Lawsuit blames DHS for death of 4-year-old abuse victim

(PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- A new $23 million lawsuit says the Oregon Department of Human Services failed to respond to reports that a Portland man was abusing his 4-year-old son, just weeks before the boy died.

Jhorden Clay died May 3, 2023, after emergency medical personnel responded to his father’s home on reports that the boy was seizing and not breathing.

The child died in a hospital operating room from blunt force trauma to his abdomen. He had bruising and injuries “from head...