In a Texas Home, 11 Children Found in Grim Conditions - NYTimes.com
An 11-year-old boy had a black eye and finger marks on his forearms, and one of his teeth had been knocked out. They were among the 11 children found in a home in this rural town of about 7,200 people 40 miles northeast of Houston, their plight described in a court document filed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the state’s child welfare agency. They were discovered last month when a Dayton police sergeant and an investigator with the child welfare agency visited the house in response to a report made to the police alleging physical abuse of the children.
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| Michael Stravato for the NY Times |
by Manny Fernandez
Published: February 22, 2012.
DAYTON, Tex. — A 2-year-old girl was tied up in a restraint attached to her bed. Nearby another 2-year-old child, a boy, was restrained to his bed, too. A third child, a blind 5-year-old girl who appeared to be in a daze, was tied up on a filthy mattress.
An 11-year-old boy had a black eye and finger marks on his forearms, and one of his teeth had been knocked out. They were among the 11 children found in a home in this rural town of about 7,200 people 40 miles northeast of Houston, their plight described in a court document filed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the state’s child welfare agency. They were discovered last month when a Dayton police sergeant and an investigator with the child welfare agency visited the house in response to a report made to the police alleging physical abuse of the children.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/us/in-a-texas-home-11-children-found-in-grim-conditions.html
No one has been criminally charged....? With the conditions reported, pay particular attention to what Sergeant Doug O'Quinn had to say. Then, seek reforms. Oh, btw, "do the children have a dog in the hunt?"
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