Idaho pays youth who was sexually abused in detention $450K

Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Juvenile Corrections has paid $450,000 to a youth who was sexually abused by a staffer at a Nampa juvenile correction center. The youth, called “John Doe I” in legal documents, filed a lawsuit against the state last year contending that officials failed to take action to prevent him from being repeatedly sexually abused when he was a 15-year-old resident of the Juvenile Correction Center in Nampa. The staffer mentioned in the lawsuit, Julie McCormick, was later convicted of lewd conduct with a minor. The state reached a settlement with Doe in December, but the terms of the agreement were sealed. The Associated Press recently learned the financial amount paid to the teen through a public record request. The youth’s attorney, Bruce Skaug, said his client was satisfied with the settlement. A spokesman for the Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction did not immediately respond to a request for comment.