The U.S. Federal Government has launched a lawsuit against Texas Child Protective Services (CPS), claiming gross negligence, after a disturbing incident where a 1-year-old child and three siblings were discovered to have tested positive for methamphetamine in Bexar County, according to FOX San Antonio. A court hearing that convened at 9 a.m. Monday, whose proceedings continue to unravel, showcases the federal government's demand for CPS to be held in contempt, alleging failure to adhere to child safety protocols.
This lawsuit follows a harrowing case that unfolded in Far Eastern Bexar County, where a helpless infant bearing severe burns also tested positive for the pernicious drug. The CPS contends that the victim is now making strides toward recovery having been released from the hospital. Meanwhile, a tragic total of five additional siblings were extricated from the residence, including two 11-week-old twins, a 2-year-old, a 6-year-old, and an 8-year-old, three of them similarly bearing the drug's insidious mark in their blood.
The remaining children have since found a haven with their grandparents, a placement sanctioned by a judge during a CPS hearing.
News 4 San Antonio's exposé reveals that CPS's thrice-over appeals to the Bexar County DA's Office to remove the children from their parents' custody had previously been denied. It was after these refusals that the youngest child suffered the aforementioned brutal scalding and forced methamphetamine injections, allegedly perpetrated by her parents as a diabolical means to stifle her cries.
State Representative John Lujan expressed concerns and is slated for a meeting with the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), which oversees CPS, as the search for answers intensifies. "No one should live in that type of situation," he lamented in the aftermath of the ordeal.
