Houston: Police in Dallas have shared new details about the mysterious death of Indian toddler Sherin Mathews, alleging that her Indian-American foster father bundled her "stiff and cold" body in the back of his car with a bag of trash and hid her corpse in a culvert.
More >> Foster father hid Sherin's body with trash, disposed corpse in tunnel
Thursday, December 07, 2017
Mother of Runaway Teen Shot Sues Child Welfare Officials
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a Tennessee teenager who was killed a month after he ran away from a foster home is suing the head of the Department of Children's Services and three of its employees.
News outlets report a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by 14-year-old Tirell Hill's mother says the state officials failed to find safe, stable and appropriate places for Hill to stay during his eight months in state custody.
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News outlets report a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by 14-year-old Tirell Hill's mother says the state officials failed to find safe, stable and appropriate places for Hill to stay during his eight months in state custody.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2017
‘Political dirty trick’: False claim of child abuse alleged in Texas House race
Just days before the race for the 99th Texas House seat kicks into high gear, a lawsuit has been filed alleging a malicious “political ‘dirty trick’ ” in last year’s election.
The district, which has been represented by state Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, since 2001, is expected to feature a marquee Republican primary battle between Geren and former longtime family friend Bo French — a repeat of the political face-off voters saw in 2016.
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The district, which has been represented by state Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, since 2001, is expected to feature a marquee Republican primary battle between Geren and former longtime family friend Bo French — a repeat of the political face-off voters saw in 2016.
More >> ‘Political dirty trick’: False claim of child abuse alleged in Texas House race
Lawsuit filed in shooting death of 14-year-old boy who ran from DCS custody
The family of a 14-year-old boy killed after he ran away from a foster home has filed a lawsuit against the head of the Department of Children's Services and three of its employees.
More >> Lawsuit filed in shooting death of 14-year-old boy who ran from DCS custody
More >> Lawsuit filed in shooting death of 14-year-old boy who ran from DCS custody
Tuesday, December 05, 2017
Ten new charges in foster child death case specify dates, injuries
Special prosecutors have added 10 charges to the 39 leveled against Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum in the death of a 2-year-old foster child in their care, bringing the total criminal charges to 49.
Their case is specially set for trial in March, though defense attorney Corinne Mull told Henry County Judge Brian Amero Tuesday morning that the proceedings would need to stall given the new charges.
More >> Ten new charges in foster child death case specify dates, injuries
Arizona DCS disbands citizen-review panels, brings oversight in-house
The state’s child-welfare agency is disbanding citizen panels intended to bring an outside view on its work and is moving the effort in-house.
Critics, surprised by the Nov. 21 notification from Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay, say they fear the move will further insulate DCS from outside oversight on its operations.
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Critics, surprised by the Nov. 21 notification from Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay, say they fear the move will further insulate DCS from outside oversight on its operations.
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Mother of girl who died in kinship care fights for resurrection of Serenity's Law
The mother of Serenity, a four-year-old girl who died of horrific injuries after being placed in kinship care on a central Alberta reserve, hopes her daughter's death ushers in new protections for vulnerable children.
On Tuesday, the woman will sit in the gallery of the Alberta legislature as Calgary MLA Mike Ellis attempts to resurrect Bill 216, also known as Serenity's Law. She cannot be identified under provincial child welfare legislation so as not to identify her other children.
More >> Mother of girl who died in kinship care fights for resurrection of Serenity's Law
On Tuesday, the woman will sit in the gallery of the Alberta legislature as Calgary MLA Mike Ellis attempts to resurrect Bill 216, also known as Serenity's Law. She cannot be identified under provincial child welfare legislation so as not to identify her other children.
More >> Mother of girl who died in kinship care fights for resurrection of Serenity's Law
Former DCF official faces more child porn charges
A former Florida Department of Children and Families spokesman arrested last week on child pornography charges now faces additional charges, according to court records.
Thomas William Barnes, 67, of 3500 NW 38th St., on Thursday was charged with one count of possession of obscene material involving sexual performance by a child and one count of promoting a photo of a sexual performance by a child, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
More >> Former DCF official faces more child porn charges
Thomas William Barnes, 67, of 3500 NW 38th St., on Thursday was charged with one count of possession of obscene material involving sexual performance by a child and one count of promoting a photo of a sexual performance by a child, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
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NJ Atty Sued After Appeal Nixing $102M Child Abuse Verdict
A New Jersey lawyer has been slammed with a state court lawsuit alleging that he mishandled litigation in which a state appeals court tossed a $102 million verdict issued against the state’s child protection agency over severe injuries suffered by a boy at the hands of his father.
Man accused of sexually abusing foster child in Rainbow City, more victims possible
RAINBOW CITY, Ala. (WIAT) — A Rainbow City man is accused of sexually abusing a teenage foster child he helped care for, and police say there could be more victims.
Donald Eugene Kelley, 49, is charged with second-degree sodomy, but the investigation is ongoing and more charges are possible.
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Donald Eugene Kelley, 49, is charged with second-degree sodomy, but the investigation is ongoing and more charges are possible.
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Monday, December 04, 2017
Sudbury judge faces discipline over child welfare case: 'He's tearing my little girl apart'
A Sudbury judge facing a disciplinary hearing has failed in his bid to get text messages thrown out where he allegedly tries to interfere in a child protection matter.
Justice John Keast exchanged text messages with Lynda Cullain, a long-time friend who worked as a manager at the Children's Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.
More >> Sudbury judge faces discipline over child welfare case: 'He's tearing my little girl apart'
Justice John Keast exchanged text messages with Lynda Cullain, a long-time friend who worked as a manager at the Children's Aid Society of the Districts of Sudbury and Manitoulin.
More >> Sudbury judge faces discipline over child welfare case: 'He's tearing my little girl apart'
Florida child protective services investigator arrested for falsifying interview records
The FDLA has arrested former Department of Children and Families child protective investigator Jason Robert Kent, 44, for falsifying records.
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More >> Florida child protective services investigator arrested for falsifying interview records
Memorial held for children at orphanage who died in Halifax Explosion
HALIFAX – They came to the orphanage because their families could not care for them. Then, disaster struck.
The wards of the Halifax Protestant Orphanage were as young as three and as old as 13 when a massive explosion tore through Halifax in 1917.
More >> Memorial held for children at orphanage who died in Halifax Explosion
The wards of the Halifax Protestant Orphanage were as young as three and as old as 13 when a massive explosion tore through Halifax in 1917.
More >> Memorial held for children at orphanage who died in Halifax Explosion
Father fights San Francisco CPS and kangeroo court system
Joseph Bartholomew has no memories of his mother other than knowing that he loved her with all his heart. She died suddenly when he was 5 years old. There is nothing more traumatic for children than suffering the loss of a parent. The sudden loss and heartache drove Joseph to exhibit behavior problems all through his childhood and adolescence.
At the age of 12, Joseph landed in juvenile hall for the first time – the Youth Guidance Center at 375 Woodside Ave. in San Francisco – for vandalism. After that he was in and out of San Francisco’s juvenile justice system. In the Mission District of his childhood, gangs were prevalent. By the age of 14, Joseph got mixed up in them and started committing crimes like robbery and petty theft and drug dealing.
More >> Father fights San Francisco CPS and kangeroo court system
At the age of 12, Joseph landed in juvenile hall for the first time – the Youth Guidance Center at 375 Woodside Ave. in San Francisco – for vandalism. After that he was in and out of San Francisco’s juvenile justice system. In the Mission District of his childhood, gangs were prevalent. By the age of 14, Joseph got mixed up in them and started committing crimes like robbery and petty theft and drug dealing.
More >> Father fights San Francisco CPS and kangeroo court system
Damage caused at the Child Welfare offices
Suspects caused damage to the Child Welfare vehicles that were parked at the office in Jellicoe Street this weekend.
On Sunday, November 26 at 03:30 Ms Alrina Kleynhans from Child Welfare received a call from the security company about a break in at the premises.
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On Sunday, November 26 at 03:30 Ms Alrina Kleynhans from Child Welfare received a call from the security company about a break in at the premises.
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Sunday, December 03, 2017
Foster parent accused of sexually abusing male juvenile
Rainbow City police arrested a foster parent with a network of foster homes and charged him with sexual abuse of a male juvenile, according to Rainbow City Police Chief Jonathon Horton.
Donald Eugene Kelley, 49, of Rainbow City, turned himself in at the Etowah County Detention Center after Det. Je’Michael Bonner obtained a warrant charging him with second-degree sodomy.
More >> Foster parent accused of sexually abusing male juvenile
Saturday, December 02, 2017
Baby taken from foster family found safe 3 years later
LYNNWOOD — A baby taken from her foster family in California three years ago was found safe in Lynnwood on Thursday.
The girl, now 4, and her father apparently had been living in south Everett, according to local police. The father, 48, adopted a different last name and sold cars over Craigslist to make money.
More >> Baby taken from foster family found safe 3 years later
The girl, now 4, and her father apparently had been living in south Everett, according to local police. The father, 48, adopted a different last name and sold cars over Craigslist to make money.
More >> Baby taken from foster family found safe 3 years later
Mother fighting CPS for her children says her lawyer ‘made me feel like garbage’
Joseph Bartholomew has no memories of his mother other than knowing that he loved her with all his heart. She died suddenly when he was 5 years old. There is nothing more traumatic for children than suffering the loss of a parent. The sudden loss and heartache drove Joseph to exhibit behavior problems all through his childhood and adolescence.
More >> Mother fighting CPS for her children says her lawyer ‘made me feel like garbage’
More >> Mother fighting CPS for her children says her lawyer ‘made me feel like garbage’
Friday, December 01, 2017
DCFS caseworker allegedly sought child sex
A former state child care investigator in Pekin sought sex for hire from a 14-year-old girl who then took part in robbing him, charges filed Friday allege.
Melvin Devall, 58, also allegedly lied to police about the circumstances that led him to being robbed by two young men and another juvenile who accosted him in woods at Coal Miners Park in August 2016.
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Melvin Devall, 58, also allegedly lied to police about the circumstances that led him to being robbed by two young men and another juvenile who accosted him in woods at Coal Miners Park in August 2016.
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Former DCF spokesman charged in child porn case
You'd think he'd know better, eh?
Thomas William Barnes told police the content included depictions of sexual intercourse with children as young as 6.
More >> Former DCF spokesman charged in child porn case
Indigenous survivors of abuse in group homes want to sue Canada
When Christine Mullin thinks back on her childhood, words fail her.
“They’re in there, they just won’t come out,” says the 56-year-old. After a moment, she presses on describing her early life in the Ridgeview Home, an institution for Indigenous children in Whitehorse, Yukon.
More >> Indigenous survivors of abuse in group homes want to sue Canada
“They’re in there, they just won’t come out,” says the 56-year-old. After a moment, she presses on describing her early life in the Ridgeview Home, an institution for Indigenous children in Whitehorse, Yukon.
More >> Indigenous survivors of abuse in group homes want to sue Canada
For Texas grandparents raising children, 'we have to fight' to get state help
A $733 federal disability check doesn’t stretch far each month when you have more than a dozen children to feed and clothe.
But don’t tell Betty Smith – the mother of four adopted youngsters (ages 10, 14, 16 and 18) and legal guardian of 12 of her grandchildren (ages 10 months to 16 years old) – that life threw her a raw deal.
More >> For Texas grandparents raising children, 'we have to fight' to get state help
But don’t tell Betty Smith – the mother of four adopted youngsters (ages 10, 14, 16 and 18) and legal guardian of 12 of her grandchildren (ages 10 months to 16 years old) – that life threw her a raw deal.
More >> For Texas grandparents raising children, 'we have to fight' to get state help
How B.C.’s ill-equipped system spawned the longest child welfare fight in Canada’s history
The B.C. Court of Appeal’s stunning reversal of a lower court decision that found the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) allowed a Vancouver father to sexually abuse his kids is highlighting some major gaps in the justice system.
More >> How B.C.’s ill-equipped system spawned the longest child welfare fight in Canada’s history
More >> How B.C.’s ill-equipped system spawned the longest child welfare fight in Canada’s history
CPS commissioner: Child Protective Services failed Sherin Mathews
The Child Protective Services commissioner, in an exclusive interview with WFAA, said he is disappointed with the department's investigation in the Sherin Mathews case and promises to get to the bottom of it.
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