Lawsuit faults Lackawanna child welfare office for boys’ sex abuse

Two children molested by a Wilkes-Barre man might not have been victimized had Lackawanna County child welfare officials warned the man’s adoptive parents he had a history of sexual abuse, according to a federal lawsuit.

Wilkes-Barre attorney Barry Dyller filed suit against the Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services, alleging the agency is to blame for the abuse suffered years ago by two male foster children who were victimized by another teenage foster child.

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