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Five adopted Black children abused by white parents awarded $4.4 million settlement after CPS failures in West Virginia; some were forced to live in a shed without running water or a bathroom

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Five adopted Black children abused by white parents awarded $4.4 million settlement after CPS failures in West Virginia; some were forced to live in a shed without running water or a bathroom

Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were sentenced to decades in prison for abusing the children. (Photo: WCHS TV) Five children who were subjected to years of abuse and neglect by their adoptive parents in West Virginia have been awarded a $4.4 million settlement from the state Department of Human Services following failures by Child … Read more

‘Look at this Indian’: University of Florida student says he was harassed, abused, ‘I was genuinely fearing for my life’

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'Look at this Indian': University of Florida student says he was harassed, abused, 'I was genuinely fearing for my life'

A University of Florida student alleged racial abuse near the campus and posted a video of the harasser. A University of Florida student has posted a video of another student harassing him on the road near the university campus, calling him names and hurling homophobic slurs on him. Posting the video on the university’s unofficial … Read more

From 2018 to 2022, a Georgia nonprofit employee stole $96,713 meant for abused and neglected children, spending it on Netflix, Six Flags, lingerie and a home theater before pleading guilty

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From 2018 to 2022, a Georgia nonprofit employee stole $96,713 meant for abused and neglected children, spending it on Netflix, Six Flags, lingerie and a home theater before pleading guilty

O’Neal worked as a programme specialist for Court Appointed Special Advocates of Polk & Haralson, Inc Jennifer O’Neal, a former employee of a Georgia nonprofit that supports abused and neglected children, pleaded guilty to stealing $96,713 from the organisation between 2018 and 2022, according to the US Department of Justice. She used the money for … Read more