Former foster parent charged with raping children ruled competent to stand trial

Barbara Brooks: Former foster parent charged with raping children ruled competent to stand trial - Story:

CINCINNATI --  Barbara Brooks, a 63-year-old former Hamilton County foster parent, pleaded not guilty in June 2012 to charges of sexually assaulting four different children she babysat between January 2000 and Feb. 27, 2007.

Florida child protective investigator charged with child neglect

Florida child protective investigator charged with child neglect | Mail Online:

Child protective investigator charged with child neglect after her six children are found living in squalor among roaches, trash and 26 marijuana plants

DCF worker faces child neglect, drug charges, Osecola cops say

DCF worker faces child neglect, drug charges, Osecola cops say | News - Home:

KISSIMMEE, Fla. -

A Department of Children and Families worker has been arrested on drug charges and child neglect after deputies say they found her home in "deplorable" condition.

Skeletons of 800 babies, infants believed to be buried at Bon Secours Sisters site

Skeletons of 800 babies, infants believed to be buried at Bon Secours Sisters site | News.com.au:

A WOMAN with a dark secret has revealed why the skeletons of about 800 infants and children are believed to be in a disused septic tank.

Cyrus Patten: Vermont kids deserve better

Cyrus Patten: Vermont kids deserve better - VTDigger:

Two children died recently. There is no escaping the conclusion that they were failed by the system. Yet we’ve been told our system has not failed.

Social worker who wanted "violent" teen mum to keep child suspended for a year

Social worker who wanted "violent" teen mum to keep child suspended for a year (From Basildon Recorder):

A FORMER council social worker who enabled a “violent” teenage mother to keep her “at risk” child has been banned from working in his profession for a year.

Don't Throw Shoes At Foster Kids - Baby LK Report For June 1st 2014