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Parents Behaving Badly

Archive for the ‘neglect’ Category

June 1st, 2008

Adoptive Parent, Judith Leekin, Starves Kids, Keeps Money

A New York woman, Judith Leekin, 63, admitted she used false names to adopt 11 disabled children. She also admitted to sending officials phony school report cards to qualify for adoption subsidies - one million dollars in two decades.
If this isn’t bad enough, she kept the kids like prisoners in in her Port St. Lucie, Florida home. […]

By Former Blogger -- 1 comment

May 31st, 2008

Michal James Charged in Death of Her Three-Year-Old Daughter

In Coatesville, Pennsylvania, Michal James, 27, is facing homicide charges in the death of her three-year-old daughter, Patricia Elaine James.
James is accused of ongoing physical abuse including hitting her daughter with a belt and tying her hands to bedposts with scarves. When emergency crews responded to Michal James’ 911 call, they found that the little girl was […]

By Former Blogger -- 7 comments

May 11th, 2008

Two Four-Year-Old Cousins Abused By Moms and Locked in Closets for Weeks

In Kokomo, Indiana, Mary Deakyne, 4, and her cousin, Justin Leonard, 4, were abused daily by their mothers, who are sisters. The youngsters were bound and kept in a closet for weeks at a time. They were also bound with zip ties to door knobs and other household items to restrict their movements.
The children are being treated at […]

By Former Blogger -- 5 comments

April 26th, 2008

Parents Arrested for Whipping and Handcuffing Teenage Son

In Grand Junction, Colorado, John Wilson, 40, and Kristie Moore, 35, were charged with felony child abuse for handcuffing Wilson’s 15-year-old son to a rail in the living room. They also whipped the teenager with a belt and denying him food and bathroom breaks. Moore is Wilson’s live-in girlfriend and police consider her the boy’s stepmother.
The […]

By Former Blogger -- 16 comments

April 19th, 2008

Crystal Conklin Kills Her Two-Year-Old Son - Battered from “Head to Toe”

In Warren, Michigan, Crystal Conklin, 27, is under trial for killing her two-year-old son, Sean  Sowards. The dcoctor who testified against her equates the boy’s injuries to torture. The doctor said he was abused his whole life. Sean had three dozen bruises, abrasions and cuts all over his body. He was also blind from being […]

By Former Blogger -- 18 comments

March 15th, 2008

Brenda Sullivan Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse for Locking Teenage Son in Cage and Starving Him

In Jacksonville, Florida, Brenda Sullivan plead guilty to three counts of aggravated child abuse for keeping her teenage adopted son in a caged crib in an incident some people are calling the worst case of child abuse they have ever seen. Sullivan is undergoing a sentencing hearing and faced up to 20 years in prison.  (You can see pictures of […]

By Former Blogger -- 6 comments

January 5th, 2006

Parents Get Sitter For Dogs, Leave Kids Home Alone

In a move that would never be described as “money”, Jacob Calero and wife Michelle De La Vega took a trip to Vegas, leaving their puppies with her mother - and their two young kids by themselves.
Joshua, 9, and Jacob, 5 - did I mention that Jacob is autistic? - were left to fend […]

By Jason -- 21 comments

December 29th, 2005

Update: Geoffrey Wells Sentenced

Maria Wells, the estranged wife of Geoffrey Wells, has posted an update on her soon-to-be-ex-husband’s case. You’ll remember that Wells was charged after one of his sons, Syber, committed suicide with a loaded, unsecured pistol that his father had left lying around. The result of that carelessness? Wells has received a 12 month suspended sentence […]

By admin -- 15 comments

November 8th, 2005

Mom Gives Away Toddler for $2000

Cleveland, Ohio
Rosemary Stokes Busch, 23, gave her two-year-old daughter, Savannah Stokes, to 60-year-old Nicholas Stokes (who is allegedly related to Savannah’s father) after Stokes (Nicholas, not Savannah) gave Stokes Busch $2000 (which Stokes Busch said was back child support due to her from Savannah’s father, who is not Nicholas Stokes). Are you following? […]

By admin -- 4 comments

October 6th, 2005

Parents Opt For Prayer Over Medicine, Baby Dies As A Result

Oh, Jesus. Once again, God has failed to personally come down from His Throne In Heaven and save a baby in need of medical attention. I know, I know - I’m just as surprised as you are. I guess He has His hands full, making images of the Virgin Mary appear on burned grilled cheese […]

By Jason -- 21 comments

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