In January, we wrote an article about the proposed gun bill that Governor Snyder had chosen to veto in the interest of keeping domestic violence victims safer. The reasons for his decision were because Senate Bills 789 and 790 proposed to make modifications to the Michigan concealed carrying laws. The changes could have affected the…
CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates, is a national program with specially trained volunteers who are appointed by family court judges to act as assistants to the court in child abuse cases. There has been a CASA center in Saginaw for over a decade now, and Bay City is about to get their own.
The death of a baby is a tragedy. But when the infant is found to have sustained head wounds before passing away, it is only natural for authorities to wonder if there is perhaps more to the story. In this case, it has resulted in a teenaged father being charged with abuse and murder. …
Child abuse is a tragedy. But possibly even more tragic is when those who are tasked with caring for and assisting child abuse victims, end up using them instead as a means to an end. Like Melodie Ann Brooks, the former director of the Monroe County Child Advocacy Center (CAC). She is charged with embezzling…
The preliminary hearing for Steven A. Torres and his wife, Erica Jackson-Torres, the Saginaw couple facing charges of 1st degree child abuse, took place just last month in the Saginaw County District Court. But this case took like it may take a while to untangle, as there is a good deal of “he said, she…
Abusive Situations and the Internet We discussed some strategies for avoiding one-adult/one child situations in the previous article, but in this segment we are going to focus on addressing issues pertaining to internet use and how that can play into abusive situations.
Abusive Situations Make You Vulnerable to False Allegations In the previous segment on tactics for preventing abusive situations for your children, we looks at some of the statistics reflecting the realities of child abuse in today’s world, and discussed why it is so important to be careful. Especially since you could find yourself the subject…
Don’t be One of the Falsely Accused! “Prevent child abuse” is one of the easiest things to say, and yet one of the most daunting and terrifying subjects to actually address. But it doesn’t have to be. A series of simple strategies can help you to avoid abusive situations for your kids, and even false…
Wondering whether your tax dollars get wisely spent? Here’s another clue that the answer might be “no”. The Michigan Department of Human Services opted for extremely expensive legal representation in a child welfare case instead of working with more cost-effective, salaried state attorneys.
Many people have been wondering what kind of defense Angela Alexie and her court-appointed attorney would provide to explain the heartbreaking death of her newborn baby. The little boy, later dubbed “Henry” by employees at the medical examiner’s office, was found frozen solid and wrapped in an old T-shirt in amongst recyclables at the Roseville…