Category Archives: Child Abuse Register

WA. Failure to protect foster children from sexual abuse costs state $11 million

The state of Washington will pay six people a total of $11 million to settle claims they suffered horrible abuse as children at the hands of their state-appointed guardians. Alexander Gonzalez, Michelle Harris, Elizabeth Tapia and Aurora Tapia filed suit … Continue reading

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OR. Lincoln County School District failed to protect students against 6-year-old, lawsuit alleges

A lawsuit on behalf of five Lincoln County elementary students accuses local school officials of failing to report and prevent “sexual harassment and assault” by a 6-year-old boy who they said touched their genitals, hit them in the crotch and … Continue reading

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NY. Mom Assaulted Facebook

Daphne Melin, 32, of Long Island was arrested this week after video surfaced of her egging on a schoolyard fight between her 12-year-old daughter and a fellow tween classmate. Cell phone footage of the fight, which occurred outside a local … Continue reading

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AZ. Father refs after-school fight between teens, armed with handgun

A Valley dad is under arrest for encouraging a fight involving his sons and another boy, and allegedly using a handgun to keep others from stepping in to help. The family affair happened on Tuesday at a park near Val … Continue reading

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California. Cleared of Child Abuse, But Unable to Clear Name. Seems to be recurring problem in many states

Californians exonerated of child abuse charges remain on the state’s official list of offenders. It has been nine years since Craig and Wendy Humphries were arrested by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy and listed as child abusers on California’s … Continue reading

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Iowa’s Child Protection Registry Abuses Due Proces

www.washingtontimes.com Iowa child protective services have been removing children from their homes at a rate twice the national average. Roughly 50,000 of the state’s 3 million residents have been placed on a “child abuse registry”. There are millions of Americans … Continue reading

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The Unintended Consequences of an Unduly Restrictive, Illegal and Discriminatory Restraint and Other Practices In Iowa Results in 50,000 people on a child abuse register blacklist

In Iowa, it’s far too easy to get on the child abuse registry and far too difficult to get off of the registry. NYS OCFS had this problem too.  NY’s solution was to shred 25,000 name clearing hearing petitions.  See … Continue reading

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