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Adopted Leekin child remains missing
Adopted Leekin child remains missing
By Will Greenlee (Contact) Friday, January 11, 2008 http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/jan/...ine-11fleekin/ One of 11 people adopted by accused child abuser Judith Leekin remains missing, and police Thursday asked for help finding him. Leekin, 62, was arrested in July on charges of using aliases to adopt 11 children in New York City between July 1988 and April 1996 and collecting up to $2 million for their care. Instead, she left them malnourished and bound with handcuffs and plastic ties. Investigators found 10 of the adoptees but don't know what happened to Shane "Moo" Graham, who has Down syndrome, autism and sickle cell anemia. Adopted in September 1993, Graham was bottle fed and needed round-the-clock care. Now 19, he has a dark complexion and dark, wavy hair. Investigators believe Graham lived in the Walton Lakes apartments on Walton Road with a babysitter between December 1999 and July 2000, said Detective Stuart Klearman. Leekin lived across town in a five-bedroom, four-bathroom home. "Judith Leekin came over to the apartment as was her normal routine, took Shane and left and came back about 30 minutes later without him," Klearman said. "He's never been seen since." Graham's adopted siblings were led to believe he was dead, Klearman said. Graham, who was about 11 when last seen, got the nickname Moo because it was the only sound he could make. He can't walk and can't feed, cloth or bathe himself. The state Department of Children and Families and local hospitals have no record of Graham, Klearman said. The other adoptees remain in DCF custody. Leekin is in the St. Lucie County jail on $4.4 million bail. She's represented by Chief Assistant Public Defender Mark Harllee, who couldn't be reached for comment. The local case against Leekin is on hold as federal authorities in New York City investigate her on adoption fraud charges. "We expect New York to indict her and for her to take a plea (agreement) and be sentenced up there," said Jeff Hendriks, an assistant state attorney in Fort Pierce. "We're wanting her to be sentenced to a total of around 20 years," he said, noting that Leekin refused a plea deal with that condition. "So it looks like we may be going to trial here." 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... |
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