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Adopted Leekin child remains missing

By Will Greenlee (Contact)
Friday, January 11, 2008

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jan/...ine-11fleekin/

One of 11 people adopted by accused child abuser Judith Leekin remains
missing, and police Thursday asked for help finding him.

Leekin, 62, was arrested in July on charges of using aliases to adopt 11
children in New York City between July 1988 and April 1996 and
collecting up to $2 million for their care. Instead, she left them
malnourished and bound with handcuffs and plastic ties.

Investigators found 10 of the adoptees but don't know what happened to
Shane "Moo" Graham, who has Down syndrome, autism and sickle cell
anemia. Adopted in September 1993, Graham was bottle fed and needed
round-the-clock care. Now 19, he has a dark complexion and dark, wavy hair.

Investigators believe Graham lived in the Walton Lakes apartments on
Walton Road with a babysitter between December 1999 and July 2000, said
Detective Stuart Klearman. Leekin lived across town in a five-bedroom,
four-bathroom home.

"Judith Leekin came over to the apartment as was her normal routine,
took Shane and left and came back about 30 minutes later without him,"
Klearman said. "He's never been seen since."

Graham's adopted siblings were led to believe he was dead, Klearman said.

Graham, who was about 11 when last seen, got the nickname Moo because it
was the only sound he could make. He can't walk and can't feed, cloth or
bathe himself.

The state Department of Children and Families and local hospitals have
no record of Graham, Klearman said. The other adoptees remain in DCF
custody.

Leekin is in the St. Lucie County jail on $4.4 million bail. She's
represented by Chief Assistant Public Defender Mark Harllee, who
couldn't be reached for comment.

The local case against Leekin is on hold as federal authorities in New
York City investigate her on adoption fraud charges.

"We expect New York to indict her and for her to take a plea (agreement)
and be sentenced up there," said Jeff Hendriks, an assistant state
attorney in Fort Pierce.

"We're wanting her to be sentenced to a total of around 20 years," he
said, noting that Leekin refused a plea deal with that condition. "So it
looks like we may be going to trial here."




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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