Tag: child-protective worker
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Former Denver DHS child-protective case worker arrested for alleged false reports
A former Denver Department of Human Services child-protective case worker was arrested on Thursday on 17 felony counts for allegedly falsifying official reports to make it appear she had conducted interviews during child abuse and child sex abuse investigations that never occurred. Jessica Peck, a lawyer, alleged in January to the Denver human services department…
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Former Colorado child protective worker Robin Niceta pleads not guilty in false sex abuse report case
A former Arapahoe County child protective services worker on Monday pleaded not guilty of criminal charges alleging that she filed a false child sex abuse report against a high-profile critic of her girlfriend, who was then the Aurora police chief. Robin Niceta’s trial is to begin May 9. Law enforcement arrested Niceta in May on…
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$50 million lawsuit alleges fraud in child-protective cases resulting in children’s removal
An amended lawsuit filed against the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services on Tuesday details alleged constitutional violations on behalf of 26 individuals who contend their families were torn apart by child-protective workers they claim fabricated evidence and provided false sworn testimony. The lawsuit alleges that Arapahoe County workers regularly removed children from homes that…