Tag: Child Abuse Defense Lawyer
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Police Body Cameras: How Do They Affect Falsely Accused Parents? 2
Welcome back, and thanks for joining us as we unpack this somewhat controversial subject. In our previous article we talked about the introduction of body cameras for certain Michigan police departments, and the ensuing privacy issues that have come up ever since. Moving on we’re going to be talking about how Michigan hopes to solve…
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Police Body Cameras: How Do They Affect Falsely Accused Parents? 1
Body cameras on police officers is something that our Firm has written about a number of times in the past. In 2015, both Detroit and Bay City equipped their officers with body cameras by the end of the year. Lansing has since followed suit. And they certainly weren’t the first departments to do so. In…
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$410,000 Raised to Help Fight Child Abuse in Michigan
Sometimes preventing child abuse means getting involved in a difficult situation with a student at school. Or with your neighbors. Sometimes it means making a report to police, which can be difficult because you run the risk of having misunderstood what really happened. So now you’ve put a potentially innocent family right under the laser…
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5 Adults Charged After Child is Burned in ‘Deplorable’ Home
A tragic accident involving a 4-year-old boy and a butane torch has turned into criminal charged for his parents, evictions for five people, and CPS involvement. The events that led to this sad outcome began over a month ago, with a little boy playing with something he found in his messy house… According to police…
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Calhoun County Dad Leaves Baby in Car While Visiting Strip Club
A Calhoun County father has been arrested for allegedly leaving his young child in the car while he spent time visiting a Battle Creek area strip club. He is now facing charges, although he claims it isn’t what it looks like. According to police records, three men at the club stepped outside to have a…
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Michigan Doctor Charged For Female Genital Mutilation Practices
Female Genital Mutilation is something that the average American only hears about in news about other countries. In fact, it’s neither customary, nor legal to alter the genitalia of an underaged girl here in the US, and so it simply isn’t something that makes the local news very often. Yet, if Homeland Security and Child…
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Michigan Lawmakers to Remove Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse?
In Michigan right now, Murder, Solicitation to Commit Murder, Criminal Sexual Conduct in the First degree, and violations of Michigan’s Anti-Terrorism Act are all crimes that have no statute of limitations. This means that if someone is discovered to have committed any of these specific crimes, 10, 30, or even 60 years ago, they can…
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Michigan’s Central Registry: What You Need To Know 1
For parent in Michigan, one of the scariest things about CPS is their seemingly unlimited and unquestioned power. No other government agency in this state has the authority to label you as a criminal and add your name to a statewide Registry without ever having to produce a shred of evidence against you. Even the…
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Target 8 Investigation Prompts Mixed Reactions About CPS Involvement 1
Target 8 is the investigative arm of Wood TV8 out of Grand Rapids in Kent County. The media group regularly investigates situations and individuals it believes may be overlooked by the public. This list includes nursing homes, insurance benefits, and in the case of one recent story – CPS‘s involvement in the lives of babies…
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Child Abuse: A Comparison of Developing vs. Developed Nations
In many, many ways, America is a wonderful place to live. Home to the world’s greatest melting pot of cultural and ethnic diversity, some of the best trauma care available on the planet, and a phenomenal inventive and creative sector. We have a lot to be proud of. But for all of that, a terrifying…