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Mother tells how her daughter, 14, was lured into abusers’ clutches Lucy Bannerman http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2237941.ece Jackie is fixed to the computer screen, scrolling through pictures and profiles of her daughter’s 122 “friends�. There are three girls who, like...

If it had been white guys, it would have been reported sooner’ Lucy Bannerman http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2237943.ece Some parents, support workers and community leaders claim that an ugly pattern has emerged across Lancashire and Yorkshire in particular in which vulnerable,...

I created a "Buzzbite" poll: Did you parents ever spank you? 1. My parents never spanked me 2. Very infrequently and not hard 3. Sometimes and it hurt 4. Beaten w/belt on 1-3 occasions 5. Beaten w/belt many times You can vote he

Police Say Boy Killed After Taking Family Minivan Officers Say Incident Was Not Chase http://www.kcci.com/news/13868917/detail.html POSTED: 5:36 pm CDT August 10, 2007 UPDATED: 6:37 pm CDT August 10, 2007 DES MOINES, Iowa -- A dispute between a Pleasant Hill boy and his parents ended in a police...

Experts: DCF stretching law to keep girl from Cuban dad Posted on Fri, Aug. 10, 2007 http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_news/story/199659.html BY CAROL MARBIN MILLER Details of the state's case against a father seeking to take his daughter back to Cuba emerged for...

A new level of scammer for child welfare police Palm Beach Post Editorial http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/opinion/epaper/2007/08/11/a10a_leadedit_leekin_0811.html Saturday, August 11, 2007 After nearly two decades of deceit, police say, an act of carelessness finally exposed...

Documents: Fla. Mom Cashed in Insurance By TRAVIS REED The Associated Press Friday, August 10, 2007; 10:12 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/10/AR2007081002408.html FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- A woman accused of living lavishly while her 11 adopted children were neglected...

State officials answer to latest foster child death Melissa Luck / KXLY4 Executive Producer Last updated: Friday, August 10th, 2007 07:47:23 PM http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=1&section_id=559&story_id=13519 SPOKANE -- On Thursday, Avery Sam became the latest person chosen by the state of...

The neglect at ACS EDITORIAL - 08/11/2007 http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/detail.aspx?section=25&desc=Editorial&id=1693828 In a span of 10 months, 11 children died as a result of alleged abuse and neglect. They were under the watch of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) – the...

Abused Baby's Family: DCS Ignored Our Warnings About Violent Dad Last Update: Aug 10, 2007 11:08 PM Posted By: Sarah Buduson http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=c6713d5c-049d-4049-8050-9fe94415e65d Eyewitness News Everywhere uncovers a family accusing state...

Incompetent oversight Article Launched: 08/10/2007 12:00:00 AM PDT http://www.dailybulletin.com/opinions/ci_6587240 If it were only office supplies that Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services couldn't be trusted to oversee ... An audit has found that the department...

Bloomberg Defends Commissioner Despite Report on Child Deaths http://www.1010wins.com/pages/795850.php?contentType=4&contentId=786810 NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended the city's child welfare commissioner on Friday, a day after a damning report concluded 10 children had died...

Child welfare agency disasters ripped Fresh report details ACS caseworkers' bad investigations & poor decisions By KATHLEEN LUCADAMO DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU Friday, August 10th 2007, 4:00...

Expediency's offspring By Harry Petersen Special to The Times http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2003831113_satrdr11.html

SUIT OVER L.I. HOUSE OF HORRORS By KIERAN CROWLEY http://www.nypost.com/seven/05242007/news/regionalnews/suit_over_l_i__house_of_horrors_regionalnews_kieran_crowley.htm May 24, 2007 -- The father who uncovered a filth-filled house of horrors on Long Island where his ex-wife and their three kids...

Paddling father vindicated by court 8/11/2007 7:40:59 AM By Shannon Prather St. Paul Pioneer Press http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=303711

On Aug 12, 7:37 am, "0:-]" wrote: Chews, you are wasting your time attempting to get Greg to think. It seems to be his major goal in life to NOT think, but to just react and only to things that support his sick views. For him children are to train like...

How accountable will DSHS hold itself? THE NEWS TRIBUNE Published: August 13th, 2007 01:00 AM http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/story/131731.html There hasn’t been much evidence to date of genuine accountability at the Children’s Administration of DSHS.

Fatal failings at ACS Sunday, August 12th 2007, 4:00 AM http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/08/12/2007-08-12_fatal_failings_at_acs.html Editorial Eleven abused youngsters who died under the noses of their

Tragic end for foster child Aug, 12 2007 - 5:20 AM http://www.630ched.com/news/news_local.cfm?cat=7428109912&rem=72144&red=80110923aPBIny&wids=410&gi=1&gm=news_local.cfm EDMONTON/630 CHED - The family of an Edmonton-area teen who apparently committed suicide while in the child welfare system say...