Lawsuit: Pa. boy, 7, placed in foster home with abuser

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A federal lawsuit says a child welfare agency in northeastern Pennsylvania knowingly placed a 7-year-old Scranton boy in foster care with a couple whose 18-year-old adopted son had a history of sexual abuse.

The Times-Tribune of Scranton reports the boy was sexually abused by the adopted son five months after he came to live with the couple in Wilkes-Barre.

The teenager was arrested and is serving a state prison sentence.

The lawsuit says a caseworker with Lackawanna County’s child welfare agency knew the teenager had a history of abusing other children but placed the 7-year-old in the home anyway.

The lawsuit was filed Monday by the boy and his mother.