Fight Child Protection Department Corruption:
I have written to you both because you have both co-sponsored a decent bill to help protect children from child abuse. (House Bill 2827)
I have included the press because every person that I sought advice from, both in political office and out of political office; said that the press should know what is happening.
I have the evidence to back up my claims. What has happened has been an abuse of positions of trust, and passing the buck. A seven year old little girl is paying the price.
My name is Luci Wolf and I live in Medford Oregon. I am a protective parent and I have never been in trouble with the law. I used to volunteer and work with law enforement in Siskiyou County, California. This last Sunday Aug 11, 2013 inappropriate photos of my seven year old daughter's nude genitalia and buttocks were found on her LeapPad2. It was confirmed that the photos were taken at her father's house. This case opened Suday night, and closed Thursday morning with a dismissal from Dhs, despite the forsensic interview where my child stated "Daddy took a picture". Dhs claimed my seven year old daughter took the photos of her genitalia and buttocks using the camera timer, though each picture is perfectly framed and not blurry, nor were there any mistake photos in the picture folder that occur during a photo shoot.
Please note: in 2011 Dhs found that my daughter has an I.Q. of 80, an expressive language delay, and has been diagnosed with adjustment disorder. I doubt anyone has had the training to properly interview a special needs low intelligence child with expressive language delays.
Brief synapse of the recent occurence in my daughter's case:
This last sunday my daughter was showing videos on her leap pad2 that she got from her dad. Upon learning that the toy can make videos and take pictures, I asked to see the toy to look at the photos and she didn't want me to. I took the toy from her to look and found nude girl child's buttocks and genitals. None of the pictures were blurred, or skewed, they all fit perfectly within frame. Even the pictures of the buttocks were evenly and perfectly framed though it was obvious the child was on it's belly. An officer responded a couple of hours later, but I had already followed the court order to return my child under duress of arrest, and more allegations of mental instability. The detective indicated that the response time was too slow. I shared my daughter's counseling report with the detective. I offered my report that proved I have no mental illnesses. The detective declined my report. The detective said that they were on there way to the identified abuser's house and that I would receive a call that night updating me.
I found out the next morning that my daughter was removed from the abusive environment by Dhs around midnight.
We had a dependency hearing the morning of Aug 12 2013. Dhs said that because the inappropriate photos appeared to be taken at her dad's house she was in danger there. Dhs was sticking with their accusation from 2011 that I have a mental illness. I refuted this saying that they accused me of being mentally ill after I made the abuse reports. I said that my daughter should be with me. We set a motion for a contested shelter hearing the upcoming thursday.
Please note: my daughter was NOT appointed an attorney, a GAL, or even an advocate. I feel that this was illegal because she was removed from a home and placed in non-relative foster care without legal defense to speak up for her best interests.
Monday afternoon, the detective assigned to the case said my daughter didn't disclose, then accused me of being sexually deviant, of having sex in front of my child, of having a sex room. she asked for references of people who have seen how I live. My daughters counselor called the detective that night. My boss called to offer a character reference. Because I had taken time off of work to give her my psych evaluation that she requested, I had to cut our meeting short with the understanding that we would continue this talk to the next morning.
Tuesday morning I call the detective to ask if I misunderstood our meeting for me to talk with her more. I found myself receiving anger from the detective regarding the people who offered character references. I tried to apologize for other people's mistakes (I did not ask them to contact her at night time) and soothe the detective. Detective Iverns told me I'm a suspect. The detective indicated she did not remember our promise to meet and would get in touch with me later. Later on at 2:37 pm that same day, the Dhs worker Stacy Fountain called me to say my daughter disclosed, and that she is not going back to her dad. Ms. Fountain requested that I give Dhs another day or two in the foster system to "really cinch down this case". I agreed to her request and stated I'd give her a couple of days. I'm told I get a one hour, supervised visit at the busy, noisy visit center on Wednesday. My daughter wasn't observed as well as she could have been, and some statements were missed by the SSA.
Thursday the 15th of August and I am at the courthouse ready for the shelter hearing. I have my dhs psychological evaluation which shows I have no pathologies, I'm not a coacher, I don't have Munchausens. I have the evidence which proves the accused lied at the opening interview during the previous lie detector test, I have the recent protective custody report which stated the adult and the child sleep in the same bed together, and that there were two loaded handguns under the mattress of the bed. The pictures which to me prove someone else took them are a matter of record (so I think). I had already expressed to Dhs my willingness to, and was prepared to wholeheartedly enter into family counseling, or any kind of therapy for, or with my daughter. I felt ready.
Dhs came into the conference room before the shelter hearing to announce they were dismissing everything against everyone, and that my daughter would be returned to him that day.
My attorney and I protested and requested that we get our chance to present the evidence. The judge said that I wouldn't be able to, that I had to take it "to another venue""to get custody" like a "criminal or civil court". I stated I thought it was Dhs' job to help children who have been exploited, and Judge Crane said it was obvious that Dhs didn't think anything was there. Once again my daughter provided evidence of her dislcosures of abuse and once again, Dhs ignored the evidence and placed her in harm's way. This case was closed without my attorney having the same evidence the other side did. It was closed without my daughter having an attorney, a GAL, or an advocate.
Brief history of case:
I had sole custody for three years in 2011 when I reported the sexual abuse my daughter disclosed to me. I video recorded a teacher asking my daughter questions, I gave the video the Dhs. Dhs told me to keep them informed, and to report further disclosures, and not to make any more videos. I followed their orders. My daughter later disclosed emotional abuse from the same identified abuser by way of a gun being put into her mouth. She named the identified abuser, what location, who else saw, and the relation between the abuser and herself. She made this forensic disclosure a month after she was taken from me and placed with the sister of the accused. During that period of time, I was allowed 2 hours of supervised visits a week. The detective assigned to the case during that time reported that the suspect was not identified. The suspect was given a polygraph, made false statements in the opening interviw that I can prove are false, passed the polygraph and was given the child the same, or next day. Dhs said I was mentally ill despite lack of history of mental illness, or yet still without a doctor's diagnosis. Dhs said I made the video after I was told not to make a video. At that initial dependency hearing Judge Greif asked the Dhs rep what mental illness I had, and Dhs replied they didn't know. Dhs lied and said that my daughter hadn't made a disclosure when in fact she had made one in Dhs/CAC therapy, and the above mentioned forensic interview.
The phychologist Dhs hired to prove my mental instability made some key observations that were ignored by Dhs, and as a result, the courts.
1. Dr. Morrell noted that when Katherine was brought to the E.R. for severe vaginitis I did not claim sexual abuse. The attending physician had asked me if I suspected abuse and I said that Katherine hadn't made any disclosures so I had no reason to suspect anything. Dr. Morrell went on to say that only when my daughter verbally disclosed abuse that I took action and made reports.
2. Dr. Morrell ruled out the following for me: coaching, lying, Munchausen. He recommended reunification for my daughter and I. He recommened social skills training so I am not a gadfly. There are no pathologies in my report.
3. Dr. Morrell stated it is sexualized behavior of the identified abuser to place a wing shaped temporary tattoo on the small of the back of his daughter.
4. Dr. Morrell stated that while the porn was legal, the general theme was fairly juvenile in appearance.
Please note: Charlet Gunter the mother of the accused abuser. She used her postion of trust, influence, and authority as a verteran HeadStart teacher to protect her son. In the 2011 case, it is a matter of record that Charlet called Dhs numerous times claiming I had Munchausen, and that I was crazy. It is a matter of Dhs record that shows Charlet tried to involve other members of Headstart to corraborate her claims. I have evidence that Charlet Gunter lied to the Southern Oregon Pediatric nurse to cover her failings as a caregiver. Not once did Charlet Gunter protect, or speak of the abuse her own children endured, having to choose their own willow sticks for beatings. Carrie Simpson is the sister of the accused. She used her postion of trust, influence, and authority as a Grants Pass school teacher to claim I asked insane questions of my daughter in a building where I was aware how easy it was to hear private conversations upstairs.
Dhs acitvely assisted the identified abuser get custody in a hearing he never had me served for.
The Dhs case was dismissed. Now I'm labeled as mentally ill, with Asperger's like symptoms.
I initiated my own hearing, represented myself, produced excellent evidence that wasn't read, had subpoenaed excellent witnesses such as the SSA, a psychiatrist, and won only unsupervised visitation.
My personal history:
I endured child abuse and neglect at the hands of an abusive step-father, and a neglectful mother. My father saved me from that envrionment and it took me nine months to trust that I wasn't going back before I disclosed the environment of abuse. My father reported that, I was a key witness, and my younger half sisters were removed from the house, the step-father went to prison.
For some reason this is used against me. I don't understand how people don't understand this kind of enviornment sickens a child, and made me and my two younger sisters resolve never to be like our mother or our step-father. My clear psych report and behavior clears me about this. I suffered abuse and therefore cannot nor will not tolerate any kind child abuse. My daughter was planned, I had her in my 30's. I wanted a good life for her. I wanted her to be loved and cherished and to grow up in a two parent home. I wanted her to have a better life than mine.
I have had low wage and demeaning jobs in the past. I have no family support after my dad died when I was 18, and I have had to take what jobs I could find with my lack of education. I have never done illegal things. The truth is that I was dating the identified abuser during the time period of my most demeaning jobs.
I'm am striving for a better life. I've been attending school to get an associates degree. I want to be a nurse. I want to continue with my education and get a bachelor's degree. I want to contribute to my community. I want to have resources that I can contribute.
I am a protective parent. I am a good parent. I am a good person, striving to improve and improve my life.
Luci Wolf
541 646 0963
