Minnesota county pays $3.25M to settle Fargo sisters' civil rights suit

Minnesota county pays $3.25M to settle ND sisters' civil rights suit

FARGO — "All that comes to mind is 543 days. Five hundred and forty-three days where my family and I were forbidden from having any contact with my children." Those are the words of Amy Thorson, a Fargo mom, reacting to the outcome of a case she and her sister, Karley Thorson, filed last year, alleging civil rights violations against Minnesota's Mahnomen County and two child protective services workers, Cristie Cahlin and Julie Hanson. The feder…

Minnesota county pays $3.25M to settle Fargo sisters' civil rights suit

FARGO — "All that comes to mind is 543 days. 543 days where my family and I were forbidden from having any contact with my children." Those are the words of Amy Thorson, a Fargo mom, reacting to the outcome of a case she and her sister, Karley Thorson, filed last year, alleging civil rights violations against Minnesota's Mahnomen County and two child protective services workers, Cristie Cahlin and Julie Hanson. The federal suit came to an end la…