This is the CPS Media Circus of the week

Disturbing details emerged Thursday of the torture authorities say preceded the beating death of a 5-year-old Illinois boy who had extensive contact with child welfare workers, escalating scrutiny of a state agency already being reviewed because of the recent deaths of two other children.

Court documents allege Andrew “AJ” Freund’s parents killed him by beating him and subjecting him to long, cold showers. An autopsy determined the boy died from blunt force trauma to his head and had been struck multiple times.

More >> Illinois child welfare system under fire after boy’s death

Failure to protect.  That is when CPS leaves a kid who really is abused in the home, while taking kids who aren't.  They do it because kids who are really abused are often damaged and more difficult to get adopted.

• A.J. Freund’s Parents Accused Of Killing And Burying 5-Year-Old Three Days Before Reporting Him Missing
• State investigates handling of AJ Freund case after boy found dead
• Missing Illinois boy AJ Freund found dead, parents charged with murder
• Troubled family history of slain Crystal Lake boy AJ Freund reveals missed warning signs, failed chances to intervene
• Visitation planned for 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake, 'a smart kid who couldn’t wait to start kindergarten in the fall'

Here's a good one.

Illinois pledges child-welfare changes following boy's death

The headline is keyword for Illinois is going pass knee jerk reaction legislation that makes it easier for CPS to take kids away and harder for parents to get them back.

Child welfare system often allows parents with drug problems to keep their kids. After AJ Freund, will that change?

And they will make it look right in the eyes of those who have never experienced CPS.