City of San Diego and Rock Church settle for millions over adopted girl’s death

In less than a week, the San Diego City Council will vote whether to approve a $10 million legal settlement over the death of 11-year-old Arabella McCormack. It’s one of several settlements that a civil court judge granted Tuesday morning, totaling $21.5 million.

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Arabella’s surviving younger sisters. It described numerous failures to report and investigate child abuse prior the girl’s death. NBC 7

Prosecutors say Arabella died in August 2022, the victim of child abuse and torture at the hands of her adoptive mother, Leticia McCormack; adoptive grandfather, Stanley Tom; and adoptive grandmother, Adella Tom. All three have pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that’s faced years of delays.

Prosecutors say Arabella's adoptive father, Brian McCormack, a B