Foster Parents Gain More Rights in Court

 

This video & the written news story  can be found at

Foster Parents Gain More Rights in Court

Foster parent fails to receive screenings; accused in brutal abuse

To learn more about the accusations against Krista Miller, view
Foster parent fails to receive screenings; accused in brutal abuse.

Santa Ana foster father accused of sex with adopted children

 

According to Eileed Frere, reporter & author of Santa Ana foster father accused of sex with adopted children, "Police allege Felipe Hernandez sexually assaulted two girls, both foster children placed in his care. He and his wife later adopted them."

Ex-sitter fights to get conviction in infant death overturned

Ex-sitter fights to get conviction in infant death overturned 

addresses the case of child minder Jennifer Del Prete,

who was accused and convicted of shaken baby syndrome.

 

The story also touches on the issues

surrounding shaken baby syndrome today.
As Anna Davlantes (Good Day Chicago Co-Anchor) states
in the above linked article,
"So what if there was another explanation here?"

Innocence March

Among the falsely imprisoned (referred to on the Innocence March site as "The California Twelve") are Alan Gimenez (falsely accused of SBS), Suzanne Johnson (falsely accused of SBS), Dolores Macias (falsely accused of drowning a child), & Joann Parks (falsely accused of starting the house fire that claimed the lives of her three children).

Mistrial on Megan Martzen murder case

Mistrial on Megan Martzen murder case

 

While this case has been newsworthy for quite some time, it was only recently that I became aware of it. I will offer a very brief gist of the case.

In 2009, Ella Van Leeuwen, who was approximately a year and a half old, passed away (1). In 2010, Ella's babysitter, Megan Martzen, was arrested and charged with her death (2, 3). While in jail, Megan was pregnant (4) and gave birth,  at which time CPS became involved (5). (The child was allowed to stay with his father.)
 
During the trial against Megan, which took place in 2013, prosecutors alleged shaken baby syndrome, while defense presented her as good with kids (6) & argued that Ella had had two accidents in the time before her death (6, 7, 8). As you can see from the video & link above, the cases has ended (for now) in a mistrial.

1. Mysterious Death of a Reedley Toddler February 26, 2009
2. Megan Martzen Arrested for Death of Reedley Toddler April 27, 2010
3. Megan Martzen Charged in Death of Reedley Toddler April 28, 2010
4. Accused baby murderer likely to give birth in the Fresno County jail May 13, 2010
5. Reedley woman accused in child's death gives birth September 01, 2010
6. Friends of Martzen take stand in her defense February 02, 2013
7. Two doctors testify in Megan Martzen murder trial January 31, 2013
8. Closing Arguments in Megan Martzen Murder Trial, Case in Jury's Hands February 8, 2013

Florida Department of Children and Families worker terminated after child neglect arrest

I have an update on the post I shared on January 22, 2013,

regarding a Florida DCF worker, Tara Vereen.

 

To quote Mike Lyons, author of this newest story - Florida Department of Children and Families worker terminated after child neglect arrest - "[Tara] Vereen was arrested on child neglect charges because in 2011, she became aware of two cases of child molestation committed by her husband several years ago on victims ages 6 & 9 but she but did not report it." If it is true that Louis Vereen (Tara Vareen's husband) is guilty of molestation, the is unbelievable that Tara Vereen would stay with him, regardless of whether or not she was employed with DCFS. The fact that she was employed with DCFS and didn't report the alleged abuse is unbelievable.