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CYFD agrees to pay $5.5 million settlement in Clovis girl's death

Samantha Rubino clammed up and didn't say a word.

After the unexpected death of her mother in April 2020, the 7-year-old put her head down on her knees when asked whether she wanted to go live with Juan Lerma, a man believed to be her father whom she...