Casey Parsons, the adoptive mother of slain Rowan County teenager Erica Parsons, pleaded guilty Friday morning to murder and child abuse in the girl’s death.
Casey Parsons entered a guilty plea to all three charges against her -- murder, child abuse and obstruction of justice -- and will spend the rest of her life in prison.
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Saturday, August 03, 2019
Department of Children doesn't know identity of 37 childcare facilities at 'critical' level of risk
THE DEPARTMENT OF Children has said it does not know the identity of the 37 childcare facilities which Tusla has identified where critical levels of non-compliance are occuring.
The agency’s Director of Quality Assurance Brian Lee told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs yesterday that 37 facilities are on the highest level of risk on Tusla’s risk register.
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The agency’s Director of Quality Assurance Brian Lee told the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs yesterday that 37 facilities are on the highest level of risk on Tusla’s risk register.
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Friday, August 02, 2019
A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
Suppose one day you arrived home and learned that you no longer had authority over your minor teenage son. Unbeknownst to you, your son received advice from a legal aid group on how to become emancipated. No court hearings, no opportunity to be part of the legal process, and now no access to school records or medical records…no rights any longer as a parent. Then you find out that your son was receiving without your permission or even your knowledge hormone treatments in order to transition from male to female. Would you be shocked? Would you wonder how such legal action could take place and you not even know about it?
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More >> A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
Texas pediatrician on border crisis: ‘Kids don’t go in cages’
Over a 13-year career as a pediatrician in Texas, Dr. Marsha Griffin has visited every government facility that could hold newly arrived migrant children in the Rio Grande Valley.
She visited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities during the 2013 and 2014 surge in unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America, when the agency retrofitted a warehouse in McAllen, Texas, into its largest detention center for unauthorized immigrants. Over the past 12 months, she has been visiting the facilities again – including a new temporary CBP facility in Donna, Texas, amid another surge in unaccompanied minors and families from Central America.
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She visited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities during the 2013 and 2014 surge in unaccompanied minors arriving from Central America, when the agency retrofitted a warehouse in McAllen, Texas, into its largest detention center for unauthorized immigrants. Over the past 12 months, she has been visiting the facilities again – including a new temporary CBP facility in Donna, Texas, amid another surge in unaccompanied minors and families from Central America.
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- Advocates: 'Horrible deja vu' in continued family separation
- ACLU says Trump admin has separated over 900 migrant children in past year
- Editorial: The Trump administration is using any excuse it can find to separate migrant families
- US has taken nearly 1,000 child migrants from their parents since judge ordered stop to border separations, ACLU says
- Booker on detention facilities for unauthorized border crossings
- N.C. shut down a group home last year. The US just gave it a contract to house migrant children
- Lindsey Graham to change rules, break ties with Democrats to curb asylum seekers at US border
- Her toddler died weeks after leaving ICE custody. She's suing a private prison company for $40 million
After boy’s death, family sues L.A. County’s child welfare agency for $50 million
Even years later, tears still flow easily for Maria Barron when she describes her efforts to rescue her nephew, Anthony Avalos, from his abusive Antelope Valley home.
She had been a constant presence in Anthony’s life — potty training, consulting with his teachers in preschool, hearing his boyhood dreams about being a fireman. Before his death at age 10, the boy confided in her and her husband about the abuse, too.
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She had been a constant presence in Anthony’s life — potty training, consulting with his teachers in preschool, hearing his boyhood dreams about being a fireman. Before his death at age 10, the boy confided in her and her husband about the abuse, too.
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White Couple That Abused Adopted African Children Avoid Jail Time
A white couple made headlines last year after they adopted two African children only to neglect, starve and force them to live in deplorable conditions. One year later, the pair has escaped any jail time. Why are we not surprised?
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More >> White Couple That Abused Adopted African Children Avoid Jail Time
Independent Report Finds Shortcomings in RI DCYF
An independent report on Rhode Island's child welfare agency has found serious shortcomings.
The Providence Journal reports that the Public Consulting Group Inc. report found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to meet the target outcomes in 12 of 20 performance areas. The report covers the second half of 2018.
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The Providence Journal reports that the Public Consulting Group Inc. report found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to meet the target outcomes in 12 of 20 performance areas. The report covers the second half of 2018.
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Couple found guilty in the murder of two-year-old foster child
It was jaw dropping and tearful moment in a Henry County courtroom as a couple learned they were found guilty of murdering a two-year-old toddler.
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More >> Couple found guilty in the murder of two-year-old foster child
Jury being sequestered in trial for foster parents accused in toddler's death
The jury has officially been sequestered in the trial against a Henry County couple accused of killing their 2-year-old foster child.
Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum have been on trial for weeks for the death of Laila Daniel.
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Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum have been on trial for weeks for the death of Laila Daniel.
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Massachusetts House votes to require more reporting from Department of Children and Families on foster care system; wellness bill passes 156-0
The Massachusetts House on Wednesday passed a bill that would require the Department of Children and Families to report on its efforts to improve the foster care system, in light of a litany of complaints from foster parents.
The Republican/MassLive.com reported earlier this year on a number of foster parents who complained of disrespectful treatment, a lack of information and bureaucratic hurdles from DCF. Parents said they were not given information about children’s medical records or court dates and about what resources were available to help them care for children.
More >> Massachusetts House votes to require more reporting from Department of Children and Families on foster care system; wellness bill passes 156-0
The Republican/MassLive.com reported earlier this year on a number of foster parents who complained of disrespectful treatment, a lack of information and bureaucratic hurdles from DCF. Parents said they were not given information about children’s medical records or court dates and about what resources were available to help them care for children.
More >> Massachusetts House votes to require more reporting from Department of Children and Families on foster care system; wellness bill passes 156-0
Thursday, August 01, 2019
Parents giving up legal rights to their children to get more financial aid exposes deep flaws in U.S. college system
Just months after the college admissions scandal, more evidence has surfaced of the lengths well-off parents will go to get ahead in the college process.
Dozens of parents in the suburbs of Chicago transferred guardianship of their high-school-age children to relatives or friends and then used the new legal status to declare their children as independent for purposes of qualifying for federal, state and institutional financial aid, according to reports ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal published this week.
More >> Parents giving up legal rights to their children to get more financial aid exposes deep flaws in U.S. college system
Dozens of parents in the suburbs of Chicago transferred guardianship of their high-school-age children to relatives or friends and then used the new legal status to declare their children as independent for purposes of qualifying for federal, state and institutional financial aid, according to reports ProPublica and The Wall Street Journal published this week.
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Whistleblower Evidence Claims Corruption at Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
I'll bet a lot of parents are making similar claims...
In connection with a lawsuit for child custody, a former employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) asserts in a July 2019 affidavit obtained by The Epoch Times that the agency falsifies evidence to justify taking children from their parents.
In addition, a DCFS caseworker alleges that the department interfered in the case by removing the caseworker’s notes from her report in the custody case, according to text messages and court transcripts obtained by The Epoch Times.
More >> Whistleblower Evidence Claims Corruption at Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
In connection with a lawsuit for child custody, a former employee of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) asserts in a July 2019 affidavit obtained by The Epoch Times that the agency falsifies evidence to justify taking children from their parents.
In addition, a DCFS caseworker alleges that the department interfered in the case by removing the caseworker’s notes from her report in the custody case, according to text messages and court transcripts obtained by The Epoch Times.
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CYFD and foster parent sued over baby’s death
The state Children, Youth and Families Department and several of its employees, supervisors and an approved foster parent have been named in a lawsuit alleging, among other things, the wrongful death of a child in December 2017.
The lawsuit also alleges negligence and causing the “physical injury, pain and severe emotional distress” of the deceased child’s two siblings.
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The lawsuit also alleges negligence and causing the “physical injury, pain and severe emotional distress” of the deceased child’s two siblings.
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Slidell man arrested for sex crimes against juveniles
A Northshore man has been booked on sex crimes against juveniles, according to the Louisiana Attorney General's Office.
Investigators said they received a tip Friday afternoon involving Michael Reynolds. By Friday evening, the AG's Office said Reynolds was arrested on dozens of counts.
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Investigators said they received a tip Friday afternoon involving Michael Reynolds. By Friday evening, the AG's Office said Reynolds was arrested on dozens of counts.
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Children in care in Nottingham 'abused by predators'
Hundreds of children were sexually abused by predatory foster carers and residential home staff who were allowed to thrive, an inquiry has found.
Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils exposed vulnerable children to repeated rapes and physical abuse, a report said.
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Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County councils exposed vulnerable children to repeated rapes and physical abuse, a report said.
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Marcia Lowry, With New Secret Funding Source, Resumes Lawsuit Against New York City Foster Care
A nonprofit law firm representing a group of New York City foster youth has resumed long-running litigation against the city’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) and the state agency that oversees it.
A Better Childhood (ABC), along with its white-shoe litigation partner Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has delivered a nearly 300-page filing to a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, with new evidence and allegations of money grabbing by nonprofit foster care agencies, frequent protocol violations, and too-frequent abuse of children, many of whom are staying too long in foster care in violation of federal law.
More >> Marcia Lowry, With New Secret Funding Source, Resumes Lawsuit Against New York City Foster Care
A Better Childhood (ABC), along with its white-shoe litigation partner Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has delivered a nearly 300-page filing to a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, with new evidence and allegations of money grabbing by nonprofit foster care agencies, frequent protocol violations, and too-frequent abuse of children, many of whom are staying too long in foster care in violation of federal law.
More >> Marcia Lowry, With New Secret Funding Source, Resumes Lawsuit Against New York City Foster Care
Judge keeps Macomb County mom in adoption fraud case locked up
A Macomb County mother at the center of a national adoption fraud case will stay behind bars until her trial. That’s the decision of a federal judge who said Tara Lee has shown a lack of respect for the law.
Tara Lee looked visibly nervous while in court Tuesday; her legs were shaking and at one point she seemed like she was near tears. Lee also tried to apologize to the Judge Bernard Friedman for her behavior, but he stopped her to keep her from possibly incriminating herself.
More >> Judge keeps Macomb County mom in adoption fraud case locked up
Tara Lee looked visibly nervous while in court Tuesday; her legs were shaking and at one point she seemed like she was near tears. Lee also tried to apologize to the Judge Bernard Friedman for her behavior, but he stopped her to keep her from possibly incriminating herself.
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Oregon's foster care system will take time to fix
If Oregonians were expecting to see problems in the state's foster care system disappear overnight, they're in for a disappointment. As the Department of Human Services' July report on child welfare demonstrates, some things are improving; others, not so much.
More >> Oregon's foster care system will take time to fix
More >> Oregon's foster care system will take time to fix
ACLU Says Trump Admin Has Separated 900 Migrant Children Despite Court Order
The American Civil Liberties Union told a judge Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration has separated more than 900 migrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border since June 2018, despite a court order for the government to slow down the practice.
In its 200-plus-page filing, the ACLU alleges that the government has separated 911 children by way of a loophole the court allowed for children whose parents had a criminal history or showed signs of disease or neglect.
More >> ACLU Says Trump Admin Has Separated 900 Migrant Children Despite Court Order
In its 200-plus-page filing, the ACLU alleges that the government has separated 911 children by way of a loophole the court allowed for children whose parents had a criminal history or showed signs of disease or neglect.
More >> ACLU Says Trump Admin Has Separated 900 Migrant Children Despite Court Order
Former Waukesha County juvenile social worker indicted for possession and distribution of child pornography
A former juvenile social worker for the Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services has been indicted on suspicion of possession and distribution of child pornography.
A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Bernard J. Trokan, 53, of Hartland on July 23, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
More >> Former Waukesha County juvenile social worker indicted for possession and distribution of child pornography
A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Bernard J. Trokan, 53, of Hartland on July 23, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Foster dad gets 10 years for child-sex abuse
A Winnipeg man who sexually abused three foster children over the course of nearly a decade has condemned his victims to a "lifetime of trauma and pain," a judge said Tuesday.
"There are no adjectives to properly describe the court's repugnance, repudiation and rejection of your vile and depraved acts," provincial court Judge Ray Wyant told the 49-year-old man, before sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
More >> Foster dad gets 10 years for child-sex abuse
"There are no adjectives to properly describe the court's repugnance, repudiation and rejection of your vile and depraved acts," provincial court Judge Ray Wyant told the 49-year-old man, before sentencing him to 10 years in prison.
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California father, son charged with sexual abuse of multiple foster children for years
Police in Antioch, California have arrested a father and son on charges of sexually abusing multiple children under their care for six years.
Simon Mendoza Chavez, 64, and his son Simon Magana Chavez, 31, provided foster care for children between 2011 and 2017.
More >> California father, son charged with sexual abuse of multiple foster children for years
Simon Mendoza Chavez, 64, and his son Simon Magana Chavez, 31, provided foster care for children between 2011 and 2017.
More >> California father, son charged with sexual abuse of multiple foster children for years
MAJOR ZUCK-UP Facebook risks hindering child abuse and terrorism investigations by hiding online messages, warns Priti Patel
FACEBOOK has been warned by the new Home Secretary that its plans to hide online messages risks police investigations into child abuse and terrorism.
Priti Patel told the tech giant that increasing users’ privacy by making their chats secret will hinder detectives as they try to track down paedophiles and extremists.
More >> MAJOR ZUCK-UP Facebook risks hindering child abuse and terrorism investigations by hiding online messages, warns Priti Patel
Priti Patel told the tech giant that increasing users’ privacy by making their chats secret will hinder detectives as they try to track down paedophiles and extremists.
More >> MAJOR ZUCK-UP Facebook risks hindering child abuse and terrorism investigations by hiding online messages, warns Priti Patel
New Zealand rocked by Māori protests on child removals and use of sacred land
Māori leaders are staging two major protests in New Zealand, straining relations with the Labour coalition government and drawing accusations that Jacinda Ardern – who is visiting the remote Pacific territory of Tokelau – is a “part-time prime minister”.
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists marched on parliament house in Wellington, as well as other New Zealand cities, calling for an overhaul of the government’s child welfare agency, Oranga Tamariki [Ministry for Children], amid a series of controversial cases in which Māori children and newborns were taken into state care.
More >> New Zealand rocked by Māori protests on child removals and use of sacred land
On Tuesday, hundreds of activists marched on parliament house in Wellington, as well as other New Zealand cities, calling for an overhaul of the government’s child welfare agency, Oranga Tamariki [Ministry for Children], amid a series of controversial cases in which Māori children and newborns were taken into state care.
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Still no verdict for ex-foster parents accused in 2-year-old’s death
Laila Marie Daniel, 2-years-old, died in November 2015. Her foster mother and father, Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum, went on trial beginning July 8, 2019, on murder charges in connection with her death. HANDOUT
More >> Still no verdict for ex-foster parents accused in 2-year-old’s death
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