Child protection agency blames its own errors in death of foster child
By Marjie Lundstrom
mlundstrom@sacbee.com
Published: Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 4:51 pm
Last Modified: Thursday, Jun. 24, 2010 - 6:41 pm
A searing internal review of Sacramento County's Child Protective Services has concluded that judgment errors and bias among agency workers were factors in the 2008 death of a 4 1/2-year-old foster child.
For the first time since Amariana Crenshaw died in January 2008, top agency officials acknowledged a series of CPS mistakes leading up to the girl's death - and how they plan to fix them.
"For all our good intentions, we were really not on track," said CPS Director Laura Coulthard, who became tearful at times discussing the case.
Key findings of the review
Amariana was not thriving in foster care. Her medical and mental health care were not adequately monitored.
Once in foster care, no one social worker had a sustained relationship with Amariana.
Case management was not anchored in Amariana�s well being.
Opportunities to fully inquire into Amariana�s well-being were missed because referrals were not investigated in accordance with guidelines and mandates.
Critical thinking errors were a common theme throughout Amariana�s Child Protective Services case.
CPS and partners lacked a cohesive response to Amariana�s death and the concerns uncovered in the aftermath.
Two years after Amariana�s death there continue to be unresolved questions about whether CPS can place a �hold� on a certified foster home. There is no apparent system in place to track concerns for these homes.
"As painful as it is, it's also just a great call to all of us that we can't work in silos, we've got to come together, we've got to be accountable."
Coulthard said the agency's internal review was in direct response to a Bee series published in January about Amariana's death while in foster care. The Bee's investigation raised numerous questions about the quality of care the little girl received in the crowded and tumultuous foster home of Tracy Dossman, who has since been decertified by the state.
CPS continued to place children in Dossman's care for more than two years after Amariana's body was pulled from a burning rental home owned by the foster provider. The case remains unsolved by Sacramento Police, who are investigating the child's death as a homicide after at least one Molotov cocktail ignited in the room where Amariana allegedly was sleeping.
The report and an accompanying letter released Thursday detail a "troubling combination of organizational, practice and communication issues" involving both front-line social workers and supervisors.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/24/2847319/child-protection-agency-blames.html#mi_rss=Latest%20News#ixzz0sZvr1uy1
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CPS errors, bias contributed to child's death
Review: CPS errors, bias contributed to child's death
By Marjie Lundstrom
mlundstrom@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Jun. 25, 2010 - 4:43 pm | Page 1A
Last Modified: Monday, Jun. 28, 2010 - 9:57 am
A searing internal review of Sacramento County's Child Protective Services has concluded that judgment errors and bias among agency workers were factors in the 2008 death of a 4 1/2-year-old foster child.
For the first time since Amariana Crenshaw died in January 2008, top agency officials acknowledged a series of mistakes leading up to the girl's death – and outlined how they plan to fix them.
"For all our good intentions, we were really not on track," said CPS Director Laura Coulthard, who became tearful at times discussing the case.
"As painful as it is, it's also just a great call to all of us that we can't work in silos, we've got to come together, we've got to be accountable."
Coulthard said the agency's internal review was in direct response to a Bee series published in January about Amariana's death while in foster care. The Bee's investigation raised numerous questions about the quality of care the little girl received in the crowded and tumultuous foster home of Tracy Dossman, who has since been decertified for foster care by the state.
CPS continued to place children in Dossman's care for more than two years after Amariana's body was pulled from a burning rental home owned by the foster provider. The case remains unsolved by Sacramento police, who are investigating the child's death as a homicide after at least one Molotov cocktail ignited in the room where Amariana reportedly was sleeping.
The report and an accompanying letter released Thursday detail a "troubling combination of organizational, practice and communication issues" involving both front-line social workers and supervisors.
For instance, Amariana – during just 30 months in foster care – was seen by seven different CPS social workers as well as numerous social workers for the private foster family agencies that monitored the home.
Coulthard's boss, Ann Edwards-Buckley, told The Bee that CPS is "absolutely committed" to making changes, despite deep budget cuts. By month's end, the agency will have cut 34 percent of its staff in the last two years – including some 142 social worker positions.
"The kind of change we are implementing is a culture change," said Edwards-Buckley, director of the county's Department of Health and Human Services. "That kind of change takes time to kind of imbed and infuse deeply into the organization."
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley also said some disciplinary action has been taken as a result of Amariana's case but would not elaborate. Both said that aspect remains under review.
Mother's concerns ignored
A recurring theme throughout the review is that CPS workers trusted Dossman and took her word "at face value," failing to adequately investigate numerous allegations of abuse and neglect in the foster home. One of the CPS supervisors overseeing the foster home was a close friend of Dossman, and was buying the rental property from her at the time of the fire.
Dossman repeatedly has declined to talk with The Bee.
Compounding the problem within CPS, the report found, was a "bias" against Amariana's biological mother, Anisha Hill, who frequently complained to CPS about injuries her daughter was suffering in foster care. Workers dismissed Hill's claims about her daughter because she and Dossman, who are loosely related, had been feuding, the investigator found.
It was only when the county reopened the case this spring that it confirmed what The Bee reported in January – that Amariana had been seen by medical providers 17 times in a two-year span while living with Dossman. Only half of those medical visits were reported to officials by the foster parent, in violation of state licensing regulations.
And, the county learned that Dossman had failed to follow through on mental health treatment for Amariana, who exhibited such behaviors as hoarding food, gorging and vomiting, and banging her head.
She received only four visits with a counselor before Dossman began missing appointments.
"The foster parent gave just a list of excuses," said Coulthard.
The investigation also found that seven referrals alleging "specific maltreatment" of Amariana while in Dossman's care were "not investigated according to (CPS) standards."
Most of the investigations relied on Dossman's explanations for the girl's injuries, or on a "visual observation" of the girl.
Foster mom adopted sister
Amariana's biological father, Curtis Crenshaw, also raised concerns about his daughter's frequent black eyes and split lips while in foster care, according to internal records from CPS and the Juvenile Court.
Crenshaw expressed sadness Thursday over the CPS internal review, saying it will not bring back his daughter.
"She (Dossman) had too much help from CPS," Crenshaw said.
Amariana's mother, Hill, could not be reached Thursday for comment, as she was recently arrested on a federal probation violation related to drug use. But Hill had previously expressed deep concerns about the welfare of another daughter, now 10, who was adopted by Dossman after the fire.
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley said they could not publicly comment on that aspect of the case, because the child was legally adopted.
Heed 'smaller factors,' too
A letter e-mailed Thursday to child advocates and agencies, signed by Coulthard, expressed regret over Amariana's "tragic death" and a commitment to addressing the "larger systemic issues" that were uncovered.
But Coulthard also stressed a need to focus on the "smaller factors" that can significantly affect a child's safety.
"As the Sacramento Bee noted in its 2008 series on CPS, 'the tipping point for kids' safety often comes down to seemingly small things: … an unanswered knock at the door, a miscue between agencies, a lack of follow-through, an incomplete background check … ' "
The agency's public acknowledgment of errors and the scope of its internal review were applauded by one child advocate who has been among the agency's toughest critics.
Robert Wilson, executive director of the nonprofit Sacramento Child Advocates, said he believes CPS leadership is committed to change.
"I can't recall ever seeing a government agency take this kind of ownership," said Wilson, whose team of attorneys represents children in Dependency Court.
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley said the internal review of Amariana's journey through the system already has prompted changes.
For instance, all investigations of suspected abuse and neglect will be centralized in the Emergency Response program, where social workers have the most experience with such inquiries.
"This will also protect against possible bias by the case-carrying social worker," who tends to have a more personal relationship with the foster provider, the investigation concluded.
Among other changes:
• CPS and the state's Community Care Licensing Division are developing a process for joint review when a foster home has had two or more complaints.
• CPS social workers will begin contacting the medical providers for foster children every six months, ensuring that records are up to date and identifying any necessary follow-up.
• All deaths or near-deaths of children with CPS histories will be scrutinized at the top levels. Amariana's case was given only a cursory review after the fire because it was not believed to be the result of abuse or neglect.
• Plans are under way to create an in-house panel charged with evaluating all alleged conflicts of interest by CPS staff.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/25/2847994/review-cps-errors-bias-contributed.html#mi_rss=Sacramento%20City%20News#ixzz0sZv8Uaw7
By Marjie Lundstrom
mlundstrom@sacbee.com
Published: Friday, Jun. 25, 2010 - 4:43 pm | Page 1A
Last Modified: Monday, Jun. 28, 2010 - 9:57 am
A searing internal review of Sacramento County's Child Protective Services has concluded that judgment errors and bias among agency workers were factors in the 2008 death of a 4 1/2-year-old foster child.
For the first time since Amariana Crenshaw died in January 2008, top agency officials acknowledged a series of mistakes leading up to the girl's death – and outlined how they plan to fix them.
"For all our good intentions, we were really not on track," said CPS Director Laura Coulthard, who became tearful at times discussing the case.
"As painful as it is, it's also just a great call to all of us that we can't work in silos, we've got to come together, we've got to be accountable."
Coulthard said the agency's internal review was in direct response to a Bee series published in January about Amariana's death while in foster care. The Bee's investigation raised numerous questions about the quality of care the little girl received in the crowded and tumultuous foster home of Tracy Dossman, who has since been decertified for foster care by the state.
CPS continued to place children in Dossman's care for more than two years after Amariana's body was pulled from a burning rental home owned by the foster provider. The case remains unsolved by Sacramento police, who are investigating the child's death as a homicide after at least one Molotov cocktail ignited in the room where Amariana reportedly was sleeping.
The report and an accompanying letter released Thursday detail a "troubling combination of organizational, practice and communication issues" involving both front-line social workers and supervisors.
For instance, Amariana – during just 30 months in foster care – was seen by seven different CPS social workers as well as numerous social workers for the private foster family agencies that monitored the home.
Coulthard's boss, Ann Edwards-Buckley, told The Bee that CPS is "absolutely committed" to making changes, despite deep budget cuts. By month's end, the agency will have cut 34 percent of its staff in the last two years – including some 142 social worker positions.
"The kind of change we are implementing is a culture change," said Edwards-Buckley, director of the county's Department of Health and Human Services. "That kind of change takes time to kind of imbed and infuse deeply into the organization."
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley also said some disciplinary action has been taken as a result of Amariana's case but would not elaborate. Both said that aspect remains under review.
Mother's concerns ignored
A recurring theme throughout the review is that CPS workers trusted Dossman and took her word "at face value," failing to adequately investigate numerous allegations of abuse and neglect in the foster home. One of the CPS supervisors overseeing the foster home was a close friend of Dossman, and was buying the rental property from her at the time of the fire.
Dossman repeatedly has declined to talk with The Bee.
Compounding the problem within CPS, the report found, was a "bias" against Amariana's biological mother, Anisha Hill, who frequently complained to CPS about injuries her daughter was suffering in foster care. Workers dismissed Hill's claims about her daughter because she and Dossman, who are loosely related, had been feuding, the investigator found.
It was only when the county reopened the case this spring that it confirmed what The Bee reported in January – that Amariana had been seen by medical providers 17 times in a two-year span while living with Dossman. Only half of those medical visits were reported to officials by the foster parent, in violation of state licensing regulations.
And, the county learned that Dossman had failed to follow through on mental health treatment for Amariana, who exhibited such behaviors as hoarding food, gorging and vomiting, and banging her head.
She received only four visits with a counselor before Dossman began missing appointments.
"The foster parent gave just a list of excuses," said Coulthard.
The investigation also found that seven referrals alleging "specific maltreatment" of Amariana while in Dossman's care were "not investigated according to (CPS) standards."
Most of the investigations relied on Dossman's explanations for the girl's injuries, or on a "visual observation" of the girl.
Foster mom adopted sister
Amariana's biological father, Curtis Crenshaw, also raised concerns about his daughter's frequent black eyes and split lips while in foster care, according to internal records from CPS and the Juvenile Court.
Crenshaw expressed sadness Thursday over the CPS internal review, saying it will not bring back his daughter.
"She (Dossman) had too much help from CPS," Crenshaw said.
Amariana's mother, Hill, could not be reached Thursday for comment, as she was recently arrested on a federal probation violation related to drug use. But Hill had previously expressed deep concerns about the welfare of another daughter, now 10, who was adopted by Dossman after the fire.
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley said they could not publicly comment on that aspect of the case, because the child was legally adopted.
Heed 'smaller factors,' too
A letter e-mailed Thursday to child advocates and agencies, signed by Coulthard, expressed regret over Amariana's "tragic death" and a commitment to addressing the "larger systemic issues" that were uncovered.
But Coulthard also stressed a need to focus on the "smaller factors" that can significantly affect a child's safety.
"As the Sacramento Bee noted in its 2008 series on CPS, 'the tipping point for kids' safety often comes down to seemingly small things: … an unanswered knock at the door, a miscue between agencies, a lack of follow-through, an incomplete background check … ' "
The agency's public acknowledgment of errors and the scope of its internal review were applauded by one child advocate who has been among the agency's toughest critics.
Robert Wilson, executive director of the nonprofit Sacramento Child Advocates, said he believes CPS leadership is committed to change.
"I can't recall ever seeing a government agency take this kind of ownership," said Wilson, whose team of attorneys represents children in Dependency Court.
Coulthard and Edwards-Buckley said the internal review of Amariana's journey through the system already has prompted changes.
For instance, all investigations of suspected abuse and neglect will be centralized in the Emergency Response program, where social workers have the most experience with such inquiries.
"This will also protect against possible bias by the case-carrying social worker," who tends to have a more personal relationship with the foster provider, the investigation concluded.
Among other changes:
• CPS and the state's Community Care Licensing Division are developing a process for joint review when a foster home has had two or more complaints.
• CPS social workers will begin contacting the medical providers for foster children every six months, ensuring that records are up to date and identifying any necessary follow-up.
• All deaths or near-deaths of children with CPS histories will be scrutinized at the top levels. Amariana's case was given only a cursory review after the fire because it was not believed to be the result of abuse or neglect.
• Plans are under way to create an in-house panel charged with evaluating all alleged conflicts of interest by CPS staff.
Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/06/25/2847994/review-cps-errors-bias-contributed.html#mi_rss=Sacramento%20City%20News#ixzz0sZv8Uaw7
Baby stealers get a pass: 'Child Protective Services' workers exempt from Arizona's immigration law
Baby stealers get a pass: 'Child Protective Services' workers exempt from Arizona's immigration law
June 19, 4:22 AMLA County Libertarian ExaminerMartin Hill
"Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" is the official, yet seldom used, name of Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070. A very thorough analysis of SB 1070 is presented on the 'FactReal' website. Included are recent updates, such as the fact that Governor Brewer signed an Amendment to SB1070, HB2162.
In Section 13-2929 , entitled 'Unlawful transporting, moving, concealing, harboring or shielding of unlawful aliens; vehicle impoundment; exception; classification', the law outlines provisions forbiding several things: the section forbids transporting people if someone knows or disregards the fact that they are aliens in the country illegally; forbids concealing or harboring aliens from detection; and forbids encouraging or inducing aliens to come to or reside in the state. Also, any vehicle which is used to violate the section is "subject to mandatory vehicle immobilization or impoundment".
The penalty for violating the aforementioned laws can be severe, as outlined in part D : "A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION THAT INVOLVES TEN OR MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS IS A CLASS 6 FELONY AND THE PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH ALIEN WHO IS INVOLVED."
Part C of 13-2929, however, makes an exception to all of these laws and penalties. It states: "THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKER ACTING IN THE WORKER'S OFFICIAL CAPACITY". Part C also exempts first responders, ambulance attendants and medical technicians.
So, transporting illegal aliens, concealing them from detection and arrest, and encouraging them to live in the state (with state approved foster parents, perhaps?) is not illegal if you're a child protective services worker in Arizona; the vans workers use to haul children around can not be seized or impounded (since they're vehicles which belong to the state anyway, the state seizing them would be quite redundant). Regarding the ten or more people rule, if ten kids are taken from a house for let's say, allegations of 'abuse', the child protective services worker can not be charged with a felony for having ten illegal aliens in the vehicle.
Advocates of liberty and limited government are well aware of the horrors and outrageous abuses of the so-called 'child proitective services' system across America. States are oftentimes given federal money for each kid they steal from a home. Due process is thrown out the window entirely, with families being torn apart before charges are filed, and before even an arrest or indictment is made, much less a conviction by a jury in a court of law. News reports nationwide acknowledge that once the children are stolen from their natural families, they are oftentimes abused, molested, drugged up and sometimes even killed while in custody of the state It's a shame that Arizona, in typical statist fashion, offers exceptions to socialist family-destroying busibodies in SB 1070, it's constantly touted 'tough on crime' bill.
http://www.examiner.com/x-27692-LA-County-Libertarian-Examiner~y2010m6d19-Baby-stealers-get-a-pass-Child-Protective-Services-workers-exempt-from-Arizonas-immigration-law?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Los_Angeles-Politics
June 19, 4:22 AMLA County Libertarian ExaminerMartin Hill
"Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" is the official, yet seldom used, name of Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070. A very thorough analysis of SB 1070 is presented on the 'FactReal' website. Included are recent updates, such as the fact that Governor Brewer signed an Amendment to SB1070, HB2162.
In Section 13-2929 , entitled 'Unlawful transporting, moving, concealing, harboring or shielding of unlawful aliens; vehicle impoundment; exception; classification', the law outlines provisions forbiding several things: the section forbids transporting people if someone knows or disregards the fact that they are aliens in the country illegally; forbids concealing or harboring aliens from detection; and forbids encouraging or inducing aliens to come to or reside in the state. Also, any vehicle which is used to violate the section is "subject to mandatory vehicle immobilization or impoundment".
The penalty for violating the aforementioned laws can be severe, as outlined in part D : "A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 1 MISDEMEANOR AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, EXCEPT THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION THAT INVOLVES TEN OR MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS IS A CLASS 6 FELONY AND THE PERSON IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF AT LEAST ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR EACH ALIEN WHO IS INVOLVED."
Part C of 13-2929, however, makes an exception to all of these laws and penalties. It states: "THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES WORKER ACTING IN THE WORKER'S OFFICIAL CAPACITY". Part C also exempts first responders, ambulance attendants and medical technicians.
So, transporting illegal aliens, concealing them from detection and arrest, and encouraging them to live in the state (with state approved foster parents, perhaps?) is not illegal if you're a child protective services worker in Arizona; the vans workers use to haul children around can not be seized or impounded (since they're vehicles which belong to the state anyway, the state seizing them would be quite redundant). Regarding the ten or more people rule, if ten kids are taken from a house for let's say, allegations of 'abuse', the child protective services worker can not be charged with a felony for having ten illegal aliens in the vehicle.
Advocates of liberty and limited government are well aware of the horrors and outrageous abuses of the so-called 'child proitective services' system across America. States are oftentimes given federal money for each kid they steal from a home. Due process is thrown out the window entirely, with families being torn apart before charges are filed, and before even an arrest or indictment is made, much less a conviction by a jury in a court of law. News reports nationwide acknowledge that once the children are stolen from their natural families, they are oftentimes abused, molested, drugged up and sometimes even killed while in custody of the state It's a shame that Arizona, in typical statist fashion, offers exceptions to socialist family-destroying busibodies in SB 1070, it's constantly touted 'tough on crime' bill.
http://www.examiner.com/x-27692-LA-County-Libertarian-Examiner~y2010m6d19-Baby-stealers-get-a-pass-Child-Protective-Services-workers-exempt-from-Arizonas-immigration-law?cid=edition-by-channel-rss-Los_Angeles-Politics
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ANALYSIS #3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB3b5H6kZuY&feature=player_embedded#!
Ex-child services worker sentenced for lying in court
Ex-child services worker sentenced for lying in court
By Lydia X. McCoy
Posted July 1, 2010 at 11:41 p.m.
Gibson Superior Court Judge Earl Penrod sentenced former CPS supervisor Gayle Edelen
Edelen was found guilty last month of three counts of perjury and a count of official misconduct, all class D felonies
EVANSVILLE — A Gibson County judge told a former Child Protective Services supervisor Thursday that her lying in court regarding the case of a 17-year-old runaway being held at the Southwest Indiana Regional Village "cuts the very heart of the system."
Gibson Superior Court Judge Earl Penrod made the comment during the sentencing of Gayle Edelen, who was found guilty last month of three counts of perjury and a count of official misconduct, all class D felonies.
Penrod sentenced Edelen to 540 days in the Gibson County Jail. The entire sentence, except for 60 days, was to be suspended. So with good time credit, the 54-year-old will serve a total of 30 days in jail — roughly the same amount of time the 17-year-old spent at the Southwest Indiana Regional Village.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jul/01/ex-child-services-worker-sentenced/
By Lydia X. McCoy
Posted July 1, 2010 at 11:41 p.m.
Gibson Superior Court Judge Earl Penrod sentenced former CPS supervisor Gayle Edelen
Edelen was found guilty last month of three counts of perjury and a count of official misconduct, all class D felonies
EVANSVILLE — A Gibson County judge told a former Child Protective Services supervisor Thursday that her lying in court regarding the case of a 17-year-old runaway being held at the Southwest Indiana Regional Village "cuts the very heart of the system."
Gibson Superior Court Judge Earl Penrod made the comment during the sentencing of Gayle Edelen, who was found guilty last month of three counts of perjury and a count of official misconduct, all class D felonies.
Penrod sentenced Edelen to 540 days in the Gibson County Jail. The entire sentence, except for 60 days, was to be suspended. So with good time credit, the 54-year-old will serve a total of 30 days in jail — roughly the same amount of time the 17-year-old spent at the Southwest Indiana Regional Village.
Read the entire article at:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/jul/01/ex-child-services-worker-sentenced/
SoCal child abuse worker accused of teen sex
SoCal child abuse worker accused of teen sex
By Associated Press
Summary
A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Story Created: Jul 1, 2010 at 11:58 AM MDT Story Updated: Jul 1, 2010 at 12:19 PM MDT
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Lt. Dan Keil says police officers found Carter and the girl having sex in a parked car and are trying to determine whether she was a prostitute.
The county Department of Children and Family Services says Carter wasn't on duty and the girl wasn't involved with the child welfare system.
Carter on Thursday declined to discuss the arrest but says he's going to be fired and won't challenge his termination, calling it appropriate because of the nature of the allegations.
http://www.kboi2.com/news/national/97600094.html
By Associated Press
Summary
A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl. San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Story Created: Jul 1, 2010 at 11:58 AM MDT Story Updated: Jul 1, 2010 at 12:19 PM MDT
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A Los Angeles County child abuse investigator has been arrested on suspicion of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
San Bernardino police say 45-year-old Rod Carter was arrested Sunday for investigation of statutory rape and was released on bail.
Lt. Dan Keil says police officers found Carter and the girl having sex in a parked car and are trying to determine whether she was a prostitute.
The county Department of Children and Family Services says Carter wasn't on duty and the girl wasn't involved with the child welfare system.
Carter on Thursday declined to discuss the arrest but says he's going to be fired and won't challenge his termination, calling it appropriate because of the nature of the allegations.
http://www.kboi2.com/news/national/97600094.html
Foster Mom to Stand Trial Lansing foster mother is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse.
Foster Mom to Stand Trial
Lansing foster mother is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse.
Reporter: News 10
The Lansing foster mom accused of child abuse is headed to trial.
Monique James, 32, and her husband are accused of abusing a four-year-old girl they were in the process of adopting.
She is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Her husband, Chauncey James, is charged with misdemeanor child abuse.
He could spend a year in jail if convicted. His hearing is set for August.
Eaton County prosecutors say the four-year-old girl remains hospitalized with severe brain injuries. She was discovered by authorities last month.
Police say James admitted that she became angry and pushed the girl so hard that she flew into the air and hit the steps leading from their garage into their home.
Local doctors say the girl also had whip marks on her body, some of which they believe were months old.
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/97658564.html?ref=564
Lansing foster mother is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse.
Reporter: News 10
The Lansing foster mom accused of child abuse is headed to trial.
Monique James, 32, and her husband are accused of abusing a four-year-old girl they were in the process of adopting.
She is charged with first degree and third degree child abuse. She faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Her husband, Chauncey James, is charged with misdemeanor child abuse.
He could spend a year in jail if convicted. His hearing is set for August.
Eaton County prosecutors say the four-year-old girl remains hospitalized with severe brain injuries. She was discovered by authorities last month.
Police say James admitted that she became angry and pushed the girl so hard that she flew into the air and hit the steps leading from their garage into their home.
Local doctors say the girl also had whip marks on her body, some of which they believe were months old.
http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/97658564.html?ref=564
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