As one takes up the task of criticizing the Department of Child Protective Services (CPS), the fact that there are many legitimate situations where children are victimized and are in need of some outside intervention to advocate for their protection cannot be overlooked; and I’m certain that there are numerous documented cases where CPS came to the rescue of an otherwise neglected and/or abused child.

That’s not the side of CPS that I’m writing this article about.

The side of CPS I wish to illuminate you on is the CPS that, as one of my guests characterizes it, “kidnaps” children.  These are the words of a Montana Representative currently holding elected office.  In addition, numerous CPS workers have been arrested and convicted on various felonies in regards to the very children that they are charged to protect.

Sexual Crimes:

CPS Worker Among 20 Nabbed in Online Sex Sting

Former CPS worker will spend no more than a year in jail with sex assault plea deal

Youth worker faces molestation charge

General Neglect

Social workers charged with child abuse in case involving torture and killing of Gabriel Fernandez, 8

Child Protective Services worker accused of smoking meth with 14-year-old son

Two social workers charged in Detroit boy’s death

Random Criminal Behavior

Dozens of CPS caseworkers caught lying, falsifying documents

CPS Supervisor Arrested and Charged

Woman contracted to work for CPS charged with bribery

Pinellas Child Welfare Investigator Arrested For Faking Reports

Pasco Co. child protection officer fired, arrested for falsifying documents

DCF employee arrested for beating child with a belt over a broken faucet

DCF worker arrested, accused of falsifying records on possible child abuse case

17 Northeast Florida DCF workers fired over emergency food stamp applications

General CPS Thuggery

Homeschool Mom Arrested, Children Seized by CPS for “Educational Neglect”

Indian Couple In US Arrested For Not Allowing Tests On Baby Daughter

11-Year-Old Boy Played in His Yard. CPS Took Him, Felony Charge for Parents

In fairness, the links listed above do not reflect the character of every CPS worker who works in all 50 states across this nation.  However, it does highlight the lack of overall discretion when it comes to hiring people who can literally rip our children away from us, seemingly at will, with the full force of the state behind them.

These people need to be held to the highest standard.

I have 2 videos below to share with you.  The first is a video interview that I did with Debbie Westlake from Butte, Montana.  In summary, Debbie had some medical issues and needed to be hospitalized for a couple weeks.  CPS took over and protected her son during her hospital stay.  The visitation specialist who returned Debbie’s son, Robert, made advances on Debbie of a sexual nature, which she rebuked and then reported.  The worker was subsequently arrested for 4 counts of incest and was sentenced to 80 years in prison.  After another 5 hour hospital stay, CPS took Robert and he has not been home since.  Get the full story on the video below.

The next video is an interview that I conducted with current Montana House member, Rodney Garcia.  Rodney has some strong words for CPS and wants to throw them in jail for disobeying the law.  Rodney also stated in the interview that there are 3 bills coming to the Montana House floor this week for a vote regarding CPS.  The bills are as follows:    HB 408    HB 409    HB 410

PLEASE CALL YOUR ELECTED MEMBER OF THE MONTANA HOUSE AND TELL THEM THAT IT’S TIME TO REIN IN CPS

406.444.4800

Without further delay, here is my video interview with Representative Rodney Garcia.

Article posted with permission from Jim White