Category: government
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Texas foster care system struggling
Some, but not enough, experience the challenges and joys of opening homes and hearts. By Corrie MacLaggan AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, May 07, 2007MANOR — Yolanda and Michael Gobert tell friends, business associates and fellow members of Little Zion Baptist Church about something they’ve been doing for four years, something they think others should consider: foster…
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FLDS parents complain of vague custody plans
Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints make their way towards the Tom Green County Courthouse in San Angelo, Texas for the first round of hearings regarding the family plans on Monday, May 19, 2008. (AP Photo/San Angelo Standard-Times, Brian Connelly) Tuesday, 20 May 2008 Michelle Roberts – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN ANGELO, Texas…
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Sadly, Statistics Say So….
Every day more than 3 children die as a result of abuse and neglect. Over 75% of the child abuse fatalities were children under the age of 5. Children who have been abused experience anxiety, depression, poor self-esteem, substance abuse, and even worse many contemplate or attempt suicide. Over 50% of foster youth become juvenile…
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ElDorado Childrens’ Removal by CPS was based on False Allegations
But still … they are keeping the kids in foster care…. ? Why? Warrant dropped against man named in polygamist retreat raid May 2, 2008 ELDORADO, Texas (AP) — An arrest warrant has been dropped for a man thought to be the husband of a teenage girl whose report of abuse triggered a raid on…
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Abuse changes brains of suicide victims
Source:By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Tue May 6, 9:47 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicide victims who were abused as children have clear genetic changes in their brains, Canadian researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding they said shows neglect can cause biological effects. The findings offer potential ways to find people at…
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Foster care provider Lawrence Bright is a predator
Foster care provider Lawrence Bright is a predator Police say 70-year-old Lawrence Bright was a licensed foster care provider, and a persistent predator. He lived with his girlfriend in this house on Pinnacle Road in Henrietta. There, they cared for several foster children, including the alleged victim. She told investigators the abuse began in 2002…
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Pluto in Sagittarius Crisis
Source: Astrology & More A police investigation into a call alleging abuse was handled in the normal and fairminded manner. NOT! I think what typically happens is that the police would go to the house in question, talk to the person who made the phone call and probably arrest the accused, and possibly also the…
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PLEASE COMMENT on ELDORADO DECISION
I want to hear from you. Do you think the right thing was done in removing all of the children from the compound and placing them in foster care? Or do you think the social workers were overzealous in their decision? Please send in your comments and let us know what you think.
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Keepin’ the Kids – The Latest News on Eldorado
News Brief: Friday, April 18, 2008 We are very gratified with today’s decision to keep all the children in temporary state custody because it stops the abuse and keeps all the children safe. This allows us to keep children safe as we conduct a complete and thorough investigation and provide the physical and mental health…
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Videos:Foster care from the child’s point of view
PART 1 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu4nldTcpt8&feature=related] PART 2 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbrk_Rd8xEU&feature=related] PART 3 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNIlXOALJjo&feature=related] PART 4 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8C9W5JewDI&feature=related]
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Drugging Children: Must See Video
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Texas Argues Death Penalty For Child Rapists
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/yahoolatestnews/stories/041708dnnatscotus.6c5b97cf.html?npc U.S. Supreme Court to hear Texas argue death penalty for child rapists 08:39 AM CDT on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 By BRENDAN MCKENNA / The Dallas Morning News bmckenna@dallasnews.com WASHINGTON — Texas says sometimes the sexual assault of a child can be so violent or obscene that the only appropriate punishment is…
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Special thanks to Former Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn
click here to read the Texas Medicaid Fraud News Reports and Investigation Findings on Its Almost Tuesday’s Medicaid Fraud Page. In working with abuse cases, government systems, and foster care, there are many obstacles & tragedies on a daily basis. We fight a system enormously large by comparison (to a single mom on aol) who…
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Pfizer Global Patent Director’s Child Pornography Charges
Pfizer Global Patent Director’s Child Pornography Charges U.S. V. ALAN HESKETH (U.S. Dist. Ct., Conn., March 28, 2008) – In newly-released documents, Pfizer’s Global Patent Director was charged with trading child pornography images with another criminal suspect. According to the criminal complaint, he allegedly accessed the computer account used for such activity while at Pfizer…
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Collin County Father Talks to Its Almost Tuesday
I received an email from the Collin County father asking me to let you all know that they have a full feature film coming out, all proceeds go to their children in a trust fund. He says they are still fighting to get them back thru the court system in Collin County Texas. They have…
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High court ruling is victory for victims of child abuse in Hawaii
The state Supreme Court has upheld an award to be paid by the state to a Maui girl whose previous injury was under investigation by Child Protective Services. Child Protective Services has been told by the state Supreme Court that it is responsible for the welfare of children subject to abuse. A $1.1 million judgment…
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Before he was caught for child rape….
Who was he, before he was a convicted pedophile? He was the reason a child’s life was destroyed. After PLEADING GUILTY to several counts of aggravated SEXUAL ASSAULT ON A MINOR, COMPELLING PROSTITUTION, and SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD, Ronnie Cummings was the instigator & co-conspirator in a plot to separate another little boy and…
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Let Sex Offenders Walk & They Prey On Our Kids
Sex offenders speak out JEREMY PHILLIPS The Ellis County Press ELLIS COUNTY – Last week, a controversial series by The Ellis County Press exposed the problems of sex offenders on probation in Ellis County versus those who were sentenced to prison.The numbers revealed more than 75 percent of registered sex offenders in Ellis County received…
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Let Sex Offenders Walk & They Prey On Our Kids
Sex offenders speak out JEREMY PHILLIPS The Ellis County Press ELLIS COUNTY – Last week, a controversial series by The Ellis County Press exposed the problems of sex offenders on probation in Ellis County versus those who were sentenced to prison.The numbers revealed more than 75 percent of registered sex offenders in Ellis County received…
