Sayles v. Dept. of Public Welfare

O’BRIEN, J.,

On November 14, 1995, 9-year-old Ashley Crafton was killed at a home in Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Her caretakers at the time of her death were defendants Eddie Pace, Desiree Richardson and Jabrica Willis. Two of these defendants, Richardson and Willis, subsequently pleaded guilty to Ashley’s murder.1 Richardson and Willis were friends of Ashley’s mother, plaintiff Kim Crafton. Crafton had voluntarily placed the minor *174child into the care and custody of defendants Pace, Richardson and Willis prior to serving a prison sentence. Ashley remained in the care and…