PHOENIX — Lawyers for an incapacitated woman who was raped and later gave birth at a Phoenix long-term care facility have filed a $45 million notice of claim against the state, saying she may have been impregnated before. The claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, also alleges the woman was raped repeatedly before giving birth last December. She gave birth to a boy at the facility on Dec. 29. According to the notice of claim, the victim’s mother had specifically requested “female-only staff,” saying her daughter was at risk for exploitation. The claim says Sutherland provided unsupervised care for the victim over 1,000 times, including more than 800 times overnight.

Source: National Post May 23, 2019 15:33 UTC