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Social Worker Caseworker Hersh Charged for smothering kid
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Posted on Fri, Sep. 29, 2006 CHILD ABUSE CASE Hospitalized infant was nearly smothered, doctors suspect Ex-foster mother charged A previous foster child had died in the care of the former area social worker. By JOHN SHULTZ and TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star A former area social worker and foster parent has been charged with attempting to smother her 6-week-old foster child while he was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital. Beth Ann Hersh, formerly of Blue Springs, also was the subject of an investigation in 2004 after a 4-month-old child died while in her care, according to court documents filed this week in support of the new charges. Criminal charges were not pursued in the 2004 case, and after an initial finding of "neglect," her status as a special-needs foster parent was reinstated, according to the documents Hersh, 28, who worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services in Clay County from 2000 until 2004, was arrested Wednesday in Arizona, where she was undergoing training for a job as a child protective services caseworker. It could not be determined whether she has a lawyer. Hersh is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree assault, child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. According to the affidavit filed to support the charges, the child, identified in court documents as B.J., was born Feb. 22 and was admitted to Children's Mercy on April 3 with vomiting, fever and diarrhea. Medication improved his condition, but several days later he began experiencing "unexplained" seizures. Hospital staffers told investigators that Hersh stayed at B.J.'s bedside during his hospital stay, and that she was present at every report of a seizure. Doctors provided medication to control the seizures, but they continued, and a video camera was set up to observe the boy. When doctors later reviewed the video, they noted that the camera had been "pushed away" on two occasions. The second time the camera was pushed away, the child's arm and leg were partly visible. He appeared to be sleeping quietly when his breathing became "very labored" and his heart rate slowed. "B.J.'s relaxed body became stiff and vigorously jerking as well as muffled cries could be heard on the video," according to the affidavit. The next day doctors reviewed the video and data from monitors and determined that the kind of brain activity that would occur during a seizure was not present. They attributed the "event" to an "obstructive pattern." "Doctors concluded probably a hand was placed over B.J.'s mouth and nose which caused him to struggle for air and his body to jerk violently," the affidavit states. When confronted about the doctors' suspicions, Hersh appeared calm, doctors said, and she answered, "Why would I do something like that?" The affidavit noted that since B.J. was removed from Hersh's care after the April hospital incident, he has suffered no more seizures. Hersh made an initial appearance before a judge Thursday in Yavapai County, Ariz. She did not agree to be extradited to Jackson County, authorities said. Hersh is being held there without bond. A spokesman for Arizona Child Protective Services said Hersh was sent a letter of dismissal as a result of her arrest Wednesday. He said she had been hired in July after passing a criminal background check. A Jackson County judge set her bond at $150,000 and ordered that she have no contact with anyone under 17. Hersh became a Jackson County foster parent in January 2004, after she left the employ of the state's Division of Family Services. Division employees who work with foster children, as Hersh did, are not permitted to be foster parents, said division spokeswoman Deb Scott. Scott said Hersh passed all the necessary licensing requirements, including background checks, physical and mental exams and a home study. Juan, a foster child assigned to Hersh, died that year. Juan was born with drug-related conditions and was in need of 24-hour monitoring, Scott said. He was on an apnea monitor for breathing problems. Court documents show the division found neglect had occurred, but that finding later was overturned. Scott said such findings can be overturned by appeals to either an outside review board or to the courts. "Social services worked extensively with law enforcement to conduct an investigation," Scott said. She declined to say whether Juan's death would be re-examined in light of this week's charges, but added: "Our goal is to have safe, loving foster homes for children. If there was cause to suspect further, we certainly would relook." Hersh left the area in early July, according to her former landlord. According to the state Department of Social Services, Hersh's foster parent license was revoked the same month. While she was a foster parent, Hersh cared for 13 children, a department spokeswoman said. |
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Social Worker Caseworker Hersh Charged for smothering kid
Greegor wrote:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...nsascity_local Posted on Fri, Sep. 29, 2006 CHILD ABUSE CASE Hospitalized infant was nearly smothered, doctors suspect Ex-foster mother charged A previous foster child had died in the care of the former area social worker. By JOHN SHULTZ and TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star A former area social worker and foster parent has been charged with attempting to smother her 6-week-old foster child while he was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital. Beth Ann Hersh, formerly of Blue Springs, also was the subject of an investigation in 2004 after a 4-month-old child died while in her care, according to court documents filed this week in support of the new charges. Criminal charges were not pursued in the 2004 case, and after an initial finding of "neglect," her status as a special-needs foster parent was reinstated, according to the documents Hersh, 28, who worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services in Clay County from 2000 until 2004, was arrested Wednesday in Arizona, where she was undergoing training for a job as a child protective services caseworker. It could not be determined whether she has a lawyer. Hersh is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree assault, child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. According to the affidavit filed to support the charges, the child, identified in court documents as B.J., was born Feb. 22 and was admitted to Children's Mercy on April 3 with vomiting, fever and diarrhea. Medication improved his condition, but several days later he began experiencing "unexplained" seizures. Hospital staffers told investigators that Hersh stayed at B.J.'s bedside during his hospital stay, and that she was present at every report of a seizure. Doctors provided medication to control the seizures, but they continued, and a video camera was set up to observe the boy. When doctors later reviewed the video, they noted that the camera had been "pushed away" on two occasions. The second time the camera was pushed away, the child's arm and leg were partly visible. He appeared to be sleeping quietly when his breathing became "very labored" and his heart rate slowed. "B.J.'s relaxed body became stiff and vigorously jerking as well as muffled cries could be heard on the video," according to the affidavit. The next day doctors reviewed the video and data from monitors and determined that the kind of brain activity that would occur during a seizure was not present. They attributed the "event" to an "obstructive pattern." "Doctors concluded probably a hand was placed over B.J.'s mouth and nose which caused him to struggle for air and his body to jerk violently," the affidavit states. When confronted about the doctors' suspicions, Hersh appeared calm, doctors said, and she answered, "Why would I do something like that?" The affidavit noted that since B.J. was removed from Hersh's care after the April hospital incident, he has suffered no more seizures. Hersh made an initial appearance before a judge Thursday in Yavapai County, Ariz. She did not agree to be extradited to Jackson County, authorities said. Hersh is being held there without bond. A spokesman for Arizona Child Protective Services said Hersh was sent a letter of dismissal as a result of her arrest Wednesday. He said she had been hired in July after passing a criminal background check. A Jackson County judge set her bond at $150,000 and ordered that she have no contact with anyone under 17. Hersh became a Jackson County foster parent in January 2004, after she left the employ of the state's Division of Family Services. Division employees who work with foster children, as Hersh did, are not permitted to be foster parents, said division spokeswoman Deb Scott. Scott said Hersh passed all the necessary licensing requirements, including background checks, physical and mental exams and a home study. Juan, a foster child assigned to Hersh, died that year. Juan was born with drug-related conditions and was in need of 24-hour monitoring, Scott said. He was on an apnea monitor for breathing problems. Court documents show the division found neglect had occurred, but that finding later was overturned. Scott said such findings can be overturned by appeals to either an outside review board or to the courts. "Social services worked extensively with law enforcement to conduct an investigation," Scott said. She declined to say whether Juan's death would be re-examined in light of this week's charges, but added: "Our goal is to have safe, loving foster homes for children. If there was cause to suspect further, we certainly would relook." Hersh left the area in early July, according to her former landlord. According to the state Department of Social Services, Hersh's foster parent license was revoked the same month. While she was a foster parent, Hersh cared for 13 children, a department spokeswoman said. Certainly a classic description of MSbP, don't you think? Thank goodness she was caught. Too bad CPS doesn't employ psychics, like you, that can predict people will be murderers sometime in the future, eh? What's your salary range? I'll see if I can arrange something. 0:- |
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Social Worker Caseworker Hersh Charged for smothering kid
Greegor wrote: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...nsascity_local Posted on Fri, Sep. 29, 2006 CHILD ABUSE CASE Hospitalized infant was nearly smothered, doctors suspect Ex-foster mother charged A previous foster child had died in the care of the former area social worker. By JOHN SHULTZ and TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star A former area social worker and foster parent has been charged with attempting to smother her 6-week-old foster child while he was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital. Beth Ann Hersh, formerly of Blue Springs, also was the subject of an investigation in 2004 after a 4-month-old child died while in her care, according to court documents filed this week in support of the new charges. Criminal charges were not pursued in the 2004 case, and after an initial finding of "neglect," her status as a special-needs foster parent was reinstated, according to the documents Hersh, 28, who worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services in Clay County from 2000 until 2004, was arrested Wednesday in Arizona, where she was undergoing training for a job as a child protective services caseworker. It could not be determined whether she has a lawyer. Hersh is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree assault, child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. According to the affidavit filed to support the charges, the child, identified in court documents as B.J., was born Feb. 22 and was admitted to Children's Mercy on April 3 with vomiting, fever and diarrhea. Medication improved his condition, but several days later he began experiencing "unexplained" seizures. Hospital staffers told investigators that Hersh stayed at B.J.'s bedside during his hospital stay, and that she was present at every report of a seizure. Doctors provided medication to control the seizures, but they continued, and a video camera was set up to observe the boy. When doctors later reviewed the video, they noted that the camera had been "pushed away" on two occasions. The second time the camera was pushed away, the child's arm and leg were partly visible. He appeared to be sleeping quietly when his breathing became "very labored" and his heart rate slowed. "B.J.'s relaxed body became stiff and vigorously jerking as well as muffled cries could be heard on the video," according to the affidavit. The next day doctors reviewed the video and data from monitors and determined that the kind of brain activity that would occur during a seizure was not present. They attributed the "event" to an "obstructive pattern." "Doctors concluded probably a hand was placed over B.J.'s mouth and nose which caused him to struggle for air and his body to jerk violently," the affidavit states. When confronted about the doctors' suspicions, Hersh appeared calm, doctors said, and she answered, "Why would I do something like that?" The affidavit noted that since B.J. was removed from Hersh's care after the April hospital incident, he has suffered no more seizures. Hersh made an initial appearance before a judge Thursday in Yavapai County, Ariz. She did not agree to be extradited to Jackson County, authorities said. Hersh is being held there without bond. A spokesman for Arizona Child Protective Services said Hersh was sent a letter of dismissal as a result of her arrest Wednesday. He said she had been hired in July after passing a criminal background check. A Jackson County judge set her bond at $150,000 and ordered that she have no contact with anyone under 17. Hersh became a Jackson County foster parent in January 2004, after she left the employ of the state's Division of Family Services. Division employees who work with foster children, as Hersh did, are not permitted to be foster parents, said division spokeswoman Deb Scott. Scott said Hersh passed all the necessary licensing requirements, including background checks, physical and mental exams and a home study. Juan, a foster child assigned to Hersh, died that year. Juan was born with drug-related conditions and was in need of 24-hour monitoring, Scott said. He was on an apnea monitor for breathing problems. Court documents show the division found neglect had occurred, but that finding later was overturned. Scott said such findings can be overturned by appeals to either an outside review board or to the courts. "Social services worked extensively with law enforcement to conduct an investigation," Scott said. She declined to say whether Juan's death would be re-examined in light of this week's charges, but added: "Our goal is to have safe, loving foster homes for children. If there was cause to suspect further, we certainly would relook." Hersh left the area in early July, according to her former landlord. According to the state Department of Social Services, Hersh's foster parent license was revoked the same month. While she was a foster parent, Hersh cared for 13 children, a department spokeswoman said. So then, Greg, what do think the chances are of her being a nutso fruitcake, eh? Or a homicidal criminal? If she's a homicidal criminal what test or knowledge do you think CPS could have used to determine that? CPS doesn't DO background checks. They are required to give them to LE to do, from local to FBI. If they come back clean what stops CPS from hiring? And you yourself have said psych testing isn't science. What's next. Your psychic abilities? Ever spotted a potential killer and acted to take their children away from them, Greg? Tell us about it. 0:- |
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Social Worker Caseworker Hersh Charged for smothering kid
That part about the camera being turned
might muck up a conviction unless they can show that she moved the camera deliberately. But she's not facing loss of her own children. Just a job as a contractor and caseworker. 0:- wrote: Greegor wrote: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...nsascity_local Posted on Fri, Sep. 29, 2006 CHILD ABUSE CASE Hospitalized infant was nearly smothered, doctors suspect Ex-foster mother charged A previous foster child had died in the care of the former area social worker. By JOHN SHULTZ and TONY RIZZO The Kansas City Star A former area social worker and foster parent has been charged with attempting to smother her 6-week-old foster child while he was hospitalized at Children's Mercy Hospital. Beth Ann Hersh, formerly of Blue Springs, also was the subject of an investigation in 2004 after a 4-month-old child died while in her care, according to court documents filed this week in support of the new charges. Criminal charges were not pursued in the 2004 case, and after an initial finding of "neglect," her status as a special-needs foster parent was reinstated, according to the documents Hersh, 28, who worked for the Missouri Division of Family Services in Clay County from 2000 until 2004, was arrested Wednesday in Arizona, where she was undergoing training for a job as a child protective services caseworker. It could not be determined whether she has a lawyer. Hersh is charged in Jackson County Circuit Court with first-degree assault, child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. According to the affidavit filed to support the charges, the child, identified in court documents as B.J., was born Feb. 22 and was admitted to Children's Mercy on April 3 with vomiting, fever and diarrhea. Medication improved his condition, but several days later he began experiencing "unexplained" seizures. Hospital staffers told investigators that Hersh stayed at B.J.'s bedside during his hospital stay, and that she was present at every report of a seizure. Doctors provided medication to control the seizures, but they continued, and a video camera was set up to observe the boy. When doctors later reviewed the video, they noted that the camera had been "pushed away" on two occasions. The second time the camera was pushed away, the child's arm and leg were partly visible. He appeared to be sleeping quietly when his breathing became "very labored" and his heart rate slowed. "B.J.'s relaxed body became stiff and vigorously jerking as well as muffled cries could be heard on the video," according to the affidavit. The next day doctors reviewed the video and data from monitors and determined that the kind of brain activity that would occur during a seizure was not present. They attributed the "event" to an "obstructive pattern." "Doctors concluded probably a hand was placed over B.J.'s mouth and nose which caused him to struggle for air and his body to jerk violently," the affidavit states. When confronted about the doctors' suspicions, Hersh appeared calm, doctors said, and she answered, "Why would I do something like that?" The affidavit noted that since B.J. was removed from Hersh's care after the April hospital incident, he has suffered no more seizures. Hersh made an initial appearance before a judge Thursday in Yavapai County, Ariz. She did not agree to be extradited to Jackson County, authorities said. Hersh is being held there without bond. A spokesman for Arizona Child Protective Services said Hersh was sent a letter of dismissal as a result of her arrest Wednesday. He said she had been hired in July after passing a criminal background check. A Jackson County judge set her bond at $150,000 and ordered that she have no contact with anyone under 17. Hersh became a Jackson County foster parent in January 2004, after she left the employ of the state's Division of Family Services. Division employees who work with foster children, as Hersh did, are not permitted to be foster parents, said division spokeswoman Deb Scott. Scott said Hersh passed all the necessary licensing requirements, including background checks, physical and mental exams and a home study. Juan, a foster child assigned to Hersh, died that year. Juan was born with drug-related conditions and was in need of 24-hour monitoring, Scott said. He was on an apnea monitor for breathing problems. Court documents show the division found neglect had occurred, but that finding later was overturned. Scott said such findings can be overturned by appeals to either an outside review board or to the courts. "Social services worked extensively with law enforcement to conduct an investigation," Scott said. She declined to say whether Juan's death would be re-examined in light of this week's charges, but added: "Our goal is to have safe, loving foster homes for children. If there was cause to suspect further, we certainly would relook." Hersh left the area in early July, according to her former landlord. According to the state Department of Social Services, Hersh's foster parent license was revoked the same month. While she was a foster parent, Hersh cared for 13 children, a department spokeswoman said. So then, Greg, what do think the chances are of her being a nutso fruitcake, eh? Or a homicidal criminal? If she's a homicidal criminal what test or knowledge do you think CPS could have used to determine that? CPS doesn't DO background checks. They are required to give them to LE to do, from local to FBI. If they come back clean what stops CPS from hiring? And you yourself have said psych testing isn't science. What's next. Your psychic abilities? Ever spotted a potential killer and acted to take their children away from them, Greg? Tell us about it. 0:- |
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