Trumbull judge approves settlement of $305,000 for infant rape victim

Staff report

WARREN

Trumbull County Probate Judge Thomas A. Swift approved a $305,000 settlement Wednesday for a 3-year-old girl who was raped by her biologial parents at the Trumbull County Children Services offices in 2011.

Judge Swift had rejected an earlier settlement agreement that called for the girl to receive a $150,000 settlement from the children services board.

A lawsuit filed on the girl’s behalf sought compensation as a result of CSB allowing the child’s parents, Cody and Felicia Beemer of Warren, to visit with the child alone at CSB offices in spite of Cody Beemers’ rape conviction as a teenager.

CSB officials have said workers didn’t have “eyes on” supervision of the visits at all times but did check in on the child about every 15 minutes.

Both Beemers are serving life-prison sentences for the crimes.

The child since has been adopted by a West Farmington couple.

Of the $305,000, Atty. Michael Rossi will receive $93,632, Atty. Mary Jane Trapp will receive $8,035 and the child will receive a structured settlement that pays her $25,000 at age 18 and $1,308 per month for life starting at age 21.