Tulsa Foster Mother Charged With Felony Child Abuse

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A Tulsa foster mother is facing felony child abuse charges after an elementary school nurse reported injuries declared "consistent with excessive punishment or abuse."

A child's life lost amid too many cases at CPS

A child's life lost amid too many cases at CPS - Houston Chronicle:

From all accounts, Julia Martinez, a Houston girl born with a heart defect, could have died regardless of whether Texas Child Protective Services intervened.

N.J. was ready to close case on mom who decapitated son

N.J. was ready to close case on mom who decapitated son - Philly.com:

Child protection workers were preparing to close their case on a Camden mother reunited with her son when, on Wednesday, the woman decapitated the boy and then committed suicide, according to a state news release issued Friday.

Foster mother arrested on abuse charges tied to February spankings

Foster mother arrested on abuse charges tied to February spankings | Tulsa World:


A foster mother was arrested Thursday on allegations that she excessively spanked two girls in her care, records show.

Shannon Becktold, 30, is accused of spanking the sisters, ages 3 and 6, with a belt Feb. 7 in what one of the girls described as punishment for putting food under a bed, according to a court affidavit.

New Reports Show Massachusetts Failing to Protect Children in Foster Care

New Reports Show Massachusetts Failing to Protect Children in Foster Care — Children’s Rights:


Children’s Rights: Thousands of young lives endangered due to lack of oversight within child welfare agency

(Boston, MA) — A massive review of Massachusetts foster care shows that nearly one in five children who have been in state care for at least two years have suffered confirmed abuse or neglect — all while in the custody of the state Department of Children and Families (DCF), according to one of five reports issued by independent child welfare policy experts and released today by national advocacy group Children’s Rights and local counsel.

Slow-moving prostitution case has lots of people squirming

Bill Nemitz: Slow-moving prostitution case has lots of people squirming | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram:

Portland attorney Dan Lilley's phone is ringing off the hook these days. So is fellow Portland barrister Sarah Churchill's.

'Toddlers & Tiaras' moms worried child beauty pageants can be used against them in custody cases

'Toddlers & Tiaras' moms worried child beauty pageants can be used against them in custody cases | Fox News:

Pageant moms across the country are closely watching the bitter custody battle taking place in Campbell County, Kentucky, as the issue of the sexualization of young girls in beauty pageants, and on the popular TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras," takes center stage.

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