D.G.

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

D.G. and his siblings were first placed in the foster home of Howard Graubner (Howard) and his wife Ann in 1972, when D.G. was three

1 Orange County Social Services is an internal agency within the

County and when referring to the County it includes both. 2 This case was filed after the Legislature extended the statute of

limitations for child sexual abuse. (Code Civ. Proc., § 340.1 as amended by Stats. 2019, ch. 861, § 1.)

2 years old. The Graubners were licensed foster parents 3 who had no criminal history and had never been accused of sexual abuse. D.G.’s assigned social worker, as of 1975, was Judy Tanasse. She worked in the adoptions division, and she was assigned to find a permanent home for D.G. once reunification with his biological parents failed. At the time, social workers were only required to contact dependent children every three months, and trial court hearings were conducted annually. Tanasse contacted D.G. in a manner consistent with these requirements. According to D.G.’s interrogatory responses, he first told Tanasse that “bad people are hurting me,” when he was approximately five years old, but did not indicate to…