Ohio, and it's scum life

Clearly, I live in Ohio. Clearly sometimes that downright shames me. I have a whole round up of scum life that resides in Ohio- starting with yesterdays mother that left her infant to starve for three weeks, and the father defending the cages he forces his adopted children to sleep in.

Here we go:

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WESTLAKE, Ohio

Last week a 2 year old boy playing in a basement had his arm caught in a MEAT GRINDER. The grinder had been plugged in and evidently didn't have the best of supervision. When the mother was questioned about the incident, she avoided answering and refused to release his medical records.

The child lost parts of three fingers in the grinder having to be flown by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center. He is currently in good condition- despite being raised by scum.

A warrant has now been issued for his mother, who is being charged with felony child endangerment.

Police said this is not the first time inadequate supervision has resulted in
injury to children at this house. In 2001, a 1-year-old boy was struck and
killed by a car after running out of the house and into the street.

In 2002, a 4-year-old also was struck by a car outside the house.
Police said the family covered up the incident from police. In both cases,
the family engaged in the same stonewalling technique with investigators,
police said.
NewsChannel5 also learned that a registered sex offender is
living in the home.

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AKRON, Ohio

A middle-school principal has been placed on leave as authorities investigate
two unrelated sexual encounters between students within five minutes of each
other, one apparently consensual and the second an attack.
Norris Kelly,
principal at Innes Middle School for two years, was placed on paid leave Monday,
a routine procedure in the course of an investigation, school officials said.
Retired principal Marilyn Bennett was appointed interim principal.
In one
case, a 14-year-old boy is accused of forcing a 14-year-old girl to commit a sex
act in a boys' restroom. The other case involved an apparently consensual sexual
encounter between a 14-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl in a stairwell. Both
acts happened on Oct. 4.
The boy accused of forcing the girl to commit a sex
act has been charged. Police are investigating both cases.
The alleged
attack in midmorning was reported by school officials to police that afternoon.
The other case reported to police two days later.
Fred Schuett, who
supervises middle and high schools as executive director of secondary education,
said such acts are uncommon. "This is not standard procedure at Innes," he said.
"It's not like this goes on regularly."
There are more than 27,000 students
in 57 schools in the Akron public school system.
Kelly could not be reached
for comment. No Akron phone listing for Norris Kelly could be found and school
officials said home phone numbers could not be disclosed. Messages were left
Tuesday at school board offices and at Innes.

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This one is interesting- get falsely accused of rape, have the sheriff apologize and then run out and commit sexual assault. And while you're at it- do it twice. Because honestly, maybe you can convince the world that THIS time is a mistake too.

LAKE COUNTY, Ohio

In 2003, the Lake County Sheriff's department apologized to a Madison Township
man who was mistakenly targeted as a sex offender. But now that same man who was falsely identified is being charged with sexually assaulting two juveniles, reported NewsChannel5's Joe Pagonakis.
Wayne Mansfield, 41, was arraigned Monday on rape charges. He is accused of raping a 12-year-old boy and allegedly attempted to have sex with an 11-year-old last week.
Two years ago, the Lake County Sheriff's Department sent out 320 notices about a sex offender living at Mansfield's address. The real sex offender had lied to police about where he lived. At the time, Mansfield had a clean record. When police raided Mansfield's home this weekend, they seized porn, photos and sex paraphernalia. If convicted, Mansfield will be added to the sex offender database.

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And to balance it out, we have a case developing against Child Services for placing a young 15 year old in a foster home, where a game similar to Russian Roulette was played- sadly ending in the the boys death.

Lockbourne Oh

Daniel Mitchell would now be 18 if that fatal shot had not been fired.

Daniel's family gathered Monday night, like they do every year, to
remember his life.

He died on October 24, 2002 -- 36 hours after
Franklin County Children Services placed Daniel in a friend's home. That friend
shot Daniel in a game similar to Russian Roulette.

The boy’s family
has a federal lawsuit still pending in an effort to change the child placement
system.

"No one's perfect. But he was a good kid,” Daniel’s mother,
Fran Arledge said.

Her son’s life ended at the age of 15. Something
his parents say they think about every day.

Daniel had been placed
in the care of Stephen Powers, a Lockbourne neighbor of Daniel's
mom.

A little more than a day later, Powers played a game similar
to Russian Roulette, killing Daniel.

The boy’s sister, Patience,
was there when it happened.

"He died in my arms, basically,” she
said.

The family blames Franklin County Children Services because
it placed Daniel with Powers in the first place.

"Somebody needs to
be held accountable,” Daniel’s father, Jay Mitchell said. “They need to step up
to the plate and assume responsible for having my son killed."

"It
doesn't get any easier. It'll never be easy,” the boy’s mother said through
tears.

Franklin County Children Services executive director John
Saros insists the agency is not broken, despite the incredibly tragic
circumstances of Daniel Mitchell’s death.

"Nobody could have
predicted the outcome that occurred,” Saros said.

Saros adds that
policy was not broken, even though Daniel's parents never approved the
outside-the-family placement, a guideline reiterated in this memo shortly after
Daniel's death.

Powers' record check in Franklin County came up
clean. But he lived in Pickaway County, where his conviction for shooting a
shotgun around a group of teens went undetected.

Caseworkers did
do a site visit at the Powers home.

"The fact Daniel had been
living there off and on and his sister had been living there gave our staff
sense he'd be safe there," Saros said.

An attorney for Daniel’s
family disagrees.

"They put him in the hands of a gun totting, drug
dealing, sociopathic executioner. They had no idea who he was," Brad Barbin
contends.

Now, Daniel's family says they are trying to save others
from the same pain.

Because of Daniels' death, Children Services
agencies across Ohio now have immediate access to criminal records
nationwide.

As for Stephen Powers: He killed
himself in prison last year while serving time for Daniels'
death.

The federal trial on this case is set for
February.

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Next, we have the case of the school officials who failed a student who had been sexually assulted by trying to NOT INFORM the police. Three assistant principals where- hold on to your hats- suspended for 10 days and moved to a different district. Officials evidently filed charges against the principal- but they filed them wrong. Nice huh?

COLUMBUS, Ohio

The legal case against a high school principal accused of failing to notify
police about an alleged sexual assault in the school must start over from
scratch.
Officials said on Monday the misdemeanor charge against Regina
Crenshaw was filed in the wrong court. It's being transferred from Franklin
County Municipal Court to juvenile court.
Because the charge of failure to report child abuse is rarely prosecuted, City Prosecutor Steve McIntosh says he didn't immediately recognize that, under state law, it's heard by a Juvenile Court judge.
Crenshaw's attorney, Toki Clark, said it's unfair that her client had to pay for legal representation for almost five months before the problem was discovered.
The charge stems from a Mifflin High School student's accusation that she was led into the school auditorium in March and forced to perform oral sex on two boys.
Police weren't notified until the girl's father called 911.
Some teachers and administrators, including Crenshaw, said there was an unwritten rule that discouraged employees from calling police, which the district denied.
Crenshaw was fired and pleaded innocent to the charge in Municipal Court.
Three assistant principals were suspended for 10 days and reassigned to different schools in the district, the second-largest in Ohio.

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Cleveland can't seem to stay out of the running for "scum in the city" so it added to the pot a mother who decided parenthood was just not for her, and so tossed her new born into a trash can. The child was found Monday afternoon. Given the fact that Ohio has a safety net for these types of people- allowing them to "discard" their unwanted babies at safe places such as hospitals- the complete lack of any motherly bone in this woman's body is repulsive.

A newborn baby boy found Monday afternoon in a Tower City trash can is making a
remarkable recovery.
The baby, now known as Baby Jack, is listed in fair
condition at MetroHealth Medical Center, an upgrade from critical condition when
he first arrived, reported ONN affiliate WEWS.
The 7-pound 14-ounce infant
has been taken off a ventilator, but remains on IV fluids and oxygen.
Police
say Jack's mother gave birth to him in a Tower City restroom, then put him in a
plastic bag and left him in the garbage.
The newborn was discovered by a
maintenance worker after she saw the blood in the bathroom and then heard cries.
Doctors said the baby was near death when he was brought to Metro.
Police
are now stepping up their search for the mother of the baby, and say they have
some good leads.
Police and doctors wish his mother would have been aware of
Ohio's Safe Haven law.
The law allows mothers to leave their newborns at a
hospital, police station or fire station within 72 hours of giving birth.
Baby Jack will be released to Children Services sometime next week.
Police are hoping his mother comes forward. She faces potential charges of
child endangering and abandonment.