Author Archives: Rob Raskin

Improper Diagnosis of Infantile Rickets Results in Removal of Child

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This is just another example of how devastating an improper diagnosis can be and just how difficult it can be to reverse the damage that has been done. Proud parent, Rebecca Wanosik, is fighting to regain custody of all five of her children after a pediatrician misdiagnosed her two month old child as a victim of child abuse.

The series of unfortunate events began with Wanosik taking her daughter, Zeydn to receive medical care for a broken arm and three fractured ribs. The pediatrician failed to properly diagnose Zeydn with infantile rickets and assumed that the child must be a victim of abuse. This false conclusion led to the pediatrician making a call to the state child protection services that removed all of the children from the home and placed the children in foster care.

Desperate for help, Wanosik consulted with endocrinologist, Dr. Michael Holick who concluded that Zeydn suffered from a vitamin D deficiency along with a connective tissue disorder that was responsible for causing the injuries. Now Wanosik must wait on the state’s decision to whether she will be able to regain custody of her children. “Our children have suffered enough, and it is time to rebuild our lives to establish a new sense of normalcy together. It is time to start healing.” Wanosik said.

CYFD Worker Charged with Sexual Exploitation

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In what appears to be a never ending narrative of corruption and abuse, another worker whose job it is to protect children have been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation to include two counts of child solicitation by electronic communication device, criminal sexual communication with a child, sexual exploitation of children and sexual exploitation of children by prostitution. 18-year employee of Children, Youth and Families Department in Santa Fe, NM, Benjamin Anaya, 50, is accused of paying girls between the age of 12 and 14 for nude photos. Santa Fe police used an undercover officer who posed as a 14-year-old girl while chatting with Anaya online to catch the CYFD worker in the act. Anaya was arrested when he had agreed to meet for sex. Police state that most of the victims were contacted through Facebook and text message.

Biker Involved in Waco Incident Loses Custody of Adoptive Daughter

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Anyone that has followed the events that have taken place at a local restaurant in Waco, TX are aware that nine people  lost their lives in what appears to be a shootout between several motorcycle groups. While the tragic loss of life and Hollywood movie style boldness of the event remains the main story that the news and media are paying attention to, there is another tragedy taking place as a result of this very unfortunate incident. Proud adoptive parents Rob and Marilyn Bucy have lost custody of their adoptive daughter with very little recourse to reverse the situation.

Rob and Marilyn Bucy had custody of 5-year old Alyssa who they were in the process of adopting from the State of California when the unfortunate events took place that day in Waco, TX. Rob was not a direct participant in any of the violence that happened. He was arrested none-the-less as overzealous law enforcement officers attempted to sort through the mess that had unfolded. While Rob was being held in a Waco jail alongside 176 others bikers arrested in the same event, Marilyn received a “notice of emergency removal” from California officials, who had halted the family’s planned adoption. The notice stated that Rob was now considered a threat to the child’s safety and ordered Alyssa to be removed from the home. Marilyn was forced to comply and turn Alyssa over to the State of California who has now been placed with another family in California. Both Rob and Marilyn are unaware of where Alyssa is and have no way to contact her.

Even with the support of their Texas caseworker, the Bucys were not able to deter the emergency order and are now at the mercy of an appeals judge to reunite their family. “I really feel that I have done everything I could do to show the court, show the judge, that we love her…this is our daughter,” Rob Bucy said. “She’s here with family, she needs to come home.”

11 year old taken by CPS for playing in yard, parents charged with felony

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This is another example of Florida child protective services overreaching their authority and attempting to criminalize loving parents. This past April, the parents of an 11-year-old boy were 90 minutes late arriving back at their home due to inclement weather and traffic. Their 11-year-old son waited for his parents to arrive at the locked home by playing basketball in the yard. A concerned neighbor made a call to the police who arrested the parents for category 3 felony neglect. Once the parents were arrested, the two children (11 and 4) were placed in child protective custody. This situation is especially bizarre since Florida does not have a minimum age for children to be left alone.

The parents were reunited with their children only after the older boy begged the judge to reunite the family. While the civil issues in this case are now resolved, the parents still have a lengthy legal fight ahead since both parents are still facing a felony conviction. Learn more about this story here: https://reason.com/blog/2015/06/11/11-year-old-boy-played-in-his-yard-cps-t

6 children are seized from family simply for camping

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Michigan CPS and Otsego County Sheriff deputies removed 6 children from the custody of Christopher and Antonia Hernandez for temporally living in tents. What makes this story so bizarre is that the family was on the 9th day of a camping trip! All six children were taken from their parents from May 19th – June 10th and were only returned to the parents as a result of the mother and the children having ties to the Tlingit Native American Tribe. Native American families are protected against actions taken by state officials under the Federal Indian Child Welfare Act that makes it more challenging for state officials to break up Native American families. If this family had not been Native American, these children would still be stuck in the system.

The entire incident stems from a summer long camping trip that Christopher and Antonia hoped would introduce the children to nature. The family had purchased a shower pass to bathe at the local state park that was not far from the campsite that was equipped with a generator, propane cooking stove, solar lights, plenty of food and 30 gallons of water. The children were sharing three, 9-men tents that provided plenty of room to accommodate the children and any of their possessions.

CPS officials stated that the living conditions lacked a power and a water source and therefore created and unfit environment. Christopher and Antonia said in a joint statement. “This was not a case of neglect, but a case of the government telling us how we have to raise our children – that we must have running water, we must have electricity and we can’t stay in the tent for the summer. To the government it makes no difference if the children are happy and healthy. We need to conform to their idea of normal or they can take your children away.”

Learn more about this story http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/breaking-police-seize-6-children-simply-because-family-was-camping/

DHR director of Jackson County resigns amid accusations that children are not safe

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This is a story that was originally reported by the Huntsville Times on April 19th 2012. Even though this story has a little age, it helps to illustrate just how long DHR corruption has been taking place. The first step towards making a difference starts with understanding just how corrupt this system truly is.

SCOTTSBORO, Alabama – The interim director of the Jackson County Department of Human Resources has resigned amid claims by a state assistant attorney general that children under the agency’s care are not safe, but local officials deny the state’s claims, The Daily Sentinel reported.

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2012/04/jackson_county_dhr_director_re.html