Woman gets 10 years' probation in death of 4-month-old foster son...

Woman gets 10 years' probation in death of 4-month-old foster son
A.J. FLICK
Tucson Citizen

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/56520.php

A Tucson woman was ordered to spend 10 years on probation after being
convicted of reckless child abuse after the death of her 4-month-old
foster son.
Pima County Superior Court Judge Frank Dawley on Monday ordered
probation for Guadalupe Yolanda Gomez, 48, after a jury convicted her in
May.
Deputy County Attorney Nicol Green asked Dawley to impose prison or a
lifetime on probation.
"Dwight Hill didn't deserve to die," Green said.
Green asked that if Dawley imposed probation, he should order Gomez not
to supervise children.
Defense attorney Steven West asked for a three-year probation term,
reminding Dawley that the jury didn't convict Gomez of the baby's death.
"Miss Gomez does feel responsible for Dwight Hill's death," West said.
The infant died Nov. 16, 2005, 11 days after Gomez was given custody,
from bleeding in the brain after a skull fracture caused by blunt force
trauma.
West asked Dawley to allow Gomez to have contact with her son, who had
been under the care of Child Protective Services.
"I just want to say I'm sorry for this horrible, tragic thing that
happened to baby Dwight," Gomez said, crying.
Dawley noted that he was there to sentence Gomez for reckless abuse, not
murder.
"The unanswered question being how did Dwight's skull become fractured?"
Dawley said.
While on probation, Dawley said, Gomez could regain custody of her son,
causing Gomez to sob and her family to react with joy. His age was not
immediately available.
Green noted later that CPS may ask to sever Gomez's parental rights, in
which case Juvenile Court will decide whether she keeps custody.
Dawley said Gomez cannot be employed in child care and the probation
department must have written permission in advance if relatives or
friends allow her to supervise their children alone.
Gomez had originally also been indicted on a first-degree murder charge.
On the eve of the trial, the prosecution asked the judge to dismiss that
charge without prejudice - meaning it could be refiled.
Because of a ruling during the trial, refiling the charge would amount
to double jeopardy, the defense argued after the abuse verdict.
Green told Dawley that prosecutors agreed with West's argument and
Dawley dismissed the murder charge permanently.



[[10 years' probation? I can imagine what she would have gotten if she
had been the childs biological mother]] FX


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...