A few days ago I posted an entry with a list of things that I have done and have not done. I am not sure I entered it correctly.
When I was fairly new with Children's Protective Services I had a case of a teenage girl who was likely being sexually abused by her father, but she refused to disclose any information. She insisted nothing had ever happened. I made many repeat visits to talk to her, told her that she wasn't doing her father any favors, since he had a serious problem and needed help. She still didn't budge. I reminded her that she was not an only child, and asked her if she wanted her younger sbiling to have the same life. She gave me a jealous look, but offered nothing.
I made the father move out of the home anyway. He got a room away from the house. The mother said she had no idea of any issues and assured me that I was making him move for no reason at all. The younger sibling probably told the truth and did not yet know anything was wrong.
To make a long story short, the police called me a week or two after the father moved out to thank me for a good job well done. He had shot himself in the head, and died.
Police officers and their superiors called me for weeks to tell me what a great job I did in getting that man off the street. They found more than adequate evidence that he had been sexually abusing his daughter and other children also.
So I am not sure that I honestly answered correctly when I said I never killed anyone.
9 comments:
YIKES! Well you didn't pull the trigger, but I'm sure him knowing someone knew of his behavior kinda gave hiim motive, but rest assured it's not your fault, bastard didn't deserve to live and took the chicken shit road out. BASTARD!
kinda, but hey. i'd almost be proud of it. atleast the girl is okay now!
hmmmmm, you did the right thing. better him then one of those children. I am sure you heard about the moran around here in Zion Illinois that just murdered his daughter and her friend on Mother's day no less. He was so mad at them that he stabbed the one girl in the eyes! He just got out of jail too. He won't be now. So sad, but you did what you knew to be right. period. Rose
Sweetie,
That monster pulled the trigger himself.
You are not to blame. You did the right
thing. He is the one who couldn't live
with it.
Connie
Probably the best contribution to parenting he ever made. Plus, he saved the taxpaying public a bunch of money.
I only had lunch with you and I felt like going to church. Nah, not really. But I saw a couple from the freeway on my way home.
Don't blame yourself...thats a horrible man to have done that to his children...I am glad that you made him move anyway.
hugs,
Kathi
(((((((Suze))))))))) It wasn't your fault! You definately did the right thing. That little girl is out there someone, a woman now, and thankful that you saved her life.
Hugs,
xoxo
Heather
My days in CPS still bring me nightmares and it has been twenty years. You did the best you could with what you had at the time..
That has to feel like a mixed blessing- I helped those children... but the fatehr is now gone for good. I hope you realized then and today that it wasnt your fault he chose to commmitt suicide. It was his own guilt and shame
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