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PORT ST. LUCIE Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case: awoman told police Judith Leekin turned over 11 children for her to take careof...



 
 
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Old August 4th 07, 06:21 AM posted to alt.support.child-protective-services,alt.support.foster-parents,alt.dads-rights.unmoderated,alt.parenting.spanking
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Default PORT ST. LUCIE Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case: awoman told police Judith Leekin turned over 11 children for her to take careof...

Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case

By Will Greenlee (Contact)
Saturday, August 4, 2007

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2007/aug/...t-leekin-1999/


PORT ST. LUCIE — In 1999, a woman told police Judith Leekin turned over
11 children for her to take care of for about a week and dropped off
only bologna, cheese and bread for them to eat.

The complainant, who met Leekin in a grocery store, also said Leekin,
62, hit one of the kids in the head with an iron.

International media attention has been drawn to the case of the woman
suspected of adopting 11 children in New York in the 1980s and 1990s and
collecting up to $2 million in subsidies for their care, but using the
cash to fund her lifestyle. Arrested last month, Leekin is facing a
variety of felony charges and is behind bars in the St. Lucie County
jail on more than $4 million bail.

The newly released records from 1999 indicate police appeared to have
investigated the complaints extensively, but couldn't develop probable
cause for an arrest. Leekin denied having contact with the kids the
complainant mentioned, saying she only took care of relatives' kids.

It was unclear late Friday whether the children investigators
encountered in 1999 are among the at least 10 that police said they
found to be malnourished, denied an education and medical care and at
times bound with handcuffs and plastic ties.

"These children did not have any marks to indicate any type of
punishment was used on them," one of the 1999 reports states. "All said
that they were treated well and liked living with (Leekin)."

The kids told investigators they knew of no other children that Leekin
might have been caring for, nor were they familiar with the
complainant's name, which was excised from police reports. The
complainant, who like Leekin was from Trinidad, said Leekin indicated
she had problems with a roommate and asked if she could watch her children.

The woman told police she was concerned because Leekin later denied
caring for the kids or even knowing them, and she told police the
children were moved from house to house.

A state Department of Children and Families investigator told police she
found no information Leekin "was a foster parent, or guardian of any
kind of children from these states." Leekin used four aliases at four
separate agencies in New York City between July 1988 and April 1996 to
adopt the 11 children, said Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for the New York
City Administration for Children's Services.

The first child was adopted in July 1988, three more were adopted in May
1993, three more in June 1994, another in December 1994, another in June
1995 and a final two children in April 1996. She received a total of
$1.26 million in stipends from New York City.

A detective stopped by Leekin's home about six times between February
and April 1999 and couldn't contact Leekin again. He also drove by the
home without stopping about 15 times and never saw any children or adults.

The DCF investigator closed her probe because of a lack of previous
incidents or reports, the children in the home were "fine and not in
foster care," there was no evidence of "cuts/punctures/bites, excess
corporal punishment, confinement or bizarre punishment," and no records
of her as a foster parent in New York, New Jersey or Florida were found.

Meanwhile, the State Attorney's Office expects to request a hearing next
week to gain approval from a local judge in order to have New York
adoption records released to police, said Assistant State Attorney Jeff
Hendriks. Prosecutors may also file charges next week related to the
other new adopted person discovered recently by police, he said.

Leekin's attorney, who has filed not guilty pleas on her behalf, did not
return calls for comment Friday.



CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
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

CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING HUNDREDS 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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Default PORT ST. LUCIE Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case: a woman told police Judith Leekin turned over 11 children for her to take care of...

10 kids x55 per day x30 days per month x24 years = 4.75 Million

On Aug 4, 12:21 am, fx wrote:
Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case

By Will Greenlee (Contact)
Saturday, August 4, 2007

http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2007/aug/...ived-complaint...

PORT ST. LUCIE - In 1999, a woman told police Judith Leekin turned over
11 children for her to take care of for about a week and dropped off
only bologna, cheese and bread for them to eat.

The complainant, who met Leekin in a grocery store, also said Leekin,
62, hit one of the kids in the head with an iron.

International media attention has been drawn to the case of the woman
suspected of adopting 11 children in New York in the 1980s and 1990s and
collecting up to $2 million in subsidies for their care, but using the
cash to fund her lifestyle. Arrested last month, Leekin is facing a
variety of felony charges and is behind bars in the St. Lucie County
jail on more than $4 million bail.

The newly released records from 1999 indicate police appeared to have
investigated the complaints extensively, but couldn't develop probable
cause for an arrest. Leekin denied having contact with the kids the
complainant mentioned, saying she only took care of relatives' kids.

It was unclear late Friday whether the children investigators
encountered in 1999 are among the at least 10 that police said they
found to be malnourished, denied an education and medical care and at
times bound with handcuffs and plastic ties.

"These children did not have any marks to indicate any type of
punishment was used on them," one of the 1999 reports states. "All said
that they were treated well and liked living with (Leekin)."

The kids told investigators they knew of no other children that Leekin
might have been caring for, nor were they familiar with the
complainant's name, which was excised from police reports. The
complainant, who like Leekin was from Trinidad, said Leekin indicated
she had problems with a roommate and asked if she could watch her children.

The woman told police she was concerned because Leekin later denied
caring for the kids or even knowing them, and she told police the
children were moved from house to house.

A state Department of Children and Families investigator told police she
found no information Leekin "was a foster parent, or guardian of any
kind of children from these states." Leekin used four aliases at four
separate agencies in New York City between July 1988 and April 1996 to
adopt the 11 children, said Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for the New York
City Administration for Children's Services.

The first child was adopted in July 1988, three more were adopted in May
1993, three more in June 1994, another in December 1994, another in June
1995 and a final two children in April 1996. She received a total of
$1.26 million in stipends from New York City.

A detective stopped by Leekin's home about six times between February
and April 1999 and couldn't contact Leekin again. He also drove by the
home without stopping about 15 times and never saw any children or adults.

The DCF investigator closed her probe because of a lack of previous
incidents or reports, the children in the home were "fine and not in
foster care," there was no evidence of "cuts/punctures/bites, excess
corporal punishment, confinement or bizarre punishment," and no records
of her as a foster parent in New York, New Jersey or Florida were found.

Meanwhile, the State Attorney's Office expects to request a hearing next
week to gain approval from a local judge in order to have New York
adoption records released to police, said Assistant State Attorney Jeff
Hendriks. Prosecutors may also file charges next week related to the
other new adopted person discovered recently by police, he said.

Leekin's attorney, who has filed not guilty pleas on her behalf, did not
return calls for comment Friday.


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Old August 4th 07, 04:24 PM posted to alt.support.child-protective-services,alt.support.foster-parents,alt.dads-rights.unmoderated,alt.parenting.spanking
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Default PORT ST. LUCIE Complaints date back to 1999 in PSL abuse case: a woman told police Judith Leekin turned over 11 children for her to take care of...

On Aug 4, 11:23 am, Greegor wrote:
10 kids x55 per day x30 days per month x24 years = 4.75 Million


Please post the verification for all those figures.

 




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