Most recent abuse cases
This archive contains cases of abuse of children within the child placement system.
Some of the these children have been killed, other’s survived but suffered from:
In several cases the abuse was hidden from authorities under the pretext of homeschooling.
For an overview of abuse cases by location, see this map.
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Girl adopted by Jerome Mitchell and Hermina Ibarra
Location
Prescott, Arizona
United States
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- 218 reads
Two children adopted by Ingrid Brewer
Palmdale resident Ingrid Brewer reported to the sheriff’s department that her two adoptive children were missing on January 15. Deputies searching for the children, an 8-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl, found them lying near a parked vehicle on a street near their residence hiding under a blanket. The children were not wearing warm clothing despite temperatures in the mid-20s.
The two children told deputies they ran away from Brewer because they were tired of being tied up and beaten by her. They told deputies that Brewer locked them up in separate bedrooms when she went to work every day, and that on numerous occasions she tied their wrists with zip-ties and beat them, sometimes with an electrical cord or a hammer. They were also reportedly deprived of food.
Both kids had injuries consistent with their descriptions of abuse, including wrist marks indicating zip-tie restraint.
Placement
Location
United States
Baby Girl in foster case with Wilson Lee Tubbs III
Location
Fort Bragg, California
United States
Teenage foster girl in Newcastle NSW
Location
Newcastle, New South Wales
Australia
Children adopted by Nikki and Larry Russell
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana
United States
Primary school-aged foster girl in Newcastle, Australia
Location
Newcastle, New South Wales
Australia
Girls adopted by Tiffany and Dennis Jack
Location
Niceville, Florida
United States
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- 678 reads
Girl adopted by Silver Springs Shores couple
Location
Silver Springs Shores, Florida
United States
Alexander Laws
Homestudy
Placement
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Children adopted by Paul and JoAnn Drake
Location
Ankeny, Iowa
United States
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- 243 reads
Boy adopted by Mona and Russell Hauer
Placement
Location
North Mankato, Minnesota
United States
Boy in foster care of Sharanda Hammock
Location
Fayetteville, Arkansas
United States
Girl adopted by Dorothea Vega
Location
Pensacola, Florida
United States
Girls adopted by Flagstaff AZ man
Location
flagstaff, Arizona
United States
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- 275 reads
Logan Garrett and his twin sister

22 month old boy Logan Edward Garrett was adopted along with his twin sister by Jacky Scott Garrett and Emily Garrett. Logan died of blunt force trauma to his abdomen, about 7 months after placement, 1 week after adoption. He had many prior injuries. His sister was underweight and removed from the home. Adoptive father Scott Garrett was charged with capital murder.
Placement
Location
Frisco, Texas
United States
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- 322 reads
Girls adopted by Hickory Hill couple
Location
Hickory Hill, Tennessee
United States
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- 235 reads
Children adopted by Gregory Bernard Lacy and LaQuron D. McLean Lacy
Location
Perris, California
United States
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- 484 reads
Girl adopted by Rajesh Sengar and Bebi Sengar
Location
Indore, Madhya Pradesh
India
Children adopted by Douglas and Kristen Barbour


A 6-year-old boy and an 18-month-old girl, adopted from Ethiopia by Douglas and Kristen Barbour, were severely maltreated by their adoptive parents. The boy was malnourished and had skin lesions and the girl had signs of multiple skull fractures (abusive head trauma) which caused her to be blind in one eye and partially paralyzed.
Homestudy
Placement
Location
Franklin Park, Pennsylvania
United States
Kacper and Klaudia, foster children of Anna and Wieslaw Cz.

3 year old boy and 5 year old girl beaten to death in separate incidents on July 3 and September 12, 2012. The family had 5 foster children, possibly all placed in their home since January 2012.
Location
Puck
Poland
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- 242 reads
Boy in foster care of Mary Enzenbacher
Placement
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Girl adopted by Jonathan Outlaw
Location
brooksville, Florida
United States
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- 172 reads
Boy adopted by Matthew and Amy Sweeney (Daniil Kruchin)
Placement
Location
Bristow, Virginia
United States
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- 854 reads
Girl adopted by Samuel and Diana Franklin
Location
Butler, Georgia
United States
Children adopted by Kelly Doreen Morris
Location
hanford, California
United States
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- 182 reads
Children in foster care with Leeds man
Placement
Location
Leeds, West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Boys adopted by Leslie Tiesler and Brad Thill
Location
Cameron, North Carolina
United States
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- 1045 reads
Bethany Loerke
Location
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States
Benjamin Yhip

Both parents were arrested on suspicion of murder with Edelyn believed to have caused the head trauma.
Location
Chico, California
United States
Girl adopted by Paul Lavoe
Location
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
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- 202 reads
Children adopted by Peter and Tamara Gable
Location
Middlefield, Connecticut
United States
Girls in care of Don and Beverly Copley
Placement
Location
proctorville, Ohio
United States
Boy in foster care in Kotovo, Russia
Location
Kotovo, Volgograd
Russia
Joseph Maoping Adams
Location
Lexington, Kentucky
United States
Alexis Long

Alexis Nicole Long, 19 month old girl died of blunt force trauma after apparently being thrown onto a changing table by her adoptive mother Jennifer Long. Mrs. Long was charged with murder. Father Timothy Long was charged with second degree cruelty to children.
Location
columbus, Georgia
United States
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- 242 reads
Children in foster care with Mark O’Brien
Location
Republic, Missouri
United States
Girl adopted by Snohomish couple
Location
Everett, Washington
United States
Boys in Foster care in Calgary, Canada
Location
calgary, Alberta
Canada
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