Rockford man accused of molesting children was DCFS employee

Rockford man accused of molesting children was DCFS employee - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star:

ROCKFORD-The former Rockford School District substitute teacher who was accused last week of molesting two students also worked for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for nearly 18 years.

Fort Bragg man found guilty in death of infant foster daughter

Fort Bragg man found guilty in death of infant foster daughter | The Press Democrat:

A Mendocino County jury Monday found a Fort Bragg man guilty in the beating death of his infant foster daughter, who’d suffered dozens of bruises as well as skull fractures and brain injuries.

Foster mother pleads guilty to child abuse

Foster mother pleads guilty to child abuse | azfamily.com Phoenix:

PHOENIX -- A former foster parent in Phoenix has pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.
Alma Holland, 56, and her husband were arrested in Oct. 2012.

Lily Choy Sentence Appeal: Alberta Court Increases Penalty For Woman Who Killed Foster Child

Lily Choy Sentence Appeal: Alberta Court Increases Penalty For Woman Who Killed Foster Child:

EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has increased the sentence handed to an Edmonton woman convicted in the death of her three-year-old foster child.

Jefferson County judge to investigate 1988 drowning of foster child

Jefferson County judge to investigate 1988 drowning of foster child | Star Tribune:

JEFFERSON, Wis. — A Jefferson County judge will hold a secret hearing to determine if criminal charges could be filed in the 1988 death of an 8-year-old boy previously attributed to accidental drowning.

Suspecting Parents Doesn’t Protect Kids — Training and Partnership Do

Suspecting Parents Doesn’t Protect Kids — Training and Partnership Do:

I know something about social services and foster care. For a year between college and law school, I worked for child protective services in New York City. I was hired as a case investigator in 1988 after Mayor Ed Koch ordered an expansion of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS). I was 23, raised in suburban New Jersey, and knew little of Manhattan aside from its museums and Broadway theaters. I wanted to do something meaningful before entering graduate school, and an ad in The New York Times stating that helping children required only a college degree (mine was in English literature) caught my eye. 

Mother of deceased baby focus of multiple investigations, CPS says

Mother of deceased baby focus of multiple investigations, CPS says | kens5.com San Antonio:

SAN ANTONIO -- A spokeswoman for Child Protective Services confirms the mother of a nine-month-old found dead inside a home on the north-east side Sunday night had recently been visited by CPS.