By Maureen O’Hagan | The Seattle PI In the summer of 2003, graphic photos began regularly appearing on Internet sites frequented by pedophiles. They were “brand new,” according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and they were being posted by someone in the Tacoma area calling himself “foster dad.” In the world of Internet crimes, it … Read More
Seattle settles in foster kids’ suit
By JOHN IWASAKI | The Seattle PI The cities of Tacoma and Seattle and the state will pay a combined $10.5 million to eight foster children to settle a lawsuit claiming that police failed to properly respond to reports that a Pierce County foster father had sexually abused the youths. The suit also said the Department of Social and Health … Read More
Are some ski park jumps too risky?
By LEVI PULKKINEN | The Seattle PI The cities of Tacoma and Seattle and the state will pay a combined $10.5 million to eight foster children to settle a lawsuit claiming that police failed to properly respond to reports that a Pierce County foster father had sexually abused the youths. The suit also said the Department of Social and Health … Read More
Deputy’s widow files $22 million claim
By Jennifer Sullivan | The Seattle Times The family of a King County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot a year ago by a felon who was under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections has filed a claim of up to $22 million against the prison system. Maria Cox, the widow of Deputy Steve Cox, filed the claim … Read More
Claim seeks millions from state in deputy’s death
By JOSEPH TURNER | The News Tribune The felon who shot to death a King County deputy last year should never have been released from prison, according to a $22 million claim filed against the state. Tacoma lawyer Jack Connelly, who is representing the widow and 2-year-old son of slain King County sheriff’s deputy Steve Cox, claims prison officials were … Read More
Slain deputy’s widow files $20 million suit against prison system
By Jennifer Sullivan | The Seattle Times The family of a King County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot a year ago by a felon who was under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections has filed a claim of more than $20 million against the prison system. Maria Cox, the widow of Deputy Steve Cox, filed the claim Friday, … Read More
Family of slain King County deputy sues state
By CHRIS MCGANN | The Seattle PI OLYMPIA– The family of slain King County Deputy Steve Cox has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the state, claiming negligence on the part of the Department of Corrections. Cox, 46, died Dec. 2, 2006, after a gang member he was trying to interview shot him inside a White Center house. Investigators later … Read More
Jury gives $14 million to skier paralyzed at Snoqualmie
By Sara Jean Green | The Seattle Times After a five-week trial, a King County jury on Friday awarded $14 million to a 27-year-old skier who was paralyzed after dropping 37 feet from a ski jump at the Summit at Snoqualmie. Kenny Salvini, of Lake Tapps, was 23 years old when he went off the jump at the Central Terrain Park … Read More