I met a man and dated him. I was unaware he was a sex offender. Once I learned this told him we could not have a relationship. He never lived with me and he was never alone with my daughter.
A few days before the custody hearing CPS was called to my house with allegations I lived with this sex offender. The referral was unsubstantiated. There was no proof he lived here. He had his own home and I had witnesses to attest to the fact he was not involved with me anymore.
That referral was a horrible blow to my custody case, it wasn't true but it was a great shield for the real sex offender (her father) to hide behind.
She was two and a half, barely knew this man and was forced into regular visitation.
He had access to her without me to protect her and I watched my happy, confident and beautiful daughter crumble in front of my eyes.
She had slept all night in her room, door closed and the lights off. Within weeks she needed the door open and then the lights on, eventually she was in my bed terrified to be alone.
She was fully potty trained but after a few weeks began to wet herself and was back in diapers.
She started saying odd things like "ho ho gets my poopy, ho ho hurts my poopy". It changed to "daddy hurts my booty, pupa hurts my booty". She took a medicine dispenser one day when she came out of the bathroom with her pants off. She laid on the floor and tried to put in in herself.
I knew something was horribly wrong yet she couldn't find the words or was afraid to tell me.
Her father began visits in February 2010.
She cries when she must go there. The friend of the court blames it on "transitional" issues.
She throws things, hits me and her sister, she talks like a baby. She has nightmares and cries out for me.
My adult daughter(a counselor) her husband and my adult son have all noticed the behavior changes. They have heard her bizarre disclosures about ho ho.
They tell me I must call CPS and they will help.
That was a huge mistake.
By June of 2010 I knew I had to call CPS.
CPS set up an appointment at a CAN. My daughter would not say anything during her interview.
They decided that they should do a physical exam. Nothing showed up but the physician told me over 90% of cases show no physical signs unless horrible trauma.
While we were in the room waiting for the doctor my daughter pinched her finger in a drawer. She cried and said it hurt. The woman asked her if anyone ever hurt her vagina. She replied "My daddy". The woman asked her what daddy did. "He hit it" and then she demonstrated hitting herself with an open hand and her index finger.
This disclosure was not in the CPS report. The police officer also made light of it.
She was not quite 3 and this was not good enough for CPS to substantiate sexual abuse. It was enough for them to start building a case against me though.
In July she is still acting out and saying strange things. I caught her rubbing herself with a golf tee and one of her toy rings. She made comments when i would tell her it's not safe to touch herself - "daddy touched my vagina" - "daddy shows me his booty" - puppa hurts my booty".
I again report to CPS her comments and behaviors. Father accuses mom of "putting shit in his kids head and he will take a poly". He has never taken one yet!
I start my daughter and myself in counseling. I am hopeful that we can find out what is going on with her. I need help to deal with this horrible situation.
By October her fear has escalated. She begs not to go to her fathers. He forces her out of her car seat kicking, screaming and crying out for me. My heart is broken. I can not protect her.
Her father does not know his parenting time schedule and would show up when he wasn't suppose to. He would call police and have them come to my home. He was wrong and lying but was trying to build a case against me for denying parenting.
Police would submit these reports yet would not ask for my side of the story. In my town if you call the police they get the info for the complaint and therefore it it true.
November 2010 My daughter returns with a horrible bruise below her butt. I am in another county when it is noticed. Her brother in law asked her what happened. She said "Daddy spanked me". The police were called, pictures taken and case referred back to my county CPS. My daughter told the caseworker the next week daddy hit her but when asked where she pointed to a different body part then where the bruise was. Again CPS disregarded this, a child of 3 that was probably hit in many areas did not or could not explain this.
She continues to disclose "daddy hit me with a stick" - "do I have to go to daddy's? - "daddy ties me up puts me in a box"
She has trouble sleeping and is wetting herself.
I and other family members have called CPS. The amount of referrals is now being used against me. CPS said father and his parents want to pursue "false allegations" against me and CPS will help them. They contact the local prosecutor. He has known me and my family my whole life. He told them he would not go after me and they would have to go to another county to press charges.
The referrals are rejected for the most part.
July of 2011 My daughter is in the tub. My adult son is sitting in the room with her and I am right outside the bathroom. My son came out to tell me I needed to hear what my daughter told him.
She told me "grandma puts a toothbrush on her privates and it feels good, daddy spanks my vagina".
When she got out of the tub she complained her vagina hurt. My son and I took her to the E.R.
She told the R.N. the same thing and she called CPS.
My daughter had a yeast infection that the officer said must be caused by bubble baths.
My daughter told the officer her dad spanks her but again that was disregarded.
CPS stated in report I was somewhat emotional and that I voiced concerns about father being violent. CPS states he has no criminal record. You can not get his criminal record for some reason yet police were called out numerous times for domestic violence and property damage. I know this as the women he did these things to told me and their family members also backed them.
Ironically two days after I called CPS about dad a call was made saying I was living with that sex offender.
CPS has every right to take my child if this were true. I respect that they despise sex offenders. I guess they only despise non bio ones. CPS told my mom "dad has rights, we have to protect his rights". My daughter has rights. She has the right to be safe. How dare CPS protect her sex offending father?
More complaints were made and rejected.