The case was enabled by Maryland’s Child Victims Act, which removed the statute of limitations on lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse. The children had been placed into foster care in the 1950s ...

On March 16, four people filed a lawsuit against the Jewish Community Services, Inc. and the Mayor & City Council of Baltimore City, alleging they endured years of sexual abuse while under foster ...

In addition to the sexual abuse, the foster home had 10 children living in a rowhome at the same time, withheld food from the children and would “beat them with a rubber strap,” the lawsuit says.

UPDATED: March 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM EDT Four people have alleged in a lawsuit that they were sexually abused decades ago while in Baltimore City’s foster care system.