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Nicks momom
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 Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: Timeline last 9 months |
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Timeline of the last nine months
The first is from A Deadly Game of Tug of War: The Kelsey Smith Briggs Story by Judge Craig Key
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It is important to understand the timeline of the events that occurred once the Court, DHS, and other parties got involved in the private lives of Kelsey Smith-Briggs and her family.
Most of the events leading up to Kelsey’s untimely death occurred between January and October of 2005. It seemed that most of Kelsey’s bruising and injuries occurred while in the care of Raye Dawn Smith and Michael Porter, but the Department of Human Services ultimately found that the abuse could have taken place in the Smith-Porter home as well as the Briggs home because Kathie and Royce Briggs had primary custody of Kelsey from February until May. In fact, most of the worst injuries occurred during the time Kelsey was shuffled between homes.
Following is a sequence of events as they occurred during the months in question:
Some time in late 2004 the Smith family was informed by a person who was closely related to both the Smith and Briggs family, that Raye Dawn Smith and her family had better get ready for a bitter custody battle. (This came from Debbie Hammons, Gayla Smith's former sister-in-law. She told Gayla that Kathie was getting ready to fight to get custody of Kelsey for Lance and Ashley. Shortly afterward, the abuse allegations started.)
January 8, 2005 – Kelsey suffers a broken collarbone and bruises to her face while in care of Raye Dawn Smith.
January 10, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to the emergency room in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The doctors diagnose Kelsey with a broken clavicle (collarbone) and observe scratches to her neck and arm.
January 13, 2005 – Raye Dawn and Kelsey spend the night with Gayla Smith.
January 14, 2005 – Raye Dawn picks up Kelsey from her daycare at 5pm and takes her to Kathie Briggs at 6pm.
January 14, 2005 at 11pm – Lance and Ashley Briggs, Kelsey’s father and step-mother, take Kelsey to the emergency room in Shawnee, Oklahoma where Kelsey has bruises to her buttocks and the side of her face.
January 16, 2005 – Kathie refuses to return Kelsey to Raye Dawn and keeps her overnight.
January 17, 2005 – Raye Dawn goes to the Meeker police to report Kathie’s refusal to return Kelsey. The police make Kathie return Kelsey to Raye Dawn.
January 21, 2005 – Raye Dawn Smith takes Kelsey to doctor to find out why she bruises easily.
January 24, 2005 – Royce and Kathie Briggs apply for emergency guardianship. I sign a custody order granting emergency temporary custody to the Briggs. Kathie Briggs goes to Kelsey’s daycare with the police and takes immediate custody of Kelsey.
February 4, 2005 – I conduct a trial on the guardianship to determine if Kathie and Royce Briggs should remain guardians of Kelsey. Based on the statements of DHS and other facts, which will be discussed in detail later in the book, I leave Kelsey in the temporary custody of the Briggs and grant Raye Dawn supervised visitation.
February 11, 2005 – Case had been continued to this date to allow DHS to complete investigation. DA’s office asks for 30 days to file deprived petition, the hearing is continued to March 11, 2005.
February 23, 2005 – DA files their petition seeking to have Kelsey adjudicated deprived.
March 11, 2005 – Parties meet for the continued hearing and the case is continued to June 6th with the guardianship and deprived cases consolidated to be heard jointly.
March 11, 2005 – After court, DHS meets with Raye Dawn, her attorney, Greg Wilson, and Kelsey’s court appointed attorney where she is advised of the classes she must complete to have Kelsey returned.
March 24, 2005 – Kelsey suffers a bruise on her nose and right knee after a fall while visiting Raye Dawn Smith at her Meeker apartment.
March 24, 2005 - Kathie and Ashley Briggs take Kelsey to the emergency room to have the injuries documented for DHS. The Briggs tell ER personnel they believe Raye Dawn’s story of Kelsey falling, but just want the bruise documented for the custody case.
March 31, 2005 – Kelsey’s hair starts falling out to the point that she has a bald spot the size of a baseball and she starts self-mutilating by biting herself while in the custody of Kathie Briggs.
April 14, 2005 – Kelsey suffers a sprained ankle while at the zoo with Raye Dawn Smith’s sister-in-law, Miste. Raye Dawn and Miste take Kelsey to the emergency room where her ankle is X-rayed and she is diagnosed with a sprained ankle. (Allegedly, Kathie later stated that Miste should be charged with child abuse because Kelsey was in Miste’s care when she fell at the zoo.)
April 15, 2005 – Kelsey suffers bruising to both thighs and bruising to her rib-cage after falling through screen door while at friend’s house in care of Michael Porter.
April 18, 2005 – Raye Dawn Smith marries Michael Porter.
April 19 – 21, 2005 – Kelsey is in the home of Kathie Briggs. Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to DHS to report that Kelsey is not walking. Some time later, when questioned about the injury, Kathie tells DHS that Kelsey took four steps on April 19, 2005, but never walked again while in her care. Kathie never contacted anyone or took Kelsey to a doctor after she quit walking. Why?
April 25, 2005 – Kelsey is in the care of Raye Dawn, who notices the leg Kelsey did not injure is swollen and hot to the touch. She takes Kelsey to the DHS office in Lincoln County and is advised by workers and DHS’s nurse to immediately take Kelsey to the emergency room. Dr. Barrett, an orthopedic specialist in Shawnee, diagnoses Kelsey with two broken legs.
April 26, 2005 – Dr. Barrett places casts on both of Kelsey’s legs.
April 27, 2005 – Kelsey suffers a bruise to her nose and eyebrow from her step-sister elbowing her in bed while in the care of Raye Dawn Smith and Michael Porter.
May 2, 2005 – Kathie takes Kelsey to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City for a second opinion on Kelsey’s broken legs. Dr. Sullivan, an orthopedic specialist, determines Kelsey’s legs may have been broken by non-accidental trauma.
May 3, 2005 – The District Attorney’s office, at the request of DHS asks that I place Kelsey in protective custody when they determine that both Kathie Briggs and Raye Dawn Smith are suspects to the alleged abuse. Kelsey is placed in the care of Gayla Smith, her maternal grandmother, by DHS.
May 5, 2005 – Raye Dawn’s attorney files an application to terminate the Briggs’ guardianship. I conduct a “show cause” hearing and leave legal custody of Kelsey with DHS. Both Raye Dawn and the Briggs are granted four hours of visitation per week, with visitation to occur at and be supervised by DHS. The next hearing is set for June 6, 2005.
May 10, 2005 – I appoint a representative of CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) to investigate and represent Kelsey’s interest.
May 11, 2005 – The District Attorney’s office files an amended petition and changes the allegations in their February 23, 2005 petition. The amended petition alleges:
“The Respondent Juvenile has been physically abused as evidenced by her two broken legs. The respondents, mother and paternal grandmother either perpetrated the acts of abuse or failed to protect the respondent juvenile from the abuse.”
May 12, 2005 – CASA worker contacts DHS and begins reviewing all allegations and DHS files plus court files in order to prepare court report for June hearing.
May 31, 2005 – DHS goes over mother’s Individualized Service Plan and addresses risk factors within the mother’s home, as identified by DHS.
June 1, 2005 – DHS recommends Community Home Based Services (CHBS) be placed in mother’s home upon child’s return to provide better supervision and improve parenting skills so that Kelsey will not sustain any other injuries.
June 1, 2005 – CASA report filed with the Court. CASA recommends:
· Kelsey be returned to her mother’s custody
· The paternal grandparents can have supervised visitation one hour every other Saturday
· Kelsey can spend time at the maternal grandmother’s home, including spending the night
· If this arrangement does not work out, Kelsey was to be placed in the maternal grandmother’s home until the court decides otherwise
· Kelsey should be enrolled in Head Start and have a speech therapist help her with her language
· A request for a 90-day review, due to “having this case such a short time”
June 3, 2005 – Lincoln County District Attorney’s office files a motion for continuance to allow DHS additional time to complete their report.
June 6, 2005 – Referral made to DHS by unknown caller alleging neglect of Michael Porter’s children, Kelsey’s step-brother and step-sister. This referral was “screened out” due to the fact the caller could not provide names of anyone who would have seen the abuse.
June 6, 2005 – I continued the court hearing after having all attorneys and DHS in my chambers. I ordered the DHS report to be filed by the close of business on June 10, 2005, and set the hearing on the guardianship and the amended deprived petition for June 14, 2005. I told all attorneys in my chambers the time had come to try this case.
June 15 – 16, 2005 – The trial was conducted as to the guardianship filed by the Briggs and the amended deprived petition filed by the DA’s office. The testimony and evidence presented at this 12-hour hearing will be gone through in detail later. Ultimately, I returned Kelsey to her mother at the conclusion of the hearing.
June 20, 2005 – Raye Dawn contacts DHS to let them know Kelsey is doing fine. Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to the zoo, swimming, and has a cookout with her family during this time.
June 27, 2005 – Raye Dawn calls DHS to let them know Kelsey is doing fine. Kelsey asks and is allowed to talk to the worker. Kelsey’s hair continues to grow back and she is eating well, but is suffering from possible separation anxiety when she lays down for her nap. According to DHS, Kelsey fears Raye Dawn will not be there when she wakes up.
June 30, 2005 – DHS contacts Ashley Briggs to set up visit. Ashley advises DHS that Kathie told her visitation was not allowed with their side of the family. DHS advises Ashley that this is incorrect and sets up visitation for July 6, 2005.
July 2, 2005 – DHS makes regular visit to Raye Dawn Smith’s home, everything is going fine.
July 7, 2005 – First visit from CHBS worker, who is with DHS worker. They observe Raye Dawn being very attentive to both Kelsey and Kelsey’s step-sister. All interaction between the family members was “very normal and appropriate.”
July 8, 2005 – CASA worker visits Kelsey and Raye Dawn at their home.
July 12, 2005 – CASA report filed recommending:
· That Kelsey stay with her mother
· That the biological father and stepmother have one hour of supervised visitation every 30 days, or as determined by DHS
· That Kelsey can spend the night with the maternal grandmother
· That the mother had completed her program
July 12, 2005 - I ruled that Kelsey was to remain with Raye Dawn Smith and have overnight visits with her father when he returns to the state.
July 12, 2005 – CHBS visits Raye Dawn and Kelsey at their home.
July 13, 2005 – Ashley Briggs contacts DHS to set up another appointment for visitation with Kelsey. Ashley advises that Kathie gave her the OU physician’s medical bill. The bill came to Kathie Briggs’ home with Raye Dawn Porter’s name on it and wants to get the bill to Raye Dawn. Worker advises Ashley that the Briggs’ insurance needs to pay for the bill because the injury occurred before Kelsey was placed in DHS custody.
July 14, 2005 – Raye Dawn and Kelsey met CHBS at Lincoln County Courthouse.
July 18, 2005 – Raye Dawn met CASA at Lincoln County Courthouse.
July 19, 2005 – CHBS visits home of Raye Dawn, Kelsey, and family.
July 20, 2005 – Ashley Briggs contacts DHS worker to have her call Raye Dawn to advise that Lance has been trying to call to speak with Kelsey. DHS worker advises Ashley to have Lance mail letters, cards, or other correspondence to Kelsey. DHS worker encourages Ashley to send pictures, etc to Kelsey. Ashley demands DHS worker advise her about the CHBS program. DHS worker explains that the program is going extremely well and the DHS worker has regular contact with the CHBS worker. Once again, Ashley asks worker about the doctor bill received at Kathie Briggs’ home in Raye Dawn’s name. Worker advises Ashley that the services provided were before Kelsey went into DHS custody and will have to be paid by Kathie Briggs.
July 20, 2005 – DHS worker contacts Raye Dawn regarding phone calls for Kelsey by her dad, Lance. Raye Dawn advises worker that she has never received a message or phone call from Lance. Raye Dawn agrees that if Lance writes to Kelsey, she will read any cards, letters, etc to her. Raye Dawn advises the DHS worker that Kelsey has gained weight to 24 pounds.
July 25, 2005 – Raye Dawn contacts DHS worker to check in.
July 26, 2005 – CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 1, 2005 – Raye Dawn contacts DHS.
August 2, 2005 – CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 2, 2005 – Kelsey reportedly is having night terrors and self-mutilating. (This was never reported to me by DHS.)
August 4, 2005 – Kelsey’s nose is red and bleeding from sinus problems when DHS visits home. (This was never reported to me by DHS.) DHS asks Raye Dawn to make doctor appointment for Kelsey because of her issues of hurting herself. DHS notes the house is neat and clean and the family appears to be very bonded.
August 5, 2005 – Home visit by DHS. DHS finds Raye Dawn to be very concerned with Kelsey injuring herself. Raye Dawn brings up the possibility of counseling.
August 11, 2005 –CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home. Kelsey reportedly has had a good week with no more night terrors or self-mutilating. CHBS worker asks Raye Dawn for permission to visit with Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth (OCCY.) Raye Dawn agrees and states that she appreciates that they are interested in the well-being of Kelsey. CHBS worker explains that Par Post Adjudication Review Board will be held on November 1, 2005, where OCCY, CHBS, CASA, and PARB will have a round-table discussion about Kelsey.
August 16, 2005 – CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 16, 2005 - CHBS goes with Raye Dawn for Kelsey’s appointment with Dr. Koons regarding her self-inflicted injuries.
August 17, 2005 – CASA report filed with the court recommends:
· Continued placement in the mother and step-father’s home
· One hour unsupervised visitation every other Saturday at father and step-mother’s home
· Kelsey can spend time at maternal grandmother’s home including spending the night
August 18, 2005 – I conduct a further dispositional hearing and grant Ashley additional visitation on alternating weekends beginning August 20, 2005 from 9am to 2pm. These visits are to be unsupervised. If Lance returns home, he shall receive standard visitation every other weekend upon his return. If Kelsey needs any medical attention while in the care of Ashley and/or Lance, they shall immediately notify Raye Dawn.
August 19, 2005 – CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 19, 2005 - Kelsey is injured in auto accident in the family vehicle with Raye Dawn Smith and Michael Porter when hit by a drunk driver. Kelsey suffers bruising to her face and unknown internal injuries. Raye Dawn and Porter take Kelsey to the emergency room and leave several hours later, before seeing a physician.
August 23, 2005 – Kelsey starts refusing food.
August 25, 2005 - CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 25, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to the doctor, who documents Kelsey’s bruises from auto accident.
August 26, 2005 – Kelsey has seizure while in the care of Raye Dawn.
August 29, 2005 – Ashley visits with Kelsey at her and Lance’s home. Ashley takes pictures of Kelsey in the swing with Kelsey’s bruises from auto accident.
August 29, 2005 – DHS receives a report of allegations of abuse. It states that Kelsey has bruises on her face, a mark on her nose, she appears to have lost weight, and she’s acting timid. This report is “screened out” due to the fact that Kelsey’s doctor documented the injuries from the auto accident on August 25th.
August 26, 2005 - CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
August 30, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to DHS, who refers Kelsey to the Child Study Center in Oklahoma City for play therapy counseling.
August 30, 2005 – The Court receives a letter from Kelsey’s doctor recommending that Kelsey remain in one home so that her “tonic seizure activity” can be evaluated.
August 31, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to Dr. Koons for her Hepatitis A shot. Raye Dawn calls DHS to report Kelsey’s progress and the fact that she’s eating well.
September 1, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to Dr. Koons. CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
September 2, 2005 – An application for an emergency order is filed by the District Attorney requesting that unsupervised visits with Ashley be discontinued so Kelsey’s seizure activity can be monitored. A hearing is set for September 8, 2005 to determine if visitation will be stopped. The application has a letter from the child’s doctor attached. CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
September 2, 2005 – Ashley calls DHS concerning her visitation being suspended. The DHS worker informs her that there would be a hearing on September 8, 2005 to determine visitation.
September 4, 2005 – The Porter family goes to Frontier City in Oklahoma City where Kelsey rides many different rides. The question has been raised of the possibility that the impact of the rides could have caused the blunt force trauma to the abdomen and re-injured the internal injuries from the auto accident.
September 6, 2005 – Kelsey has a self-inflicted eye injury after rubbing adult shampoo out of her eye. CHBS and DHS visit Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home at two separate times during the day.
September 7, 2005 – CASA visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
September 8, 2005 – I hear the case to terminate visitation rights. Nobody from the paternal family shows at the hearing. Not even their attorney. The DA’s office and Kelsey’s attorney make a motion to dismiss Kelsey’s case because things are going so well. This would have been three months after I had given her back. The motion is withdrawn after I take them in chambers and they read the Ryan Luke’s law that says a deprived child case cannot be dismissed until six months after a child is returned to his or her parents. I rule as follows:
· No unsupervised visits with any of the Briggs family members, except for with Lance
· CASA to be able to talk to CHBS
September 13, 2005 – CHBS goes with Raye Dawn to Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City for a doctor’s appointment.
September 20, 2005 – Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to Dr. Koons.
September 22, 2005 - CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
September 23, 2005 – Lance calls DHS with questions about Kelsey. He had been injured while driving a truck in Iraq and was in the United States. He wants Kelsey delivered to the airport to see him when he returns to Oklahoma.
September 27, 2005 - CHBS goes with Raye Dawn to Children’s Hospital in Oklahoma City for a doctor’s appointment.
September 30, 2005 - DHS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
October 4, 2005 - CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home.
October 6, 2005 - CHBS visits Kelsey, Raye Dawn, and family at their home. Raye Dawn reports to DHS that Kelsey was heard saying “Never see mommy again. Never see grandma again.” When asked where she heard those words, Kelsey responded “That girl.”
October 6, 2005 – Lance calls DHS and informs them that he lied about his whereabouts and that he had been in Fort Benning, Georgia since September 21, 2005 and not in Iraq.
October 7, 2005 – Yolanda, a DHS worker, visits Kelsey’s home and finds she is improving. Kelsey runs and hugs Yolanda.
October 11, 2005 – CHBS, makes a house visit and finds Kelsey to be fine. There is a turtle by her car and Kelsey and Raye Dawn take the turtle to the porch where Kelsey plays with it.
Later that day, October 11, 2005 – Kelsey is rushed to hospital with blunt force trauma to her stomach. She died. |
The following timelines are Raye Dawn's and
Kathie Briggs's timelines
(will be added within the next couple of days) |
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Hotwater
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| Hi folks! I edited the above post (bold, quotes and font size) to make it clear and stand out that it is a quote from Judge Key's book. There is no problem posting snippets from someone's published material but please make sure that it is very clear whose work it is. This is to avoid any legal issues for WSY. Thanks and happy posting! |
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JUSTICE1st
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: Timeline last 9 months |
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[quote="Nicks momom"]Timeline of the last nine months
The first is from A Deadly Game of Tug of War: The Kelsey Smith Briggs Story by Judge Craig Key
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April 19 – 21, 2005 – Kelsey is in the home of Kathie Briggs. Raye Dawn takes Kelsey to DHS to report that Kelsey is not walking. Some time later, when questioned about the injury, Kathie tells DHS that Kelsey took four steps on April 19, 2005, but never walked again while in her care. Kathie never contacted anyone or took Kelsey to a doctor after she quit walking. Why?
April 25, 2005 – Kelsey is in the care of Raye Dawn, who notices the leg Kelsey did not injure is swollen and hot to the touch. She takes Kelsey to the DHS office in Lincoln County and is advised by workers and DHS’s nurse to immediately take Kelsey to the emergency room. Dr. Barrett, an orthopedic specialist in Shawnee, diagnoses Kelsey with two broken legs.
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GOOD question! Why indeed. What kind of "loving grandmother" allows her little two-year-old granddaughter to simply crawl around on all fours for several days? Not a grandmother I'd want caring for MY child! Why did she fail to take little Kelsey to either the doctor or the nearest hospital Emergency Room IMMEDIATELY after she saw Kelsey wasn't walking? As the caregiver at the time, it was Kathie Briggs' responsibility to do so.
Was Kathie Briggs investigated by DHS for possible abuse herself? And if not, why wasn't she? Personally, I'd love to know more about this, since it was Briggs herself that was making all the "abuse" claims.
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Nicks momom
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Justice 1,
It is a great question and Kelsey was removed from KBs care and the perpetrater of the abuse "unknown." Doesnt make sense that KB took Kelsey to the ER to document every bruise and scrape and yet never took her for this weekend. Kelsey was also biten and scratched, supposidly by KBs dog and cat but of course she didnt take pics of those. |
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JUSTICE1st
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| Nicks momom wrote: | Justice 1,
It is a great question and Kelsey was removed from KBs care and the perpetrater of the abuse "unknown." Doesnt make sense that KB took Kelsey to the ER to document every bruise and scrape and yet never took her for this weekend. Kelsey was also biten and scratched, supposidly by KBs dog and cat but of course she didnt take pics of those. |
On the contrary, it DOES make sense if the caregiver (Kathie Briggs) didn't want the ER doctors and/or nurses asking HER all kinds of uncomfortable questions that she didn't want to answer. Kathie's failure to take pictures of the bites and scratches supposedly inficted by "the dog and/or the cat" raises even more very disturbing questions.
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Nicks momom
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This is from the confidential OCCY report:
After months of reflection and review, the Lincoln County staff demonstrated an attitude of suspicion the paternal grandmother, Kathie Briggs. The OJSO has considered the possibility that the paternal grandparents were somehow involved in one or more of the incidents reported. Within this context, after examining the evidence and DHS case history the following alternatives must be considered:
a) Ms. Briggs was the perpetrator of some of the incidents of abuse and child welfare failed to adequately investigate and document her involvement.
b) Ms. Briggs was not the perpetrator, but, by her demeanor, persistence, and/or irritation, was able to negatively influence DHS professional child welfare investigators so that her concerns were not properly investigated.
c) DHS staff did not consider the danger to Kelsey significant to warrant a thorough investigation.
d) DHS staff did not comprehensively review the case to consider the contextual evidence implicating a different perpetrator. |
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JUSTICE1st
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| Nicks momom wrote: | This is from the confidential OCCY report:
After months of reflection and review, the Lincoln County staff demonstrated an attitude of suspicion the paternal grandmother, Kathie Briggs. The OJSO has considered the possibility that the paternal grandparents were somehow involved in one or more of the incidents reported. Within this context, after examining the evidence and DHS case history the following alternatives must be considered:
a) Ms. Briggs was the perpetrator of some of the incidents of abuse and child welfare failed to adequately investigate and document her involvement.
b) Ms. Briggs was not the perpetrator, but, by her demeanor, persistence, and/or irritation, was able to negatively influence DHS professional child welfare investigators so that her concerns were not properly investigated.
c) DHS staff did not consider the danger to Kelsey significant to warrant a thorough investigation.
d) DHS staff did not comprehensively review the case to consider the contextual evidence implicating a different perpetrator. |
Again, VERY disturbing. There were only two people in the home during that particular weekend, Kathie Briggs and her husband, isn't that correct? And the DHS logs specifically mentioned that several times, Kelsey deliberately AVOIDED their company the entire time one or both paternal grandparents were visiting with her.
DHS definitely dropped the ball in failing to have Kathie Briggs and her husband more thoroughly investigated, in my view. These are the kinds of questions that RD's supporters have to raise constantly. The way I see it, KB has a great deal to hide.
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Nicks momom
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| I do not know who all was in KBs home on any weekend. I know that when Kelsey was supposed to be with KB many times she was not. She was left in the care of others. |
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| Nicks momom wrote: | | I do not know who all was in KBs home on any weekend. I know that when Kelsey was supposed to be with KB many times she was not. She was left in the care of others. |
Have those "others" who Kathie Briggs allowed to care for Kelsey (when it was HER responsibility to do so herself) been formally investigated, by DHS, the Meeker police, or OSBI? If not, WHY not?
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