We took our boy to A&E with a bump on his head... then we were banned from being along with kids for seven months

We took our boy to A&E with a bump on his head... then we were banned from being along with kids for seven months

 

Chris and Julia Norton were ­interviewed by police and forced to sign over the ­children to Julia’s parents

 

by Nick Owens
Mirror News
April 29, 2012
 

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A couple were banned from being alone with their two young children after they were wrongly accused of abusing their baby.

 

Worried Chris and Julia Norton took 10-week-old Harry to ­hospital when a lump appeared on his head... but doctors blamed THEM for causing the injury.

 

Harry was later ­diagnosed with osteogenesis ­imperfecta, a rare brittle-bone disease which means a light touch can snap his bones.

 

But it was seven months before the ordeal was over.

 

In that time, social services were called and Harry and older sister Vicky were placed on the “at-risk” ­register.

 

Chris and Julia were ­interviewed by police and forced to sign over the ­children to Julia’s parents.

The family had to move in with the parents just to be with Harry, now two, and Vicky, four.

 

Julia, 38, from St Ives, Cambs, said: “The accusations against my husband and I were like a sick joke. We were so scared.”

 

The disturbing story is part of a rising trend of cases.

 

The number of children taken into care is set to hit a new high in a surge known as the Baby P ­Effect after the horrifying 2007 death of 17-month-old Peter ­Connelly.

 

Julia and Chris, 46, first took Harry to Hinchingbrooke ­Hospital in Cambridge after a bruise ­appeared on his chest in 2009.

 

Doctors thought it was an ­allergic reaction to a spider bite and he was sent home. But more bruises followed.

 

And when the lump ­appeared on his head, his anxious parents took him back to hospital.

 

Julia said: “The doctor asked if we knew where it had come from. Then she said they were trained to suspect abuse.  I  couldn’t believe we were accused of ­harming our baby.”

 

After the family moved in with Julia’s parents, she wasn’t even allowed to change Harry’s nappy on her own.

 

“The children weren’t allowed to sleep in the same room as us either,” she said. 

 

All allegations against Julia and Chris have been dropped and they are speaking out now to raise ­awareness of parents wrongly ­accused of harming their children.

 

Matthew Winn, of Cambs ­Community Services NHS Trust, said: “We are sorry... we’ve worked with the Nortons to introduce improvements to prevent distress to other families in future, while not ­compromising child safety.”

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http://www.youtube.com/embed/EoRiRUUHNWU

Jan. 3, 2012 - testimony before the South Central Legislative Delegation

Below are several videos of testimony of individuals before the South Central Legislative Delegation. You can find more on YouTube at CHANGINGKANSAS's channel.

Wendell Turner spoke Jan. 3, 2012 before the South Central Legislative Delegation. Rick Pendland who worked for Youthville was also a sponsored foster parent, former school teacher and he worked at the Wichita Children's Home. Pendland, who now sits in the Cowley County Jail for allegedly raping multiple children, wanted to be the foster placement for Wendell Turner's grandchildren.

Jan. 3, 2012. Larry spoke before the South Central Legislative Delegation. Larry lost custody of his daughter after reporting that his child was being abused. Larry tried to file a motion in Sedgwick County Juvenile Court to be heard and was denied. The real question is why aren't children being protected in Sedgwick County? Why is the Sedgwick County DA's office filing false petitions against protective parents to remove children from from their custody and then recommend that those children be placed in the homes of their abusers?

Jan. 3, 2012, Donna Roberts, ACRA, A Childs Rights Association, spoke before the South Central Legislative Delegation. Donna Roberts' concern is regarding the sexual abuse of children in Sedgwick County and the coverup by professionals, law enforcement, SRS, therapists, and how the Judges are failing these children. Donna said that Kansas needs a major investigation by the feds and the people who have covered up the abuse of these children need to be prosecuted.

The bottom line is that sexual abuse is a crime and it is being covered up in Sedgwick County.

Jan. 3, 2012, Marlene Jones spoke before the South Central Legislative Delegation. Marlene has been coming to the legislative forums for several years and speaking on the wrongful removal and failure to reunify the children with the parent. Last year the citizens were told there was going to be a new committee to address these issues and that didn't happen. Marlene requested that the legislators support and cosponser the protective parent act that will be reintroduced this year as protective parents are losing custody of their children after reporting abuse.

Jan 3, 2012, Protective Parent Valerie spoke on the wrongful removal of her children and how the state gave custody of her children to their abuser. Wichita Children's Home reported three times to EMCU and SRS that the children were being abused. The system has reinforced and helped the abuser retain custody of the children. Valerie's parental rights were severed for reporting what her children told her and professionals.

Couple denies abusing son as they battle state for custody

 

 

According to Emily Sinovic, author of Couple denies abusing son as they battle state for custody, "The state [of Oregon] took custody of Linda and Daniel Dossey's baby boy, Joss, after the couple brought him in with a fever in November and say doctors found what appeared to be fractures in the child's leg and ribs. But the couple says their son has a medical condition called neonatal rickets."

 

It appears that doctors accused this couple of shaking their child. Even though the Dossey's say there isn't proof of abuse,  their son is in foster care and they are required to get psychological evaluations.

 

To quote Linda Dossey ""You're innocent until proven guilty. We know we didn’t do anything, this will be easy, and then know that it's not really that easy".

DCF worker accused of having sex with foster child already victimized by prostitution ring

 

 Lately, there have been news reports about a prostitution ring in run by four Florida men. The four men accused of running this ring are Willie Calvin Bivens, Anturrell Nathaniel Dean, Eric George Earle, and David Zarifi. These four Florida men who were arrested early Monday. What is disturbing is that, allegedly, this is a prostitution ring that preyed on foster children.

 

Now, sadly, Jean LaCroix, a Department of Children and Families Worker Allegedly Had Sexual Relationship With Teen Involved in Prostitution Ring. (Each of the above videos was found via this link.) If the allegations are true, they are beyond unacceptable.