OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal appeals court has dismissed most of the social workers in a lawsuit that alleges the Oklahoma Department of Human Services failed to protect children from decade-long abuse by a couple.
The Oklahoman reports that the appeals court ruled 14 of 17 agency workers should be dropped from the lawsuit filed by nine children who were under Jerry and Deidre Matthews' care.
Jerry Matthews received a suspended life sentence on child neglect charges in 2016 for testifying against his now ex-wife. Deidre Matthews received a life sentence for child abuse, neglect and endangerm...
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