A devastating case of abuse has put the state's child-protective services under scrutiny. Jacqui Goddard on the years of unspeakable crimes-and their sudden, gruesome end.
As 4-year-olds they had little understanding of the world around them-just the knowledge that life had been tough, but that others had assured them it was about to get better. Rescued from neglect and abuse, they were promised a "forever family," a loving home where they could heal from the horrors and heartbreaks of their past and start moving toward a brighter future.
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Like thousands of children who have passed through Florida's state welfare system, Nubia and Victor Doctor had reason for hope in 2004, when they were placed with foster parents Jorge and Carmen Barahona at their three-bedroom house in Westwood Lakes, a tidy working-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida.
But as they would learn,...
As 4-year-olds they had little understanding of the world around them-just the knowledge that life had been tough, but that others had assured them it was about to get better. Rescued from neglect and abuse, they were promised a "forever family," a loving home where they could heal from the horrors and heartbreaks of their past and start moving toward a brighter future.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Lindsay Lohan's No-Win Day in Court
Like thousands of children who have passed through Florida's state welfare system, Nubia and Victor Doctor had reason for hope in 2004, when they were placed with foster parents Jorge and Carmen Barahona at their three-bedroom house in Westwood Lakes, a tidy working-class neighborhood in Miami, Florida.
But as they would learn,...
- 2/20/2011
- by Jacqui Goddard
- The Daily Beast
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