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Oregon -- Suit claims twins got improper ca they were caged incribs with chicken wire over the tops and left to sit in their own fecesand urine.
Suit claims twins got improper care
Welfare - An attorney is seeking $12.8 million, saying the state didn't perform proper checks Saturday, December 08, 2007 AIMEE GREEN The Oregonian Staff http://www.oregonlive.com/news/orego...020.xml&coll=7 A $12.8 million lawsuit claims that state child-welfare workers placed newborn twins in a foster home where they were caged in cribs with chicken wire over the tops and left to sit in their own feces and urine. The lawsuit, filed Friday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, alleges that the boy and girl didn't get crucial medical care. A drainage tube in the boy's head didn't function properly, dangerous pressure built up inside his skull and he sought relief by beating his head against the crib, according to the suit. "He's going to have to have neurological care for the rest of his life," said David Paul, the attorney representing the twins, Kaylie and Leo Collins, now 5, on behalf of Lisa Collins, guardian ad litem. "He won't be able to work, and he won't be able to function at a normal level." The twins, who were born in August 2002, lived in the medical foster home of Gail and Marvin Thompson from shortly after their birth to December 2005, Paul said. The suit claims that the state Department of Human Services erred by failing to adequately check on the foster home and monitor that the children were receiving medical care. The twins' former foster parents, the Thompsons, were baffled by the allegations. "This is totally false," said Marvin Thompson. The twins were well cared for, he said. Greg Parker, a DHS spokesman, said he couldn't comment because the agency hadn't received a copy of the lawsuit. The twins' room was known as "the Dungeon" because the windows were blacked out and the children were deprived of water and food, the suit says. "This is not an isolated incident," said Paul, who earlier this year won $960,000 from the state for a 3-month-old girl who suffered brain damage at the hands of her foster father. The Thompsons, who live in Gresham, said police detectives investigated suspicions of neglect against them shortly after the twins left their care but dropped the case because it had no foundation. A check of Oregon records showed the Thompsons don't have a criminal history. Marvin Thompson said he and his wife have been loving foster parents to hundreds of children over 30 years. They retired in 2005. Michelle Cole of The Oregonian staff contributed to this report. Aimee Green:503-294-5119; 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 PROGRAMS.... 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. CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON... 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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