Paralyzed dad searches for son, 7, who vanished while in foster care

Paralyzed dad searches for son, 7, who vanished while in foster care | PIX 11:





BROOKLYN (PIX11) - Patrick Alford, Sr. lived for years in Harlem but moved to the East New York section of Brooklyn, after his son vanished from foster care there on January 22, 2010.  That decision to re-locate, Alford told PIX 11, led to a near-fatal shooting that left him partially paralyzed.

Judge: State must pay newspapers $301,000 to cover legal bills in child-abuse records dispute

Judge: State must pay newspapers $301,000 to cover legal bills in child-abuse records dispute | Politics and Government | Kentucky.com:

The state must pay $301,783 to Kentucky's two largest newspapers to cover their attorneys' fees in a court fight over records about children killed or badly hurt from child abuse, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Former DCF worker fights to keep girl she allegedly paid woman...

Former DCF worker fights to keep girl she allegedly paid woman... | www.wftv.com:


BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —A Brevard County girl's future is uncertain after the Department of Children and Families worker who was supposed to be protecting her took her home instead.

Social worker pleads guilty to multiple sexual offences

Social worker pleads guilty to multiple sexual offences | eNCA:

Former senior social worker Adriaan de Plessis entered into a plea agreement for the 168 charges against him. These included sexual assault, sexual grooming as well as the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Sources: Feds Probing DSS; Cover-Up Alleged

Sources: Feds Probing DSS; Cover-Up Alleged - Free-Times.com:

Free Times has uncovered two major revelations in the controversy surrounding the state’s child welfare agency: First, that staffers for Gov. Nikki Haley asked Republican senators to soft-pedal their investigation of the Department of Social Services so as not to make the governor look bad; and second, that federal investigators are looking into allegations against the agency.

Children separated from their families by courts must know why

Children separated from their families by courts must know why - Telegraph:

Britain's most senior family judge says children who are separated from their families must   be able to access a record of the court's secret ruling when they grow up

Social worker pleads guilty to multiple sexual offences

Social worker pleads guilty to multiple sexual offences | eNCA:

BLOEMFONTEIN - A Bloemfontein social worker has pleaded guilty to numerous sexual offences, committed against children he was tasked to work with on Friday at the Bloemfontein Sexual Offences Court.