of abuse in what authorities called a "house of torture."

The settlement amount is included in a bill before the Legislature that would appropriate nearly $1.5 million to resolve about a dozen lawsuits against various state agencies. Login for more...