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foster mother competent to stand trial on charges she abused a child,including stabbing her eyes.
Foster mother competent to stand trial
A King County judge finds a local foster mother competent to stand trial on charges she abused a child, including stabbing her eyes. SEAN ROBINSON; The News Tribune Published: June 26th, 2007 01:00 AM http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/l...ory/96223.html A South Sound woman charged with two counts of assaulting and torturing her foster daughter – including stabbing the child’s eyes with hypodermic needles – was found competent Monday to stand trial. King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson ruled Chornice Lewis competent after examining a psychological evaluation conducted at Western State Hospital. Contents of the evaluation are confidential; Robinson ordered it sealed from public view. Lewis, 33, clad in a red jail jumpsuit, said little during the brief hearing, apart from nodding when the judge asked whether she would accept a continuance of the trial date, now set for Sept. 25. The finding of competency returned her to the King County Jail. She spent most of the last year at Western State, after she was ordered to undergo a competency evaluation. A story in Sunday’s News Tribune – “Tortu The state fails a young girl” – described Lewis’ 10-year stint as a licensed foster mother and the treatment endured by her foster daughter, now 16. Records from the state Department of Social and Health Services show the girl was abused for years, and never removed from Lewis’ home, despite 16 complaints of abuse and neglect reported to the state by neighbors, teachers and police. The girl was rescued from Lewis’ home in January 2006, following the 16th and final complaint. Subsequent medical examinations revealed a host of injuries, including blunt-force trauma to the child’s hands and feet, burns, fractures and blindness in one eye. In an internal review of the Lewis case, completed in February, DSHS leaders blamed “a system breakdown” for the failure to protect the girl. No DSHS employees associated with the Lewis case faced discipline as a result of the review. How to help Several readers who responded to Sunday’s story about the Chornice Lewis case asked how to send aid or comfort to the unnamed young woman at the center of the story. The News Tribune does not have direct access to the girl or her new foster parent – the information is not a public record, and the state Department of Social and Health Services has not revealed it. Monday, the newspaper gave the agency questions from readers who wanted to know how to help. DSHS spokeswoman Kathy Spears said readers could donate to an organization called Tree House, which helps all children in foster care with extras and clothing. Here is a link to the Tree House Web site: www.treehouse4kids.org/about/ news.htm. 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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