Foster dad to head to trial in sexual assault case

Foster dad to head to trial in sexual assault case:

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. (WSAW)-- A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to send a 31-year-old Marathon County man to trial on allegations he sexually abused a foster child in his care.

Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith’s ex-husband revealed as paedophile as she cashes in on her disgrace with book deal

Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith’s ex-husband revealed as paedophile as she cashes in on her disgrace with book deal:

Geoffrey Shoesmith was given a 16-month suspended sentence after he admitted making and distributing of child abuse imagery

New prosecutors assigned to case against former Abilene CPS worker

New prosecutors assigned to case against former Abilene CPS worker - KTXS:

ABILENE, Texas - The Texas Attorney General’s Office has assigned two new prosecutors to the case against former Child Protective Services supervisor Martha ‘Bit’ Whitaker. Whitaker was charged with tampering with evidence in 2014 in connection with a case in which a 22-month-old child died in 2012 in Abilene. The child’s mother, Tiffany Klapheke, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for injury to a child by omission.

CPS Twice Investigated Texas Mom Who Drowned Her Children, Hid Bodies

CPS Twice Investigated Texas Mom Who Drowned Her Children, Hid Bodies:
HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston mother who drowned her two children and then hid the bodies under a neighbor’s house appeared in court on Wednesday. Her attorney says she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and severe depression in 2012. In April 2014, Child Protective Services (CPS) asked a judge to release the children to the mother and the court signed off on the order.

Sheborah Latrice Thorn Thomas has a history with CPS and the police have been out to investigate on five occasions in the last four months, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Louisville judge opens confidential family court hearing involving foster children to public, media as part of new law

Louisville judge opens confidential family court hearing involvi - WDRB 41 Louisville News:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Jefferson Family Court judge has ordered that a previously confidential hearing involving foster care children be opened to the public and media as part of a new law passed this year to allow for more transparency and accountability in the state judicial system.

Brutally honest confessions from people who have been in foster care

Brutally honest confessions from people who have been in foster care - AOL:

According to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System, nearly half a million children are currently in foster care.

A Family Matter

A Family Matter — The Atavist Magazine:

Each year, California’s child protective services agencies remove thousands of kids from their homes. The story of how some parents decided to fight back.