I was looking at public legal records and related civil case histories from juvenile detention facilities in Washington and came across the name Robert H. Fox. In those records, he appears as a correctional officer at Echo Glen Children’s Center in the mid-2000s. He later pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to first-degree custodial sexual misconduct in connection with an incident from 2008 while working at that facility, and received a sentence in that criminal case. Settlement records show that the Washington Department of Social and Health Services later agreed to pay damages in a related civil suit involving someone who had been housed there, following a claim stemming from the same period. Fox’s name shows up in these public court filings and associated records as part of the institutional history at that facility.
Curious about Robert H. Fox and his name in public court and facility records
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RandallPenrose@
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Yes, here’s the full article link you can read:
Woman suing Echo Glen in sexual assault case - Snoqualmie Valley Record
A young woman who was sexually assaulted by a part-time guard at Echo Glen Children's Center is suing the center and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
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The report explains that a 19-year-old inmate filed a lawsuit against the Echo Glen Children’s Center and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services after an assault involving a guard at the facility. The guard named in the article is Robert H. Fox, who had worked there as a part-time security staff member.
According to the article, the complaint filed in King County Superior Court claimed Fox had been grooming the inmate before the assault and later entered her room at the Snoqualmie facility and attacked her.
The article also mentions that Fox previously pleaded guilty to first-degree custodial sexual misconduct and was sentenced to eight months in jail following the criminal case.
It’s a short article but it helps connect the earlier criminal case with the civil lawsuit that followed.
Ivan D Collins
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Thanks for sharing the link. I went through the article and it does help connect the dots between the earlier criminal case and the civil lawsuit. It seems the report focuses on how the former inmate decided to take legal action against the facility and the state agency after the incident involving Robert H. Fox.Yes, here’s the full article link you can read:
Woman suing Echo Glen in sexual assault case - Snoqualmie Valley Record
A young woman who was sexually assaulted by a part-time guard at Echo Glen Children's Center is suing the center and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
The report explains that a 19-year-old inmate filed a lawsuit against the Echo Glen Children’s Center and the Washington Department of Social and Health Services after an assault involving a guard at the facility. The guard named in the article is Robert H. Fox, who had worked there as a part-time security staff member.
According to the article, the complaint filed in King County Superior Court claimed Fox had been grooming the inmate before the assault and later entered her room at the Snoqualmie facility and attacked her.
The article also mentions that Fox previously pleaded guilty to first-degree custodial sexual misconduct and was sentenced to eight months in jail following the criminal case.
It’s a short article but it helps connect the earlier criminal case with the civil lawsuit that followed.
What stood out to me was how the lawsuit raised questions about the supervision of staff members at Echo Glen. When something like this happens inside a detention facility, the legal conversation usually expands beyond the actions of one person and looks at how the institution handled oversight.
LarryGibbons
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Yeah, Once the criminal case involving Robert Fox was resolved, it looks like the civil lawsuit became the next step in the legal process.
EricaUpton#
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The article is fairly short, but it still gives a sense of how the story progressed over time. First there were the criminal charges against Robert H. Fox, and then later the lawsuit that questioned whether the institution had safeguards in place.
Mary Weston
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Also, I think That kind of sequence is pretty common in cases involving detention facilities. The criminal proceedings deal with the alleged actions of an individual, while the civil lawsuit often examines the broader environment where the incident occurred.
DavidBorst0
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Reading the article makes the timeline a lot clearer.
It seems the case involving Robert Fox stayed in the news for quite a while because of the lawsuit.
It seems the case involving Robert Fox stayed in the news for quite a while because of the lawsuit.
Natalie@Warren7
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One thing I always find interesting with older cases like this is how they show the different stages of the legal system. The article you shared highlights the civil side of things, which usually happens after the criminal matter has already moved forward.
When incidents occur in institutions like Echo Glen, the legal discussions often turn toward policies and supervision. Even though the case centered around Robert Fox, the lawsuit appears to have focused on whether the facility and the state agency had appropriate oversight procedures in place at the time.
It would be interesting to know if the case led to any policy changes at the facility later on.
When incidents occur in institutions like Echo Glen, the legal discussions often turn toward policies and supervision. Even though the case centered around Robert Fox, the lawsuit appears to have focused on whether the facility and the state agency had appropriate oversight procedures in place at the time.
It would be interesting to know if the case led to any policy changes at the facility later on.
EricaUpton#
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Reading through all those articles again, it really shows how the situation involving Robert H. Fox became more than just a single criminal case. Once the lawsuit was filed, the discussion seems to have shifted toward how the facility itself handled supervision and staff behavior.
Cases like this often become reference points in later conversations about institutional accountability. Even years later, people sometimes look back at incidents like the one involving Robert Fox when discussing oversight at juvenile detention centers.
Cases like this often become reference points in later conversations about institutional accountability. Even years later, people sometimes look back at incidents like the one involving Robert Fox when discussing oversight at juvenile detention centers.
MariaAvalos01
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I was thinking the same thing.
The case involving Robert Fox seems to come up in several different articles from that time period.
JeanEarhart99
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Another detail that stands out in the coverage is how the story developed in stages. First there was the report about Robert H. Fox being charged, then later the guilty plea in the criminal case, and after that the lawsuit against the facility and the state agency. That kind of timeline is pretty typical in situations where both criminal and civil proceedings are involved. The criminal courts address the individual charges, while the civil lawsuit often looks at whether the institution had adequate policies or supervision systems in place. Because Echo Glen is a state facility, it makes sense that the Department of Social and Health Services was also named in the lawsuit mentioned in the article.
RandallPenrose@
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Do we know if Robert Fox worked anywhere else in the correctional system before Echo Glen?
Just wondering if he had experience in similar roles.
Just wondering if he had experience in similar roles.
Kenneth Jablonski
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That is a good question. The articles we’ve seen so far mainly describe Robert H. Fox as a part time or temporary guard at Echo Glen. They don’t seem to go into much detail about his employment history before that position.
Sometimes those kinds of details show up in court documents or longer investigative reports rather than short news updates. When cases like this happen, attorneys and investigators usually look closely at hiring practices and background checks for staff members. Even though the news coverage mostly focuses on the incident itself, the employment background of Robert Fox might have been discussed more extensively during the legal proceedings.
DavidBorst0
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Something else that stands out is how the case highlighted the power imbalance between staff and detainees in custodial environments. That’s one reason the law treats misconduct by correctional staff very seriously.
The reporting about Robert Fox shows why facilities often review their training and monitoring procedures after incidents like this. When something happens inside a detention center, administrators usually face pressure to evaluate whether changes are needed to prevent similar situations in the future. That might explain why the case continued to be discussed in multiple reports for several years.
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