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Former probabion (EX-CPS) officer sentenced in child abuse case:It's always disappointing when an official uses his position to have accessto kids...
By OMAR AQUIJE Updated: Friday, May 25, 2007 8:32 PM EDT http://www.poststar.com/articles/200...6830789630.txt GLENS FALLS -- Bradford K. Overton, a former Warren County probation officer, was sentenced on Friday to 6 months in Warren County Jail on misdemeanor charges that he fondled two male teens. In addition, Glens Falls Judge Richard Tarantino sentenced Overton, 30, to 6 years of probation and issued a 5-year order of protection requiring him to stay away from the victims and three family members. Overton, a Glens Falls resident, must also register for sex offender status. A judge will determine the level of his status before Overton is released from jail. The Washington County District Attorney's Office, which handled the case as a special prosecutor, agreed to drop a felony sex abuse charge against Overton, who instead pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges of forcible touching. Overton has admitted to touching the buttocks of two boys, ages 15 and 16, at his home last summer. He knew the boys through a Queensbury church where he was a youth group leader. Advertisement Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright said the victims and their families were comfortable with the sentencing. "We felt that was a proper disposition of the case. We talked to the victims (and their families), and they were all on board with what we were doing," he said. Overton's attorney, Garfield Raymond, said Overton has apologized for the crime and is taking responsibility for his actions. "The things he said he did only go to a misdemeanor," Raymond said after the sentencing. "He accepted that responsibility." Overton had also been charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony, for allegedly having sexual contact with a 9-year-old boy he met while working as a Warren County Child Protective Services caseworker in 2004-05. But prosecutors dropped that charge because of problems with evidence. Raymond had said his client vehemently denied any improper contact with the 9-year-old boy. Overton resigned from his position with the probation department shortly after his first arrest in the case on Dec. 5. The Washington County probation department will handle his case, Kortright said. "It's always disappointing when an official uses his position to have access to kids," Kortright said. "I hope parents take note and watch for the signs (of abuse)." 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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Former probabion (EX-CPS) officer sentenced in child abuse case: It's always disappointing when an official uses his position to have access to kids...
Bradford K. Overton
They PLEAD him down from sexual abuse to two counts of touching butt? He only got 6 months in jail, lots of probation and sex offender registry? |
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