Category: Child Abuse

  • What is ‘Brittle Bone Disease’ And Why Does it Matter to CPS?(Pt 2)

    Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been talking about brittle bone disease and how it’s been the cause of so many falsely accused parents here in Michigan. As we pointed out before, in the previous article, most cases of brittle bone disease happen when worried parents take their crying babies to hospital to…

  • What is ‘Brittle Bone Disease’ And Why Does it Matter to CPS? (Pt 1)

    You might never have even heard of it before. Many people haven’t. But ‘Brittle Bone Disease‘, which is also known as ‘Fragile Bone Syndrome’ is a very serious condition that has made life incredibly hard for many families over the years. How, you wonder? By having innocent children with undiagnosed medical conditions torn from their…

  • Pontiac Mom Accused of Intentionally Burning Baby With Hot Water

    When emergency responders first showed up at Carmen Ann Smith-Portee’s house, responding to a call about a burned baby, she told them the 1-year-old had climbed into the tub by himself. Shortly after that, when deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s department arrived at the scene, Smith-Portee told them the same story – that she…

  • Mom Leaves Twin Babies in Curbside Suitcase When CPS Shows up!

    This story has hit the media like a wildfire, and it’s spreading fast! As a city whose media presence has been associated with all manner of controversies in recent years, from the Flint water crisis to the FBI’s claim that it’s the most dangerous city in the nation, this Michigan city has had more than…

  • How the Nassar Case Will Change Michigan’s Child Abuse Reporting Laws (Pt 2)

    Welcome back, and thanks for joining us for this difficult discussion about a topic that has shaken Michigan to the core. Many things are changing in the wake of the revelations about Larry Nassar, and after the historic trial where more than 100 victims shared victim impact statements. Laws are being reviewed and criticised. New…

  • Michigan FGM Case Prompts Federal Legislation

    While it’s easy to see how federal legislation affects each of the 50 states, it can sometimes be harder to note the effects that individual state issues have on federal legislation. However, in the wake of Michigan’s ongoing female genital mutilation case, which is the first the nation has ever seen, the effects on the…

  • Lansing Parents Choose Physical Discipline Over Custody of Their Children

      A Lansing couple is facing serious criminal charges after they chose not to seek advised medical help for their newborn daughter, resulting in her death. This led to CPS stepping in and removing the couple’s other children, which they could have had back by now, if it weren’t for the fact that they allegedly…

  • CPS Says Baby Died in Car Seat While Mother Partied With Friends

    A young Wyoming mother has been arrested and charged for allegedly leaving her baby son to die in his car seat while she was out partying with friends. According to CPS, six-month-old Noah Johnson’s death was entirely preventable, if only his mother had checked on him and fed him during that window of time. But…

  • Michigan Bikers Raise Money To Fight Child Abuse

    Thanks to Hollywood, bikers tend to be associated with drug crimes, prostitution rings and violent parties. Although this may be true in some cases, the reality is that not all bikers are scary guys with huge beards, a total disregard for the law, and even bigger tempers. Many bikers are nothing more than law-abiding citizens…

  • New Charges in Michigan’s FGM Case

    When Dr. Jumana Nagarwala, a respected emergency room doctor at Henry Ford hospital, was arrested for performing genital cuttings on two young girls from Minnesota, the country erupted. When another doctor and his wife were accused of being present at the time, fully complicit in the crime, a community came under the laser eye of…