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Former resident sues county, Department of Social Services: claimsthat "government officials" knew the allegations were false, but still begana "nine-month campaign of harassment."
Former resident sues county, Department of Social Services
By: Alexandra Bogdanovic 06/05/2007 A former Warrenton resident is suing the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and three employees of the Fauquier Department of Social Services for approximately $3 million in punitive and compensatory damages. http://www.timescommunity.com/site/t... 506069&rfi=6 Fairfax attorney Earl N. Mayfield III is the attorney for the plaintiffs, Alexandra Wolf and her children. In the suit, which was filed in federal court in Alexandria, Mayfield says Wolf was "falsely accused of threatening to kill herself and her children." He further claims that "government officials" knew the allegations were false, but still began a "nine-month campaign of harassment." Fauquier County and the DSS employees are accused of violating the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Specifically, they are accused of "false imprisonment in violation of the Fourth Amendment"; and "denial of rights to familial relations, integrity and association under the First Amendment." The defendants are also accused of violating the plaintiffs' rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Mayfield said he filed the lawsuit last August. The "discovery" portion of the proceedings is due to wrap up June 15. He anticipates that a date for a jury trial will be set by the end of the month. Fairfax attorney Julia Judkins, who is representing the county and DSS, said she will file a motion requesting that the case be dismissed, however. "The case has no substantive merit. This suit should never have been filed," Judkins said this week. "There is no basis in fact or law for what the plaintiff believes happened." Additional details The Chrysalis Counseling Center, which has offices in Reston, Culpeper and Gainesville, and three of its employees are also named in the suit. They are accused of slander, breach of contract, negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, intentional infliction of emotional distress and professional negligence. The allegations against all parties stem from a series of events that began in August 2005. According to the lawsuit, Wolf sought treatment for panic attacks at that time. After going to the Chrysalis Counseling Center in Culpeper, Wolf was allegedly referred to a "life coach" to help resolve the issue. During one conversation with the life coach, Wolf apparently related that she'd had thoughts of suicide in the past, but no longer thought about harming herself. When asked, Wolf said she did not intend to hurt her kids, either. Even so, the lawsuit indicates that the life coach told a psychiatrist and a licensed social worker at the center that Wolf intended to kill herself and her children. The lawsuit further indicates that someone from the center then informed police and the Department of Social Services that Wolf was considering suicide and that she was a threat to her children. The police discontinued their investigation of Wolf once they learned the allegations were false, according to the lawsuit. Once the DSS also learned that the allegations of Wolf's suicidal tendencies were false, they initiated an investigation - totally bogus, according to the lawsuit - into the possibility of child abuse. As a result, Wolf's children were temporarily removed from her home and placed in a friend's custody, according to the lawsuit. By removing the children from their mother's house, the lawsuit contends that the defendants violated the children's' right under the Fourth Amendment "to be free from unreasonable seizures of their persons." Removing the children from the children from their mother's house also deprived them of their Fourteenth Amendment right to due process of law, the lawsuit maintains. The defendants' actions as they continued their investigation allegedly deprived Wolf of her right to due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment, and deprived the family of its First Amendment rights to "familial relations, integrity and association." In addition to punitive and compensatory damages from the county and DSS, the plaintiffs are seeking approximately $3 million in punitive and compensatory damages from the other defendants. E-mail the reporter: CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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Former resident sues county, Department of Social Services: claims that "government officials" knew the allegations were false, but still began a "nine-month campaign of harassment."
This will encourage people to go to counseling more NOT!
That LIFE COACH who concocted the lies sure was a sweetheart! Was it malicious? On Jun 8, 1:45 am, fx wrote: Former resident sues county, Department of Social Services By: Alexandra Bogdanovic 06/05/2007 A former Warrenton resident is suing the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors and three employees of the Fauquier Department of Social Services for approximately $3 million in punitive and compensatory damages. http://www.timescommunity.com/site/t...2226&BRD=2553&... Fairfax attorney Earl N. Mayfield III is the attorney for the plaintiffs, Alexandra Wolf and her children. In the suit, which was filed in federal court in Alexandria, Mayfield says Wolf was "falsely accused of threatening to kill herself and her children." He further claims that "government officials" knew the allegations were false, but still began a "nine-month campaign of harassment." Fauquier County and the DSS employees are accused of violating the plaintiffs' constitutional rights. Specifically, they are accused of "false imprisonment in violation of the Fourth Amendment"; and "denial of rights to familial relations, integrity and association under the First Amendment." The defendants are also accused of violating the plaintiffs' rights to due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. Mayfield said he filed the lawsuit last August. The "discovery" portion of the proceedings is due to wrap up June 15. He anticipates that a date for a jury trial will be set by the end of the month. Fairfax attorney Julia Judkins, who is representing the county and DSS, said she will file a motion requesting that the case be dismissed, however. "The case has no substantive merit. This suit should never have been filed," Judkins said this week. "There is no basis in fact or law for what the plaintiff believes happened." Additional details The Chrysalis Counseling Center, which has offices in Reston, Culpeper and Gainesville, and three of its employees are also named in the suit. They are accused of slander, breach of contract, negligence, negligent hiring and supervision, intentional infliction of emotional distress and professional negligence. The allegations against all parties stem from a series of events that began in August 2005. According to the lawsuit, Wolf sought treatment for panic attacks at that time. After going to the Chrysalis Counseling Center in Culpeper, Wolf was allegedly referred to a "life coach" to help resolve the issue. During one conversation with the life coach, Wolf apparently related that she'd had thoughts of suicide in the past, but no longer thought about harming herself. When asked, Wolf said she did not intend to hurt her kids, either. Even so, the lawsuit indicates that the life coach told a psychiatrist and a licensed social worker at the center that Wolf intended to kill herself and her children. The lawsuit further indicates that someone from the center then informed police and the Department of Social Services that Wolf was considering suicide and that she was a threat to her children. The police discontinued their investigation of Wolf once they learned the allegations were false, according to the lawsuit. Once the DSS also learned that the allegations of Wolf's suicidal tendencies were false, they initiated an investigation - totally bogus, according to the lawsuit - into the possibility of child abuse. As a result, Wolf's children were temporarily removed from her home and placed in a friend's custody, according to the lawsuit. By removing the children from their mother's house, the lawsuit contends that the defendants violated the children's' right under the Fourth Amendment "to be free from unreasonable seizures of their persons." Removing the children from the children from their mother's house also deprived them of their Fourteenth Amendment right to due process of law, the lawsuit maintains. The defendants' actions as they continued their investigation allegedly deprived Wolf of her right to due process of law under the Fourteenth Amendment, and deprived the family of its First Amendment rights to "familial relations, integrity and association." In addition to punitive and compensatory damages from the county and DSS, the plaintiffs are seeking approximately $3 million in punitive and compensatory damages from the other defendants. E-mail the reporter: CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA WIRETAPPING PROGRAM.... CPS Does not protect children... It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even killed at the hands of Child Protective Services. every parent should read this .pdf from connecticut dcf watch... http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US These numbers come from The National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN) Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS *Perpetrators of Maltreatment* Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59 Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13 Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241 Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12 Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5 Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per 100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a bunch of social workers. BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION... |
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