Evidence from CPS’s Files
DSHS failed, then 9-month-old, JB when it received a referral that the baby who had been abandoned by her drug addicted, prostitute mother who was in and out of jail. The failures by CPS in this case are beyond comprehension. One is left speechless by the extent of negligence displayed during DSHS’s investigations of numerous reports of abuse filed by family, medical personnel and members of the community. If CPS had set out to demonstrate sheer incompetence and dereliction of duty, they could not have done a better job. Bullet point references in DSHS’s own files illustrate and support this fact.
Background & Initial Neglect
- A sibling of 9-month-old JB had already been removed from her home for neglect.
- DSHS took 8 days to assign an investigator after initial contact. The grandmother confirmed neglect and abandonment.
- CPS delayed investigation by 48 days, only to find JB’s mother missing, allegedly abusing drugs, prostituting herself and living recklessly. The investigation ended with no follow-up.
Escalating Allegations Ignored
- Two months later: Referral alleged drug use, child starvation, and threats of prostitution with JB in tow. A CPS investigator corroborated details but dismissed the report as “hard to prove.”
- Subsequent events: JB was kidnapped by her alleged father, who violently threatened to kill her and the family. After a city-wide police alert and arrest, CPS again failed to assess JB’s safety upon return to her mother.
Foster Placement and Persistent Abuse
- JB was made a ward of the state and placed with foster parents without vetting.
- Almost immediately, JB was reported with facial bruising; CPS accepted a farce of an injury explanation without further inquiry.
- Later, JB was diagnosed with a tibia fracture; CPS again accepted the foster parents’ story of a playground injury.
Reports of Abuse by Foster Parents
- Foster parents admitted to punishing JB with “water treatment.” JB showed fear, yet no intervention followed.
- CPS received repeated referrals citing:
–Black eyes, bruises, scratches, beatings with a shoe and belt.
-Witness statements and visual evidence of ongoing abuse.
- No protective actions were taken, and referrals were closed without justification.
Systemic Breakdown
- Despite nearly a dozen red flags, CPS granted the foster parents a license nearly two years after JB’s placement.
- Within two months, the Seattle Police removed JB due to clear evidence of severe physical and sexual abuse including:
– Adult bite marks, broken bones, and ritualistic torture.
Final Discrimination & Continued Harm
- JB was placed with a loving family initiating adoption, but was removed by a social worker who said JB should “stay with a white family.”
- In the next foster home, JB was again sexually abused—this time by the foster family’s son.