Oregon Sued for Placing Three Spanish Speaking Brothers in Home where only English was Spoken

A $12.2 million suit against the State of Oregon charges the state's Department of Human Services with placing three young, Spanish-speaking brothers in an English-only home.

The suit says that as a result of the isolation that resulted caused all three to suffer attachment disorder.

The suit, which was first reported by the Oregonian, states the three were forced to live in the home for eight months, that they were beaten and sexually abused by the foster family, and that they were rarely spoken to by the family.

A spokeswoman for DHS told the paper that the agency does not have a policy prohibiting children from being placed in homes where their language is not spoken,

The suit charges that mother of the children, who had lost custody for failing to protect them from a third party but still had visitation rights, complained to DHS about the way the kids were being treated but nothing was done.