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Former Mass. correctional officer accused of having sex with inmate
A former Massachusetts correctional officer is heading to trial — accused of preying on an inmate with mental health issues for money and having sex behind prison walls. Charlotte Ferro resigned from the Department of Correction in the wake of these allegations. She’s accused of having sexual relations with Nathan Williams, who is a prisoner at Souza Baranowski Correctional...
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Former Connecticut DCF employee accused of inappropriate relationship with teen
A former state Department of Children and Families caseworker is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage girl who was under the supervision of the department and state police have arrested him. The DCF worker, 40-year-old Eliezer Rijos, of Watertown, resigned after the allegations surfaced. He has been charged with risk of injury to a child and tampering…
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Social worker describes ‘placement crisis' for kids in care of Mass. DCF
Some of Massachusetts’ most vulnerable children, in state custody with no place to go, are spending nights in rented spaces with social workers sitting watch. A veteran social worker is calling it a crisis for the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families. State records obtained by the NBC10 Boston Investigators show the state is renting out apartments and rooms for…
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Foster Child Taken From Only Family She's Known as Thousands Linger in System
There are more than 3,000 children in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families who have been in the system for two years or longer — difficult cases that must balance parental rights with what’s in the best interest of children. The NBC10 Boston Investigators looked into the troubling case of a foster child we’ll call Rose….
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Signs of Horrific Abuse Allegedly Ignored for Years at State-Licensed Foster Home
Attorney Sam Perkins, who represents four of the survivors who lived with the Ray and Sue Blouin in the 1990s and early 2000s, described just some of the horror he says foster children allegedly suffered inside the state licensed foster home of the Oxford couple decades ago.
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Civil Suit Highlights Horrific Allegations of Abuse, Torture By Mass. Foster Parents Ray and Sue Blouin
Attorney Sam Perkins described some of the horror he says foster children allegedly suffered inside the state licensed foster home of Ray and Sue Blouin in Oxford decades ago. He represents four of the survivors who lived with the Blouins in the 1990’s and early 2000’s
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NBC10 Boston Investigators: Lawmaker Proposes More Oversight Before DCF Can Take Kids in the Middle of the Night
Rep. Joan Meschino is proposing legislation that would require DCF workers to get them to sign off before emergency removals are made during hours when courthouses are closed. The change would mean such a serious decision would not fall on one person or agency’s shoulders.