In Whistleblower Lawsuit, Former Employee Alleges Multnomah County Housed Homeless Child in Motel Infested with Bedbugs
“The child was bitten pretty bad, and I told them the county wanted them to stay in that room.”
By Sophie Peel Published May 26 Updated May 27
A former Multnomah County employee sued the county today, alleging that it housed homeless families in a motel where rooms were infested with bedbugs and then declined to renew his contract after he reported the matter to Child Protective Services.
John Summerville, who filed the lawsuit May 26 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, worked as a health and wellness specialist at the Portland Value Inn Motel last fall, which was used by the county as a facility to send homeless families to isolate who had tested positive for COVID-19...
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