My Cyfs Story

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MY CYFS STORY

To date I have had in the Family Court Four judicial Conferences a one day adjourned
hearing, a 3 day Family Court Hearing (where i was HEAVILY cross examined and
scruitinized from 10am to 5pm a full day out of those 3) A High Court Appeal Hearing
and am currently awaiting the outcome of the judgment of the High Court Appeal Hearing.
I have been threatened by CYFS I have been treated degradingly by police and CYFS, I went
from September 2013 until April 2014 (8 months) with no contact to my son as the Court
refused to fund it and the Lawyer for Child refused to approve supervisors I am currently
having no contact to my son due to the cost of $100 an hour for supervised contact
unaffordable. I had no Christmas with my son just been. I have had my evidence struck out.
I was told I could have the removal of my daughter if I fought through court to prove the
abuse to my son did happen by XXXXX(the abuser)....I choose to fight. Family Court
Hearing took place on the 13,16 and 17 September 2013 Judgement was received on the 31
January 2014 in favour XXXX (The abuser). I filled an Appeal... High Court Appeal Hearing
took place on 21 May 2014 am currently awaiting decision. To date I have laid 4 complaints
against Lawyer for Child four in Family Court and now a new one in High Court.

COMPLAINT (THIS WAS SENT TO CYFS LAST YEAR AND POLICE THIS YEAR) THEY
HAVE BOTH RESPONDED AND DONE NOTHING

NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED

I am writing regarding the way a member of the CYFS staff in Tauranga, BOB, has acted in
respect of a shared parenting arrangement I have with XXXXXX for my son XXXXXX
(XXXXXX).

I believe Mr bob has exposed my son to risk of physical, mental and possible sexual harm. I
would like all Mr Bobs s actions investigated including the manner in which he has carried
out two enforced parenting orders. I would also like his actions investigated in how he has
carried out an interview with my daughter XXXX in a closed room at XXXXX Primary School
which I was not informed of at the time.

He has overtly sided with XXXXX(the abuser), failing to properly investigate suspicious
bruising that happened while my son was in the care of XXX (the abuser) which my son
alleges XXXXX(the abuser) has done. Mr Bob made no attempt to ascertain whether
members of my family and wider support group were available to provide a safe haven for
my son.


Mr Bob has also infringed the rights of my daughter, XXXXXX (D.O.B: XXXXXX), and damaged
the relationship she has with her school in what appears to be an attempt to manufacture a
case of poor parenting against me.

I also have concerns that a report he has prepared for the Family Court contains hearsay
and untested allegations. He has also made a series of false statements and lies to the family
court including that I have had 6 to 7 years CYFS involvement which is completely untrue.
While the proper place to test that report will be in the court, I ask that Mr Bobs actions be
investigated by your department, and that he be taken off the file and another social worker
assigned to oversee the safety of my son.

Bob had also made known on the 31 January 2013 he was part of the crises team and a
different social worker would be assigned to carry out the investigation into my son XXXX
alleging he had been hit by his XXXXX(abuser) Mr Bob then took it upon himself to carry
out the investigation instead of assigning it on to another social worker.

I have filled and sent a complaint to the regional director XXXXX, Acting Regional Director,
Child, Youth and Family Midlands. I then received letter of confirmation that she had
received my complaint and forwarded this on to the Site Manager in Tauranga. The letter
is attached and dated 17 July 2013.

I then received another letter dated 29 July 2013 from Acting Site Manager XXXXXX
acknowledging receipt of my complaint. She stated in this letter We understand that
matters which form the substance of your complaint are currently being determined in the
family Court. We plan to await the outcome of those Court proceedings before continuing
any investigation. I am unhappy with this response as the substance of my complaint is to
have MR Bobs actions investigated. Attached is a copy of this letter dated 29 July 2013.

I understand that there is a 3 day hearing set for Friday 13, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17
September to determine safety issues and the care of XXXX. I understand that you the are
unable to make those decisions and that those decisions will have to be determined in a
family court. However I am asking for my complaint to be looked at by you and for you to
please conduct an investigation with respect to MR Bobs actions. The substance of my
complaint are not issues being dealt with in the family court. The substance of my
complaint is to please investigate the way in which two enforced parent orders were
carried out by Mr Bob and the way in which he has conducted an interview at the XXXXXX
School. And into his unprofessional behaviour.

The Family court hearing is to determine whether the bruising to XXXXX is accidental or
not and whether I am coaching my son which I am not.

I have now responded to XXXX affidavit and have made an appl ication to the family court
for day to day care for my son XXXX. I have attached a fuller explanation of these events
outlined in my complaint.

Signing of consent Memorandum which became a parent order on 15 January 2013

I sought counseling and eventually signed a consent memorandum on December 20. I was
not happy with the terms of the memorandum, but felt under duress to sign so I could get
contact with my son over the holiday period. I also feel I was poorly advised by a lawyer
who told me she considered legal aid work a low priority.

The consent memorandum gave me first contact starting December 22, 2012. A final
parenting order was made on January 15, 2013, giving the applicant XXXX day to day care
of my son I was granted access three weekends out of four, from 9am Saturday to 5.40 pm
Sunday.

Contact commenced on the 22 December 2012, contact occurred 29 Dec 2012, contact
occurred 05 January 2013, (12 January 2013 contact did not occur) 19 January 2013
contact occurred and 26 January Feb 2013 contact occurred. Contact also occurred on 09
February and 16 February 2013.

My son was 3 years old at the time

First hospital Admission 26 January 2013

On January 26, 2013, I went to pick my son up from XXXX (the abuser). Immediately my
son got in my car he said: , Im getting scared of XXXX. Hes getting angry and hitting
me. He also said: XXX been hitting me in the head. He had made a similar disclosures in
previous weekends. Just after 9am I phoned XXXXX a friend of mine for advice. I then
phoned my mother, XXX, in Wellington and she urged me to take my son to hospital to be
examined. I had no after hours number for my lawyer. My Friend meet me at the hospital.
My son was questioned by the doctor. My son also alleged to the doctor XXX hit me and
also stated XXX hit me on the head and pushed me in the dirt. I made known to the
hospital that there was a parenting order in place. We were discharged home after my son
was examined, but later that day CYFS phoned me and told me not to return my son to XXX
at the end of the weekend, despite the terms of the parent order in place which I had made
known to the hospital and CYFS. I informed XXX of this advice given to me by CYFS.
(Attached is a letter from the CYFS call center confirming they gave me this advice.
Also attached is witness statement from XXXX confirming events and what my son
also said. The report from the hospital to CYFS on the incident says: Hospital feel that I
acted appropriately, not discussing concerns in front of my son. Hospital did not feel
that he had been coached. (CYFS case print note 34 confirming this Also attached).
Also attached is the hospital report.

Over the next few days my son continued to tell me how XXXXX punched and hit him. It
was during this time I told my son XXX is not allowed to get angry and hit you. My son
also repeatedly said he was having nightmares of monsters at XXX's and that he was scared
of monsters under XXX bed.

On Monday 28 Feb 2013 following the weekend I immediately informed my former lawyer
XXXX and had numerous conversations with her she refused take any action on my behalf.

All three lawyers worked in the same office sharing the same P.A my lawyer, lawyer for
child and XXX(the abusers) lawyer.

XXX(the abuser) went to the court and made an application to enforce the parenting
order. A warrant was issued to enforce the Parent Order without notice. On
Thursday 31 January 2013 this was carried out by Mr Bob (social worker) without
notice when Bob knew I had a daughter XXX aged 9 years old who would witness this
traumatic ordeal.

On Thursday 31 January 2013 the social worker Mr Bob phoned me sometime during the
day to say he was going to come and pick up my son and take him to the XXX. I phoned My
pastor to come and be with me she arrived soon after. I phoned my lawyer at the time Ms
XXX and asked what I should do and told her that I wanted my son to go to my Pastors as
Mr Bob had already requested of me as she s an approved CYFS caregiver. I got a pen and
paper and wrote down the advice my lawyer told me to tell Mr Bob. My lawyer told me,
tell Mr Bob my lawyer has informed me you need order and a warrant enforcing the
parent order in place. As far as I'm aware no one has obtained a warrant enforcing the
memorandum parent order. But the circumstances have changed drastically since the
memorandum of consent was signed parent order. The allegations that XXX has made
have not been proved. And I am a legal guardian. I wrote exactly as instructed by my
lawyer. I then spoke exactly what I had written on the piece of paper and told this to Mr
Bob (the social worker) . Mr Bob phoned back some time later and stated he would leave
this up to the lawyers. My Pastor was present throughout all this. During another phone
conversation with my lawyer later on that day my lawyer stated XXXX can get a warrant
to enforce the parent order but I don't think the judge will allow it now that my son has
alleged XXX(the abuser) has hit him and that it would be very hard for XXXX to obtain
one. She then stated CYFS are in charge now you need to work with CYFS and do what
they say. I was under the impression that CYFS had all authority in this situation from my
lawyer. Not once did my lawyer tell me what could happen if XXX got the warrant to
enforce the parent order, I had no idea this meant police and social workers turning up
without notice to take my son. Not once did I ever indicate that I would run with child I
would never behave in this way. Nor had I ever been given a copy of the parent order.

On January 31, 2013, Without notice XXXX (the abuser) enforced the parent order, making
false allegation such as that I would run with the child and supplied with it an affidavit of
false allegations about me.

With no warning or notice at about 7.20pm that night Mr Bob, another social worker and
two police officers arrived at my door. I had no idea they had come to enforce the parenting
order. I assumed they had come to further discuss the hospital admission. I told them I had
the bath running and just had to go and turn it of and I will be back in a second. I walked
down my hallway and turned the bath of when the two police officers and two social
workers entered the house and all four rushed toward me and surrounded me and my
daughter and my son at my bathroom. This was terrifying . Mr Bob said he had a warrant
to take my 3 year old. He showed me the warrant and from memory I think he also had a
copy of XXX affidavit which he kept. He told me to pack all his things now and demanded
that he take my son now. He said I had 10 minutes. I then phoned mmy Pastor and she
arrived soon after I was extremely traumatized and upset called them all monsters and told
them all I would put them all on the front page of every news paper. I worked with CYFS
and did everything they ordered for the sake of my children trying to keep them as calm as
possible. Mr Bob knew I had a daughter who is now 9yrs old but made no attempt to give
me any notice so I could at least have a friend pick my daughter up. I asked why police
were here at my house and Mr Bobs said it was because you will run with the child. I told
Mr BobI am not that sort of person. I then phoned my pastor and asked if she could
come over. Bob tried to speak to me in the kitchen I told him not to speak to me and to wait
and talk to my Pastor. I repeated to Bob when he continued to try and speak to me I told
Bob do not speak to me. I totally ignored him and my Pastor discused things with Bob
when she arrived. I did not speak to Bob again and allowed my Pastor to have all
communication with Bob on my behalf. When I put my son into the car seat my son kept
saying: Why do I have to go. I want to stay with you. He repeated this over and over
again crying. My 9 year-old daughter was crying in the driveway saying: why does her
brother have to be taken away? Mr Bob told my son repeatedly : You have to go
because XXX (the abuser) said. Mr Bob then ordered me tell your son hes going on a
nice holiday to XXXX I did this. My son said who? Mr Bob(the social worker) repeated
to my son the names of the people they were taking him to my son did not know who Bob
was talking about and my son said who? So Bob repeated there names and said your
going to XXXX and XXXX. My son again said who? My son became even more upset and
confused and crying when he didnt know who or where he was being taken to by these
strangers the police and social workers I was extremely distressed and traumatized at
this point watching what they were doing to my son and not being unable to stop them
traumatizing my son . I told Bob my son does not stay with them . Bob has claimed I made
negative comments at this time which is completely untrue I was trying to love and
reassure my son through such a traumatic ordeal. It was at this point our neighbor and her
5yr old daughter drove into our share driveway and also witnessed my son being taken
away. The 5yr old girl was severely traumatized and as a result had to have a number of
days of school and could not sleep. Her mother told me the girl was up to 3am in the
morning still crying night after night checking the house and doors and windows to make
sure children takers were not coming to get her. The mother was very upset and even
went to the school to discuss her concerns for her daughter and was contemplating
counseling. The mother asked me to come over to her house and talk with the children
together and tell them to stop talking about what they had witnessed as it was upsetting
both children. We told both children they were not to discus it at school or with each other.
My son was then transported away in the social workers car crying and frighting beging to
stay asking why he had to go. Attached is also a witness statement from my Pastor and
XXX. I was crying my son was crying my daughter was crying all I wanted to do was
protect my son from them traumatizing him and kidnapping him.

My son had only ever stayed with the people they were taking him to for one night when he
was a little baby with me and would not remember it. My son was about 3 and a half on
this day of the enforced parent order. Mr Bob said my son would be taken to Whakatane
that evening. In the morning he told me my son had arrived safely at XXX in Whakatane. He
gave this same advice to my mother XXXX. Mr Bob told me a few weeks later he had in fact
taken my son to Rotorua and dropped him of at a motel at 9.30pm and put him in a bed
while my son was still asleep (this is what Bob has stated in his affidavit. This is totally
unacceptable.

Mr Bob told me an evidential interview took place on February 5, 2013 at the XXXX house
in Whakatane. The evidential interview took place at an office in Whakatane, not the XXXX
home. My son was put in a room on his own with the interviewers and a police officer while
the grandparents waited outside. There was no support person there for my son. Mr Bob
told me by phone that the evidential interview was inconclusive with no repeat of the
disclosures made at the hospital. My son had been with XXXX;s parents for the four days
before the interview. I believe they had spoken to my son. He then placed my son back in
the care of XXX who had abused him. Not once was I interviewed by CYFS not once were
my witnesses interviewed or the hospital.

My next contact with my son on 09 Feb 2013 after first warrant was issued enforcing
the Parent order.

At my next unsupervised contact visit on Saturday February 9 I picked my son up to have
him for the weekend in my unsupervised care, my son seemed very traumatized and partly
brain washed. He had a cluster of about eight small bruises which looked like finger marks
under his left elbow which did not look consistent with a fall or accident. When I asked if
he had a nice time he said: No I did not have a nice time and XXX was not nice to me. It
was during this contact visit my son stated I told XXX you said you aren't allowed to get
angry and hit me. XXX said he doesnt get angry XXX said he only gets upset. My son
was clearly told what to say by XXXX.

My children no longer felt safe in my home because of the way in which Bob carried out the
enforced parent order. My son had felt safe at my house to confide in me about XXXX hitting
him. My daughter was very scared of Mr Bob and was very frightened Bob would come and
take her away and do to her what she witnessed him do to her brother. She was now to
scared to sleep in her own bed and began having nightmares of being kidnapped by Bob.

Second Hospital Admission On Saturday February 16 and Sunday 17 February 2013.

On Saturday February 16, I picked my son up to have him in my unsupervised contact for
the weekend. During the late morning my sons nose suddenly started to bleed. When I put
a tissue under his nose to contain the bleeding, I noticed bruising under his jaw. Asked how
he got the bruises, my son said: XXX hit me. When I took off his bloodied T-shirt to put a
clean one on him, I saw three oval bruises across my sons chest. When questioned, my son
said XXX punched me, then demonstrated with a closed fist punch and said thats how
XXX punches me. He also said XXX been punching me under the feet. At that stage I
rang my mother XXXX for advice. I was crying on the phone terrified that my children might
have to again go through the trauma of another enforced parent order if I took my son to
hospital as they will tell me to retain him on a parent order again I was crying on the phone
saying there is nothing I can do mum if I take him to the hospital they will tell me to retain
him and not give him back on sunday then I will have CYFS and Police march in and take
him on Monday. But if I do nothing I am letting my son remain in danger. I said to my
mother on the phone there is nothing I can do they dont believe me. My mother prevailed
on me to take my son back to hospital , and I asked my friends and Pastor to come with us
for support. I also tried to find an after hours emergency number for my former lawyer but
was unsuccessful. My lawyer refused to give me an emergency number. While waiting for
them to arrive I took my son into my room to put a nappy on him for the hospital visit.
While I walked down my hallway to the bedroom my son began to half grizzle cry and kept
saying I cant see properly and and rubbing his eyes. When I asked why he said I dont
know, and I havent had any sleep. When I put my son on the bed to put the nappy on
him I saw he was very red around the anus with a lot of specks of blood it looked stretched
and swollen. He was very dirty and it looked like he had not been bathed for some time he
had a bruise on the inner thigh with leisons inside. I said: You are very red here. Is it
sore? Seth replied XXX put cream up there it was sore but felt nice but sore. XXX (the
abuser) said do you want to get punched lie still then XXX threatened to punch. The
attached hospital report confirms reddening around the anus. I phoned my mother back in
tears and told her what my son had just said and about the blood around the anus. In my
distress, I cleaned him before taking him to the hospital as my lawyer had told me anything
I said would be twisted around and used against me I was scarred I would not be believed
and blamed for this.

At the hospital after a long wait my son was examined by a doctor and also made
disclosures alleging XXX had hit and punched him. Also in the cubicle were myself and my
friend XXXX. As well as the bruising on the chest, there were bruises on legs, chin, jaw, back
and arms. We spent the night in a ward as I wanted a thorough medical examination done,
and a pediatrician photographed and measured my sons bruises. My Pastor was present
during the examination. At night Police Officer XXXXX arrived, my Pastor and I went into a
separate room to give him a statement. I discussed the trauma of the earlier enforced
warrant of the parent order (a few weeks ago) and said I felt unable to retain my son
because of the risk of it happening I began to cry and again repeated to Officer XXXXX I
could not retain my son because I could not go through the trauma of another enforced
parent order. I explained that I would have to return my son on Sunday as per the parent
order. Constable XXXX assured me that as the police were now involved he would make
sure this would not happen and he would inform XXXX my son would not be returning. My
Pastor had him confirm this same advice separately in front of me. Officer XXX told me to
keep my son with me and he would inform XXX(the abuser). Officer XXX also gave me an
event number and told me to call police with the number if I needed help. He told me Child
Protection Police Officer would phone me. Child Protection Police Officer XXXXX also
phoned me at 11pm that night and also told me to retain my son on a Parent order and not
to return him he gave me his direct phone number if I needed to call him. Child Protection
officeer has now lied in court denying this even after I f iled evidence on the 19
th
Feb 2013
explaining this. Chid Protection Officer in charge of the investigation. Attached is also a
witness statement from my pastor the advice Police Constable XXX gave me. Also
attached is the Police job sheet from officer XXXX confirming he told me retain my
son on a parent order. I have now also got the police evidence of what sort of
investigation was carried out and evidence Mr XXXX gave me this advice.

Blood samples were taken from my son by the hospital at 11pm on 16 Feb and then again
at 1am as the first were inconclusive. The tests showed he does not bruise easily and that
clotting is normal. The test report is attached.
We were discharged around 10am Sunday and I then returned home with my son. This all
occurred on Saturday 16 Feb 2013

Also attached is a witness statement by XXXX. Also attached are the blood test
results and part of the hospital report.

We were discharged from hospital on Sunday 17
th
February 2013 at around 10am in the
morning.

The next day on Monday 18 February 2013 XXXXX(the abuser) went again to the
court to enforce the parent order. A warrant was issued to enforce the Parent order
carried out by Bob. Also on the same day Bob interviewed my daughter XXX at XXXX
School (with no care and protection issues or notification laid) in a closed room
which seems more like an interrogation and conducted the interview with no care
and protection issues. on the same day my contact as per parent order was
suspended as a result of the advice I had followed from Police Constable XXXX and
Police Officer XXXX to retain my son. I was now told all my contact with my son was
now suspended and I could not see him. Below is a fuller explanation.

The next day on Monday February 18, my daughter arrived home from school upset and
distressed. My daughter said Mr Bob and a woman (XXXXX) had come to the school and
taken her from her class. Her usual teacher was away, and there was a reliever in the class.
She thought that because Mr Bob had taken her brother away as she witnessed , she
thought he was there to take her away as well My daughter said she felt very shocked and
frightened of Bob (the social worker) and Bob said you are nervous she said she
answered yes She told me Bob and the lady put me in a room and closed the door then
Duncan stood in front of the door and looked angry at me. They kept asking me over
again the same questions My daughter said she kept saying no and was very scared and
wanted them to be quiet. She said then the lady shook Katies hands and told her to tell
them everything and this is a safe place My daughter said she wanted the lady to be
quiet and she would not listen she wanted them to be quiet

My daughter was offered no support person and says she felt intimidated and that she had
to give the answers they were pushing for. She was frightened to go back to school and now
felt unsafe at home and at school. She was very scarred to go back to school.

In the open interview as Bob refers to it conducted in a closed room it appears to have
been an attempt by Bb to manufacture a case of poor parenting against me.

I have now read the transcript of the interview Bob conducted at the school. The interview
took place in a closed room on the 18 February 2013 at XXXXXX School. Present was my
daughter, Bob and another social worker. No teacher and no support person was present
for my daughter.

n the transcript of my daughters recorded answers taken by Bob My daughter states:

a. XXXX(my son) said that XXXXX(the abuser) punched him in the tummy.
b. XXXX(my son) tells me that XXX(the abuser) pinches him and puts his finger up his
bum, he said he did it 7 times this morning, said that XXX(the abuser) put cream on his
bum and kept putting finger up it, XXXX(my son) told him to stop.
c. I asks XXX(my son) if XXX( the abuser) hits him, XXXX(my son) tells XXX (me) yes, on
the tummy and back.

Not once did CYFS investigate these disclosures my daughter stated my son told her
what the abuser was doing to my son. How totally inappropriate for Bob to conduct this
interview in this manner after my daughter had witnessed Bob remove (more like kidnap)
her brother in such an extremely traumatic way. There should have been a different social
worker assigned for this interview.

During my adjourned Family Court hearing in August the judge asked the lawyer for child to
ask Bob about the nature of this interview. The response he sent back into the court was
that it was not an evidential interview but an open interview, and that written notes were
taken of the answers but not of the questions.

Soon after my daughter arrived home Mr Bob called to inform me he had interviewed my
daughter and there were now concerns about my daughter being in may care.

In Mr Boyes report to the court, he states I told my daughter not to speak to the social
workers and that I had coached her what to say. I was unaware that such an interview was
likely or even possible. I was not even told about the interview until after it had taken
place. I did sit down with the neighbor and our two children and we told both children not
to discuss matters at school or at home as both our daughters were also in the same class.

On Monday 18 February Mr Bob rang again about 5pm to say XXXX(the abuser) had again
gone to court to enforce the parenting order, and he would be round in half an hour to
collect my son. He arrived 15 minutes later. My son was asleep. My friend was with me and
my Pastor arrived soon after. Rac (social worker) and Bob (social worker) arrived at the
door. (Rac did not introduce herself. Rac was stern and looked at me with a cold look. My
son was still asleep he was exhausted from the hospital stay as we were only discharged the
day prior after being told to retain him on a parent order. My friend was with me my Pastor
arrived soon after. My son came into the living room, saw Bob and became upset when Bob
told my son he had to be taken again to the XXXXX. He ran down the hallway upset and my
son said I dont want to go back to the XXXXX. I took my son into my daughters room sat
on the floor where he lay half on me clinging to me scared and upset and in shock. We sat
for a while my Pastor was in the room then my Pastor suggested it was time to come out.

We came into the lounge my son again said he did not want to go. I asked the social
workers if they had heard what my son had just said. Rac then accused me of coaching my
son and putting words into his mouth in front of my son. Bob then revealed at that stage
he had taken my son and dropped him at a motel in Rotorua where the XXXXXX were
staying.

I placed my son in the car, trying to assure him he would be alright in the care of the
XXXXXXX as I was placing a plate of food on his lap. Present was my Pastor and Friend and
standing next to me and Bob and Rac. Bob then handed me the warrant suspending all my
contact with my son. Bob said new allegations had been laid in court against me and CYFS
now had concerns with my daugher being in my care. I subsequently found there were no
such allegations laid. My Pastors statement also covers her witness to this and My
friend XXXX statements covers her witness to this attached

The next day on Tuesday 19 February 2013 Bob phoned me and told me he had closed the
investigation and my son was back with XXXXXX(the abuser). As Bob was taking my son
away Bob also offered an explanation of the chest bruises, saying they came from son
running into bag hooks at the XXXXXX Kindergarten. The accident and incident report
from the kindergarten (attached) shows it is not possible they would create the pattern
of three bruises, because there were not at my sons chest level and were too far apart. Mr
Bob had earlier told me XXXXX stated my son had rubbed his chest on his bike handle bars,
which I also did not consider credible. The attached report of sons hospital admission
on February 16 states marked states possible assault. I have seen no evidence Mr
Bob, CYFS or the police have conducted a proper fair investigation of this possibility.
About 2-5 weeks later Police officer XXXXXX phoned me and asked me to come in and speak
about the investigation however my lawyer XXXXXtold me not to go. She had stated to me
that the police had labeled me and put me in a box and told me not to speak to CYFS or
police at all. MY Son had three bruises to his chest, bruising to the jaw, bruising to the
inner thigh with leisons inside, bruising back etc and reddened anus and disclosures.
Not once did police or CYFS interview me who were incharge of investigation, There
was never an evidential interview conducted after this hospital admission.

I did have a conversation with my former lawyer XXXXXX a day or so later who stated
police have looked at the request to enforce the warrant and have refused to enforce
the parent order.

I did phone Police Officer XXXXX who was in charge of the police investigation as he gave
me his direct phone number when he phoned me at 11pm at the hospital on 16 Feb 2013.
During the phone conversation police Officer stated to me I work in the same office as
Bob, I have already spoken with Bob and I dont know you from a bar of soap. He then
hung up on me. I believe Bob prejudiced me against Police officer XXXXXX which created a
prejudiced one sided police investigation. Officer XXXXX has also accused me of you make
things up.

I gave my father the event number officer XXXXXX had given me and told him how I was
treated by police. My father also tried phoning police who wer rude.

Each time my son disclosed that XXXXXX(the abuser) had assaulted him, strangers took him
away in an extremely traumatic way. It is understandable if he no longer feels he has a safe
place to disclose.

I asked my lawyer to again do an application to the court to apply for my son to be in need
of care and protection again she said the police have labeled you and put you in a box if
contact is reinstated at the next judicial conference and you get your son back in the
weekends if he turns up with broken arms and bruises there's nothing you can do but
take him to a hospital and return him to his dad

It has been stated in reports made by the social workers that they heard me making
negative comments about the XXXXX as I was placing my son in the car. This is completely
untrue, and I note that my Pastor and frriend were present. (Attached is a short witness
statement from them)
I was reassuring my son everything would be alright when he got to the XXXXX as I was
putting a plate of food on his lap for him to take. I did not make any negative comments
about the XXXXXXXXX while placing my son in the car.

At a judicial conference on March 11 I was granted supervised access to my son for a few
hours on on Saturdays. My lawyer failed to prepare the affidavits I requested about the
instructions I was given by police and CYFS to retain my son, which means a three day
hearing is needed on future unsupervised access. This is scheduled for Friday 13,
Monday16, and Tuesday 17 Sept 2013. On the 11 March my former lawyer XXXXX t told me
and my Pastor after the Judicial conference in a side room at the court CYFS are doing a
cover job that's why they came after you and your daughter.

The CYFS investigation has been completely one sided. Not once did a social worker visit
me to get my side of events or talk to my support people about my son during the
investigation of my son. CYFS (especially Bob) staff have repeatedly lied to me. I have been
painted as unsupported and unstable, while XXXXX(the abuser) is pictured as a model of
stability and support. Not once did CYFS or Bob ever inquire of me what sort of support I
have during the investigation of my son.
XXXX(the abuser) has a history of heavy drug use. I fear for the safety of my son in his care.
Rather than investigating evidence of possible assault or abuse of my son, Bob has turned
this investigation on to me. His behavior is not only unprofessional but I believe it has
exposed my son to ongoing risk.

Bob also made known on the Thursday 31 January during the enforced parent order that he
was only part of the crises team and that the investigation into my son alleging XXXXXX the
abuser hit him would be assigned to a a different Social Worker however Bob took the
investigation on himself.

My son my daughter and I have been severely hurt by the professionals in this case. Firstly
that my lawyer at the time did not adequately advise me of the correct course of action to
take with these allegations, such as filing urgent application, and did not follow my
instructions to take some action. Then I was wrongly advised by CYFS and Police to retain
My son knowing there was a parent order in place, and yet they took no legal action to give
legal authority to that, such as applying for my son to be a child in need of care and
protection. All of this has left me looking like I'm someone who is wasting people's time
and causing trouble when all I did was what I was told to do. I was simply trying to protect
my son due to son alleging he was scared because XXXX was hitting and punching him.

As a result of all of this, I have been unfairly disciplined by the court and had my
unsupervised contact stopped and in time replaced with reduced and supervised contact as
well as having to deal with the inflicted trauma to my daughter, myself and my son. The
way I was treated particularly by CYFS and the police was degrading. The stress has been
phenomenal. I still have seen no evidence of a proper fair investigation into the 16
February 2013 hospital admission. I believe my son is vulnerable at an age where he
cannot protect himself he is only 3 years old at the time of assault. I believe what my son
has told me is the truth and don't believe at his age he would have made up these
statements. I am very concerned that my son is unsafe in the care of XXXXX. Bob has failed
in many areas of this investigation. All of Bobs involvement has had a negative damaging
effect on my relationship with my son. He has damaged the relationship my daughter had
with her school. And he has caused trauma to both children and myself. On top of this I
have also had the lawyer for child against me who made a reccommendation to get me put
under phycological assessment. And my son has been left in a place of abuse and CYFS did
not once ever visit my son to see if he was ok in the care of the abuser.


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