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$1.9M suit filed against US Navy

By Gina Tabonares
Variety News Staff

http://www.mvariety.com/?module=disp...65&format=html

A SENIOR ranking officer of the U.S. Navy filed a $1.9 million lawsuit
against the federal government for an alleged intentional infliction of
emotional distress and invasion of privacy.

David G. Matthews, a GS14 COMNAVMAR member, filed the claim under the
Federal Tort Claims Act in the District Court of Guam after the U.S.
Navy denied the claim he filed on May 18, 2007 against the Secretary of
Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, and COMNAVMAR Guam.

According to Matthews, the defendants’ reckless and unlawful conduct
irreparably damaged his good name and reputation, and compelled him to
seek early retirement from federal employment that resulted in
significant personal, professional and financial implications.

His case stemmed from an incident on June 14, 2005 when his wife Debora
was apprehended by COMNAVMAR security for alleged child abuse involving
their daughter.

On the same day, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service concluded
Debora Matthews did not abuse her daughter and the COMNAVMAR executive
officer and attorneys stated there was no criminal investigation by the
Navy or referral to the Guam Police Department.

Two days later, the Matthews couple received telephone calls from Vince
Pereda, a Family Advocacy Program case manager for the COMNAVMAR Fleet
and Family Support Center Guam. They briefly discussed the incident
involving Debora Matthews and her daughter.

A review of the FFSC case records reveals Pereda “maintained” case notes
as of June 16, 2005. Pereda discussed the case with a Guam Child
Protective Services worker after initiating records and without the
approval of the plaintiff and his wife.

The case manager and a Guam Child Protective Services worker told the
couple that they didn’t need an attorney and that there was no criminal
case, but they were never apprised of the potential consequences of
their discussions which is the purpose of the PA and FAP program
description document.

On June 17, 2005, Pereda asked Debora Matthews to sign two documents
which he stated were required to allow FFSC/CPS to interview their daughter.

David Matthews, however, learned that the two documents were the Privacy
Act statement and the FFSC Program Description.

He said neither document was explained to them nor Pereda asked his wife
to read the documents prior to signing, describing the act as a trick to
have Debora Matthews to sign the forms.

The plaintiff asked a criminal investigation concerning the falsified
document but they felt that the defendant attempted to conceal the crime.

In September 2005, the Navy placed the plaintiff and his wife in a
military tribunal for alleged child abuse. As a result, the Matthews
were placed in a federal registry as child abusers.

The information that was illegally and unlawfully obtained from the
plaintiff and his wife was used against them in the tribunal.

The Matthews were concerned with the personal and professional
ramification of a military tribunal and, on Sept. 1, 2005, they asked
the U.S. Navy if they were eligible for Navy legal service support in
regard to the military tribunal but a Department of Defense employee
said it was a local call denying their eligibility.

The plaintiff said they were put in the child abuser registry and
labeled without due process.

Matthew said that placing his name under central registry will have
negative impact on his current and future employment and security clearance.

The couple wrote a letter to COMNAVMAR and the DOD asking to remove
their names from the federal registry as child abusers and asked
additional information, but they were disregarded and provided no response.

They asked the court for compensatory damages of $1.951.894, the removal
of their names from the federal registry as child abusers, to provide
them all information requested via the Freedom of Information Act, and
provide answers to all questions they asked in his original claim.










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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