Toledo father sues CPS over son gnawed by pitbull

Toledo father sues over son gnawed by pitbull

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A Toledo father is suing Lucas County's Child Protective Services (CPS)
claiming it's their fault a pit bull chewed off his son's foot.

The incident happened last year, but the father just filed his claim
last month.

Lisa Rantala has the story you'll see only on News 11.

The lawsuit was filed December 20. The five-year old affected now lives
with his father. The incident happened in his mother's home.

The dad is asking for at least $25,000 saying he contacted CPS on
suspicions of abuse only a week before this happened.

Late November, 24-year old Martina Jennings fainted in court. A Lucas
County judge had just sentenced her to four years in prison after her
three-month old pit bull puppy chewed off her four-year old son's foot.
Larry Dilabbio, Martina Jennings' attorney, told News 11, "If this
weren't an inner city black family with a pit bull, I don't think the
sensationalism would be involved."

Dilabbio plans to appeal, but now the child's father blames another
entity for the incident -- child protective services.

In his lawsuit, he said he called CPS nearly two weeks earlier saying
his son with spina bifida was being physically abused in the home of
Martina Jennings because of the presence of scrapes, wounds and bruises.
The father took his son to the hospital where doctors suspected domestic
violence.

They also completed a child abuse report, a physical assault body map
and took photographs.

CPS removed the boy from Jennings' home, but gave him back days before
the pit bull attacked.

Prosecutor Louis Kountouris told News 11, "They operated on the dog to
determine what contents is in the stomach of the dog and they did find a
toe." The pit bull was not caged and gnawed on the boy's foot for eight
hours. Jennings said her son never woke up because he can't feel
anything from the waist down.

Even during questioning, Jennings said the dog must have dragged him
down for a while because she found his head at the foot of the bed.

Now that we know what happened to Jennings, it could be months before we
know if a judge or jury finds child protective services also at fault





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...