Kelsey Turner, InvestigateWest

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For a long time, the justice system in Snohomish County believed Gina Bloom.

When she told police in February 2020 that her then-husband, Brian Yorks, had assaulted her, they arrested him for second-degree rape. When she reported that he would control and intimidate her, the Snohomish County Superior Court granted her a protection order. And when Yorks filed for divorce following her rape accusation, a court commissioner gave her temporary custody of their 4- and 6-year-old sons.

Then, in September 2020, Yorks asked for a guardian ad litem , a neutral person appointed by the court to represent the best interest of the children. He wanted the guardian ad litem, commonly referred to as a GAL, to look i

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