“Naked pictures of children in our care should have rung every bell.” The head of Texas’ protective services agency told lawmakers that state employees didn't properly sound alarms about a now-shuttered foster care facility.
Steve McCraw, Texas Department of Public Safety director, told lawmakers he believes the staff member will be charged with sexual exploitation of a minor and possibly possession of child pornography.
“This child called [The Refuge] and said, ‘I’m tired of walking. Can someone come and get me?’” Masters said. “And no one did.” In that incident, a former Refuge staff member was arrested for lying to law enforcement after saying she hadn’t been in contact with one of the girls who ran away, according to Masters.Masters said she learned of the situations last week — about a month and a half after the initial report of the staff member allegedly selling nude pictures of the youth.
“I was told that the supervisor stated ‘She was disengaged,’ and the program director stated it slipped her mind,” Masters said.The commissioner repeatedly said the problem isn’t the department’s policies, but rather human error and lack of judgment.
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