6 Turpin children to split $13.5 million lawsuit settlement over placement with abusive Riverside County foster parents

The six Turpin children who escaped torture and captivity in their parents’ Perris home, only to be placed with foster parents whose abuse they said was even worse, will share a $13.5 million lawsuit settlement reached with Riverside County and the foster family agency that placed them.

Riverside County will pay $2.25 million, while ChildNet agreed to pay $11.25 million, according to the settlement agreement obtained by the Southern California News Group on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Those Turpins...