Adoptive parents arrested in child abuse case say child 'can't feel pain'
Maricopa Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 3-year-old boy’s adoptive parents Friday in Scottsdale after finding the boy unconscious in a bathroom and documenting multiple other instances of possible abuse, officials said.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Georgia Foster Kids’ Psych Drug Use Under Review
Georgia Foster Kids’ Psych Drug Use Under Review
More than a third of foster children in Georgia are prescribed psychotropic drugs — medications like antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Because so many foster children are using the drugs, a new review aims to provide better oversight over their usage.
More than a third of foster children in Georgia are prescribed psychotropic drugs — medications like antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Because so many foster children are using the drugs, a new review aims to provide better oversight over their usage.
$10 Million Settlement For Child Abused By Foster Parent Demonstrates Lapses In Oversight System
$10 Million Settlement For Child Abused By Foster Parent Demonstrates Lapses In Oversight System
A significant settlement in a foster care abuse lawsuit demonstrated the defects in regulatory system meant to protect vulnerable children and infants. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of a 5-year-old boy who was placed into the foster care system after his birth mother was deemed unfit to care for the baby by her family.
A significant settlement in a foster care abuse lawsuit demonstrated the defects in regulatory system meant to protect vulnerable children and infants. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of a 5-year-old boy who was placed into the foster care system after his birth mother was deemed unfit to care for the baby by her family.
This weeks Tabloid Harp-a-thon Nicholas Cage
Nic Cage Dropped His Son During Drunken Arrest – May Be Facing Child Protection Probe
Not only did Nicolas Cage not know where he lived last weekend during his drunken stupor in New Orleans, but according to the Incident Report obtained by RadarOnline, the actor dropped his son while he was intoxicated.
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Nicolas Cage may be investigated for child abuse
Nicolas Cage Investigated by New Orleans Police for Child Abuse
Nicolas Cage Arrest Sparked Child Abuse Investigation
Nic Cage May Face Child Protection Probe
Nicholas Cage Hurt His Son During His Drunken Arrest? Really?
Nicolas Cage quizzed over child abuse claims after 'dropping son, 5, on night of drunken arrest'
Nicolas Cage: 'Hysterical' and 'Irrational' While Talking to Cops, Report Says
Not only did Nicolas Cage not know where he lived last weekend during his drunken stupor in New Orleans, but according to the Incident Report obtained by RadarOnline, the actor dropped his son while he was intoxicated.
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Nicolas Cage may be investigated for child abuse
Nicolas Cage Investigated by New Orleans Police for Child Abuse
Nicolas Cage Arrest Sparked Child Abuse Investigation
Nic Cage May Face Child Protection Probe
Nicholas Cage Hurt His Son During His Drunken Arrest? Really?
Nicolas Cage quizzed over child abuse claims after 'dropping son, 5, on night of drunken arrest'
Nicolas Cage: 'Hysterical' and 'Irrational' While Talking to Cops, Report Says
Report: N.J. spent approximately $51.7 million on 317 child neglect and abuse lawsuits
Report: N.J. spent approximately $51.7 million on 317 child neglect and abuse lawsuits
The horrific discovery of little Faheem Williams' mummified remains in the Newark basement of a relative's home prompted a $1 Billion overhaul of New Jersey's Department of Youth and Family Services in 2003, but eight years later, the state is paying for mistakes of its past.
The horrific discovery of little Faheem Williams' mummified remains in the Newark basement of a relative's home prompted a $1 Billion overhaul of New Jersey's Department of Youth and Family Services in 2003, but eight years later, the state is paying for mistakes of its past.
Bursting the bubble on parental alienation
Bursting the bubble on parental alienation
Tyler Self says he's basically given up on the judicial system.
The 48-year-old father of two says he hasn't seen his children, who live in Orillia with their mother — his ex — for two years.
Tyler Self says he's basically given up on the judicial system.
The 48-year-old father of two says he hasn't seen his children, who live in Orillia with their mother — his ex — for two years.
Don't Balance State Budgets on the Backs of Foster Children
Don't Balance State Budgets on the Backs of Foster Children
A foster child's life is rarely easy. There is a lack of permanence, an uneasy sense that his or her circumstance could change at a moment's notice, an implicit understanding that the child is dependent upon the kindness of strangers. I know this because I was a foster parent in Virginia for 12 years and took in children who had been neglected, abused, beaten, shamed and sometimes just overlooked. They arrived in what they were wearing or sometimes with a small bag of clothing borrowed from the agency's clothing closet.
A foster child's life is rarely easy. There is a lack of permanence, an uneasy sense that his or her circumstance could change at a moment's notice, an implicit understanding that the child is dependent upon the kindness of strangers. I know this because I was a foster parent in Virginia for 12 years and took in children who had been neglected, abused, beaten, shamed and sometimes just overlooked. They arrived in what they were wearing or sometimes with a small bag of clothing borrowed from the agency's clothing closet.
Officer held without bond on 32 sexual charges
Officer held without bond on 32 sexual charges
An Oklahoma City police sergeant accused of sex crimes against his former foster children goes before a judge. During a brief video arraignment, a judge declined to set a bond for Maurice Martinez.
Oklahoma City police sergeant charged in sexual abuse case
Bond Denied For Okla. City Police Sergeant
An Oklahoma City police officer accused of child sex crimes was denied bond on Monday despite pleading for leniency.
An Oklahoma City police sergeant accused of sex crimes against his former foster children goes before a judge. During a brief video arraignment, a judge declined to set a bond for Maurice Martinez.
Oklahoma City police sergeant charged in sexual abuse case
Bond Denied For Okla. City Police Sergeant
An Oklahoma City police officer accused of child sex crimes was denied bond on Monday despite pleading for leniency.
Push for open dependency courts set for key test on Tuesday
Push for open dependency courts set for key test on Tuesday
The push to allow public oversight of court hearings that consider foster care placements and other sensitive child welfare decisions faces a crucial test when it is reaches the state assembly’s human services committee on Tuesday.
The wise ones say...
Editorial: Dependency court cases need scrutiny
Let sun shine on dependency court
And the System Sucks say...
Opening dependency court would harm foster youth
Maureen Pacheco: Don't re-traumatize foster youths in court
But the System Sucks do have a financial stake in all of this. And we do look out for our own best interest, right?
Why wouldn't they want to protect their little meal tickets? It only stands to reason. Transparency would expose their scam.
The push to allow public oversight of court hearings that consider foster care placements and other sensitive child welfare decisions faces a crucial test when it is reaches the state assembly’s human services committee on Tuesday.
The wise ones say...
Editorial: Dependency court cases need scrutiny
Let sun shine on dependency court
And the System Sucks say...
Opening dependency court would harm foster youth
Maureen Pacheco: Don't re-traumatize foster youths in court
But the System Sucks do have a financial stake in all of this. And we do look out for our own best interest, right?
Why wouldn't they want to protect their little meal tickets? It only stands to reason. Transparency would expose their scam.
An Initially Misguided Attempt to Help Poor Kids
An Initially Misguided Attempt to Help Poor Kids
State Sen. Bruce Caswell is getting beaten up in the blogs these days, and his office is getting dismayed phone calls, all because, at one point, he wanted to tell poor children where to buy their clothes.
State Sen. Bruce Caswell is getting beaten up in the blogs these days, and his office is getting dismayed phone calls, all because, at one point, he wanted to tell poor children where to buy their clothes.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Lawmaker Drops Idea About Second-Hand Clothes; Critics Don't Notice
Lawmaker Drops Idea About Second-Hand Clothes; Critics Don't Notice
Back on April 15, our colleagues at Michigan Radio posted about state Sen. Bruce Caswell's proposal that the $80-a-year clothing allowance Michigan provides for a child in foster care only be eligible for use at thrift stores.
Back on April 15, our colleagues at Michigan Radio posted about state Sen. Bruce Caswell's proposal that the $80-a-year clothing allowance Michigan provides for a child in foster care only be eligible for use at thrift stores.
Lying social worker promoted, now trains others
Lying social worker promoted, now trains others
An Orange County social worker who lied to a juvenile court commissioner in order to take away a woman’s two daughters — and cost the county $4.9 million in a court judgment — was later promoted to a supervisor, county officials confirmed.
An Orange County social worker who lied to a juvenile court commissioner in order to take away a woman’s two daughters — and cost the county $4.9 million in a court judgment — was later promoted to a supervisor, county officials confirmed.
Florida rated worst state for low-income kids' dental care
Recent study said that only 23.5% of medicaid-enrolled children under 18 had dental care in 2008
Aid Workers Say Child Soldiers Involved in Escalating Somali Violence
Aid Workers Say Child Soldiers Involved in Escalating Somali Violence
Aid workers and observers in Somalia say an increasing number of child soldiers are being used by factions involved in the escalating violence in the country. They say most of the children are recruited or abducted by the militant Islamic group al-Shabab and suffer horrendous experiences on the battlefield.
Aid workers and observers in Somalia say an increasing number of child soldiers are being used by factions involved in the escalating violence in the country. They say most of the children are recruited or abducted by the militant Islamic group al-Shabab and suffer horrendous experiences on the battlefield.
N.J. paid $7M to settle lawsuits from three abused foster children
N.J. paid $7M to settle lawsuits from three abused foster children
Nate was 8 years old when he first accused his foster mother of abusing him. But it took several complaints over a number of years before state child-welfare investigators could prove she was abusive and move him to another foster family.
Nate was 8 years old when he first accused his foster mother of abusing him. But it took several complaints over a number of years before state child-welfare investigators could prove she was abusive and move him to another foster family.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Baby LK Report For April 24th 2011
Baby LK Report for April 24th, 2011
For these stories and all the latest dirt on the child protective industry, visit http://www.LegallyKidnapped.blogspot.com
This week:
Charlie Sheen did not get custody of his kids.
Child Protective Services is sued for lying.
A foster parent gets 16 years for murdering a little girl in her care...
and much much more.
16 YEARS' JAIL AND 13 LASHES FOR RAPING ADOPTED DAUGHTER
16 YEARS' JAIL AND 13 LASHES FOR RAPING ADOPTED DAUGHTER
Bandar Seri Begawan - A local man, aged 36, was sentenced in the High Court yesterday to jail for 16 years with 13 strokes of caning after being found guilty of a charge of raping his underage adopted daughter and three counts of outraging her modesty in 2007 and 2008.
Bandar Seri Begawan - A local man, aged 36, was sentenced in the High Court yesterday to jail for 16 years with 13 strokes of caning after being found guilty of a charge of raping his underage adopted daughter and three counts of outraging her modesty in 2007 and 2008.
Mother says state erred in taking her children
Mother says state erred in taking her children
A state Child Protective Services worker took a Santa Fe woman’s two children only to have a judge reunite the family the next day, a family attorney said.
A state Child Protective Services worker took a Santa Fe woman’s two children only to have a judge reunite the family the next day, a family attorney said.
Epilogue to a tragedy: the death of Gabriel Myers
Epilogue to a tragedy: the death of Gabriel Myers
In an unusual conclusion to one of the most controversial deaths in the agency’s history, DCF administrators reopened the closed investigation.
In an unusual conclusion to one of the most controversial deaths in the agency’s history, DCF administrators reopened the closed investigation.
Online Activism Aims to Stop School Spankings
Online Activism Aims to Stop School Spankings
hero imageCan social media make a real difference for a cause? It’s a challenge taken on by Marc Ecko and his Unlimited Justice, a campaign to fight corporal punishment in U.S. schools. More than just an isolated campaign, it’s an example of how the Internet is changing modern activism.
hero imageCan social media make a real difference for a cause? It’s a challenge taken on by Marc Ecko and his Unlimited Justice, a campaign to fight corporal punishment in U.S. schools. More than just an isolated campaign, it’s an example of how the Internet is changing modern activism.
Michigan GOP: Foster Kids Only Get Used Clothes
Michigan GOP: Foster Kids Only Get Used Clothes
According to the Michigan Messenger, State Sen. Bruce Caswell's (R) budget proposal would force children in the state's foster care system to purchase clothing only in used clothing stores.
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Michigan Foster Children Have To Shop In Charity Stores
In the early 80’s I was a substitute teacher in the Hillsborough County, Florida, school system. Let me tell you something about children. They are vicious, beastly, nasty little buggers who only become civilized through an enormous effort that far too many parents don’t’ bother with. They bully other children and they start the process as young as kindergarten. They pick on other children who aren’t like themselves. They have a instinct for the kid who doesn’t have money or any of the fancy toys that they have. They start learning consumerism at very young ages and they are quick to learn to judge others by what they own.
According to the Michigan Messenger, State Sen. Bruce Caswell's (R) budget proposal would force children in the state's foster care system to purchase clothing only in used clothing stores.
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Michigan Foster Children Have To Shop In Charity Stores
In the early 80’s I was a substitute teacher in the Hillsborough County, Florida, school system. Let me tell you something about children. They are vicious, beastly, nasty little buggers who only become civilized through an enormous effort that far too many parents don’t’ bother with. They bully other children and they start the process as young as kindergarten. They pick on other children who aren’t like themselves. They have a instinct for the kid who doesn’t have money or any of the fancy toys that they have. They start learning consumerism at very young ages and they are quick to learn to judge others by what they own.
Sisters sue over abuse by foster boy
Sisters sue over abuse by foster boy
THREE sisters are suing the Queensland government for $1m after they were sexually abused by a rapist placed in their home as a foster child.
THREE sisters are suing the Queensland government for $1m after they were sexually abused by a rapist placed in their home as a foster child.
Cops Arrest 7-Year-Old Over Easter Egg Incident
Cops Arrest 7-Year-Old Over Easter Egg Incident
Seven year old, Joseph Anderson, was removed from his class in, Maspeth, Queens and taken away in handcuffs and transported to Elmhurst Hospital after he got upset about painting and Easter egg.
Seven year old, Joseph Anderson, was removed from his class in, Maspeth, Queens and taken away in handcuffs and transported to Elmhurst Hospital after he got upset about painting and Easter egg.
Social Media Surfaces In Child Custody Battles
Social Media Surfaces In Child Custody Battles
A Marion County Superior Court judge sees more parents using social media to fight for custody. More mothers and fathers are finding evidence on their ex's facebook pages to prove they are...
A Marion County Superior Court judge sees more parents using social media to fight for custody. More mothers and fathers are finding evidence on their ex's facebook pages to prove they are...
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