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Child Services case workers' trial to begin

Utah couple seek compensation over state's action to remove son from
their care
The Associated Press
Article Last Updated: 06/25/2007 02:06:37 AM MDT

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_6222735

LAYTON, Utah - A Utah couple is seeking monetary compensation from the
state for missteps made when their son was removed from their care in 1999.
Connie and James Roska are suing Shirley Morrison, Colleen Lasater
and Melinda Sneddon, the three social workers for the Division of Child
and Family Services who took Rusty Roska from his parent's home.
A 2nd District Court jury will hear arguments in the case beginning
today.
The Roskas are seeking unspecified damages for pain and suffering
experienced by their family. A neuropsychologist who recently examined
the family said Rusty Roska, now 21, and his parents have ''a variety of
symptoms'' of post traumatic stress disorder as a result.
Last year, a panel of three judges from Denver's 10th Circuit Court
of Appeals said the case workers violated state law in taking the boy
and could be held personally libel.
Connie Roska's aggressive legal efforts after 1999 changed state
laws that let case workers remove children from their homes without a
warrant.
Roska's attorney Steven Russell said the changes won't mean anything
unless the state pays for its mistakes.
''It doesn't really matter what the law says if people aren't going
to obey the law,'' Russell said. ''If they [Department of Child and
Family Services] are not afraid of being sued, then we're back to where
we started.''
Acting on a report from school officials, DCFS removed Rusty Roska
and said the boy was a victim of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a
condition in which a parent acts as if a child is ill in order to get
doctors' attention.
At the time, Rusty Roska had lost 70 pounds, was unable to feed
himself and was in a wheelchair. He spent eight days in state custody
before a judge ordered him returned to his parents.
The courts later found that the state's reasons for suspecting the
Roskas of abuse were not substantial enough to take the boy without a
court hearing.
New laws now require a hearing before any detention.
Morrison, Lasater and Sneddon are represented by the Utah attorney
general's office. Morrison no longer works for DCFS. Paul Murphy,
spokesman for the attorney general, declined comment saying it would be
irresponsible to discuss the case because it might taint the jury pool.






CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NATIONAL
SECURITY AGENCY/CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 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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