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  • CPS Finds And Takes “Endangered” Tennessee Baby

    Child Protective Services recently removed an 8-month-old baby from his parent’s custody, after the couple was arrested. A statewide endangered child alert was issued for little Xavier Billings, describing him as a 17 Lb baby with blue eyes and blond hair who was in danger while in the custody of his parents. Xavier’s parents, 29-year-old…

  • Is ‘Courtnapping’ Children Financially Incentivised in Michigan?

    We have known for years that the Child Welfare System here in the US, and particularly in Michigan, needs a major overhaul. Children are removed from their homes without just cause, and parents are accused of abuse based on allegations made by the state. Sadly, this is nothing new. But according to a recent article…

  • Two CPS Workers Charged For Death of Detroit Child

    24-year-old Elaine Brown,  and 47-year-old Kelly Williams are facing some very serious charges for the role the state believes they played in the abuse and death of a Detroit toddler. The two social workers are accused of failing to follow up on the case of 3-year-old Aaron Minor, after finding him inadequately cared for in…

  • CPS Investigates Family of 8-Year-Old Who Stabbed Another Child in Kent County

    Police and Child Protective Services are currently investigating the family of an 8-year-old boy from Kent County who is accused of stabbing another, 12-year-old child. According to police records, the incident took place in Grand Rapids, at about 8 pm on November 9th. It is reminiscent of the Jamarion Lawhorn case, where an abused and…

  • No Charges After 4-Year-Old is Mauled to Death by Dog

    On October 23rd, tragedy struck at a home on W. Fish Lake Road in Sherman Township. A little girl was offering her newly adopted dog a treat. Suddenly the animal attacked her, completely unprovoked, and mauled her to death. Leaving her heartbroken family to wonder why, and the prosecutor’s office to determine if anyone was…

  • CPS Removed Children After Toddler Severely Burned

    22-year-old Kenneth James Jerone McCloud of Muskegon Heights has been accused of scalding his young son so badly that prosecutors are claiming that the child may be disfigured for life. As a result of the allegations, Child Protective Services has removed both the young boy and another child from the home and placed them in…

  • Despite New Trial, Ackley Headed To Prison For Child Abuse

    Over the last few weeks, we have talked at length about Shaken Baby Syndrome, and the two trials in Calhoun County that were set to challenge this already questionable science. However, as it turns out, one of those trials has had an unfortunate outcome, at least for the defendant. Ackley was one of two men,…

  • Spanking: Points to Consider When Disciplining a Child in Michigan

    Spanking is a topic that we have discussed on numerous occasions in the past. Why? Because it is a controversial subject that many people don’t agree on. Add to that the fact that the law isn’t as cut and dried as we may like, and the whole topic can get pretty complicated. So in that…

  • Michigan Woman Abandons Toddler in Car, Found 10 Miles Away

    The story is confusing, and heartbreaking. A Michigan woman left a toddler alone in a car in Atlanta, Georgia, and wandered away. She was found, ten miles away, with no memory of what happened, or where she had been. Now, in the wake of these strange and confounding circumstances, the mother is facing criminal charges.…

  • Children Taken From Parents, Found Mysteriously Dead

    A Michigan couple have been found dead in their home, where police say that Child Protective Services recently removed two children. The situation itself is a mystery, and is still under investigation by police. Not many details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the couple’s death, nor with regard to the children taken by…