Foster father who caused baby's 20 bone fractures is headed to prison

An Indianapolis foster father who abused a baby girl is headed to prison to serve four years.

Kyle Rice, 27, was given a 12-year sentence with eight years suspended, according to Marion Superior Court records. The sentencing occurred Tuesday. 

Attorney: Child Abuse Pediatricians Aligned with Child Protective Services Destroy Innocent Families

Attorney: Child Abuse Pediatricians Aligned with Child Protective Services Destroy Innocent Families

Attorney Andrew C. Brown, J.D., is the director of the Center for Families & Children at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

As an attorney, he has dedicated his career to serving vulnerable children and strengthening families through community-focused, liberty-minded solutions. He has represented children in the child welfare system, and advocated for the rights of parents.

He has written a new policy paper titled: Reforming the Use of Child Abuse Pediatric Teams in Child Protective Cases.

Foster Care Children are Worse Off than Children in Troubled Homes – The Child Trafficking Business

Foster Care Children are Worse Off than Children in Troubled Homes – The Child Trafficking Business

Children taken away from troubled families and put into foster care do not do as well as children left in troubled homes. This fact is not even in dispute. So why does the current system still exist, when it is clearly destroying the lives of so many children?

Studies Show Children are Worse Off in Foster Care

There have been numerous reports published over the past several years that clearly show the current foster care system is an abysmal failure. Children who stay with parents who are accused (but not arrested or convicted) of “abuse” or “neglect” clearly do better than most of the children being put into foster care.

Texas Baby Taken at Birth from Mom Testing Positive for Marijuana Found Dead in Foster Home Where Child Pornography was Found

Texas Baby Taken at Birth from Mom Testing Positive for Marijuana Found Dead in Foster Home Where Child Pornography was Found

One adult is in custody on charges of possession of child pornography from a home in Forney where an infant foster child died unexpectedly December 29.Christian S. Richmond, 19, was booked into the Kaufman County jail on possession of child pornography where he awaits arraignment according to jail records.Law enforcement officials confirm to inForney.com that his address is the same home where an infant in CPS foster care died unexpectedly.Elizabeth Henson of McKinney was only five months old when she was found dead at the foster home. She had been in CPS custody since she was only five days old. The cause of her death is still unknown.

When Families Un-Adopt a Child

Between 1 and 5 percent of U.S. adoptions get legally dissolved each year. Some children are put up for “second-chance adoptions.”

Town Judge charged with endangering welfare of a child

State Police say LeRoy Town Justice John Duyssen allegedly struck a 9-year-old child.

A Genesee County town judge finds himself on the wrong side of the bench after being charged with endangering the welfare of a child and harassment.

News Roundup: Hundreds File Complaints Against The Texas Foster Care System

Texas foster youth, their families, and providers filed hundreds of complaints about their care in fiscal year 2018. That’s according to a report the Ombudsman for Children and Youth in Foster Care released this month.