Klapheke CPS Workers Scheduled to Appear in Court

Klapheke CPS Workers Scheduled to Appear in Court - Story:

(ABILENE, TX) - Two former Child Protective Services workers connected to the Tiffany Klapheke neglect case are scheduled to appear in court on the same day. Gretchen Denny, 42, and Martha 'Bit' Whitaker, 59, are both charged with Tampering With/Fabricating Physical Evidence charge due to allegations that surfaced during the investigation into Klapheke.

Lawmakers eye DCF protections

Lawmakers eye DCF protections  : Rutland Herald Online:

MONTPELIER — Court officials are divided over a proposed law that would enhance the penalties for assaulting a worker with the Department for Children and Families, and would criminalize the act of making threats. 

Youth pastor arrested; foster child described 3 years of abuse

Youth pastor arrested; foster child described 3 years of abuse | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | WKRC:

INDEPENDENCE, Ky. (Joe Webb) - Joseph Niemeyer,Jr. runs the youth ministry at New Banklick Baptist Church in Walton. But it was what happened in his home in Independence that has landed him in jail.

Lee Co. Foster couple indicted for child abuse

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Co. couple indicted for child abuse - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA News Weather & Sports:

LEE COUNTY, AL (WTVM) – A Lee county couple has been arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse of a child in their care. Sheriff Jay Jones calls the case beyond disturbing and says it underscores the importance of his school resource deputies, who are dedicated to protecting kids in and out of school. A Lee County grand jury indicted Clifford and Dixie Short, couple for aggravated child abuse towards a child in their custody.

Legislators press DCF on errors in child-risk assessment

Legislators press DCF on errors in child-risk assessment | The CT Mirror:

The Department of Children and Families faced intense scrutiny from state legislators Thursday morning for not identifying a number of high-risk child abuse cases, and several top officials acknowledged the department's shortcomings and described steps that have been taken to improve.

Calls for foster care abuse inquiry to be widened

Calls for foster care abuse inquiry to be widened - RTÉ News:

Mr Finlay was speaking in the wake of allegations of abuse in a foster home in the southeast. The case centres on an intellectually disabled non-verbal young woman, known as 'Grace', who was left in the home for more than 13 years after it became the subject of abuse allegations.

Foster care scandal: Bill requiring public reports on abuse clears Senate panel

Foster care scandal: Bill requiring public reports on abuse clears Senate panel | OregonLive.com:

SALEM — Oregon's foster care officials would have to produce public reports listing confirmed findings of abuse and neglect every three months under proposed legislation that emerged from a Senate panel Wednesday.