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ANONYMOUS, 8On Sept. 2, 2003, my son was coerced into making a false confession outside my presence by a detective investigating an allegation of sexual abuse. My son was 8 years old at the time, and my mentally ill friend accused him of molesting her 4 year old daughter who had spent the night at my home. My son is absolutely innocent. This woman has a long history of making these types of accusations, which include allegations that her own father molested her as well as her older daughter and that her ex-husband molested both her girls. Unfortunately, the detective and CPS worker came with their minds made up, and proceeded to destroy our lives. My business was immediately shut down and I was denied the right to re-open for the duration of the investigation due to the statement that was coerced from my son. This is now under appeal. My son was arrested on "probable cause for 1st degree felony rape of a child" and held overnight in a juvenile facility. He was held in solitary confinement conditions because he was too young to be around the general population of the facility. He was fingerprinted, photographed, and subjected to intrusive questioning. He was berated several times for wetting the bed, and laid in a wet bed all night because he was too afraid to ask anyone for help. He has had persistent nightmares and anxiety because of this treatment. Although the charges were dismissed and never officially filed, the State of Washington is threatening to make my son a ward of the State and commit him to a state hospital for evaluation of capacity and competency to stand trial if I don't voluntarily get him into their "Sexually Aggressive Youth" treatment program. I have already had him evaluated by my own psychologist with good results, but they are refusing to accept that report because it wasn't done by a state-certified psychologist. I am afraid to return to my own home for fear that the State will seize my son, but I refuse to put him in a treatment program that is unnecessary and harmful. I was also told that any information collected by the state from the psychologist could by used against me at my Administrative Hearing for the return of my business license. I know that my son is not sexually deviant, but I don't trust that somebody being paid by the state will render an unbiased opinion. CPS has produced a "Founded" result for their investigation labeling me a Neglectful Parent/Caretaker for "failure to protect, lack of supervision, lack of nurturing/caring." This is now under appeal. Next, I expect them to start a new CPS investigation for medical neglect for failure to provide mental health services for my "sexually aggressive" son. If I don't successfully fight these CPS allegations, I could be put on a child abuse/neglect registry for the rest of my life which could permanently limit my employment opportunities, as well as be at an increased risk of losing my child or future children in future CPS proceedings. My son could also be at increased risk of being accused/prosecuted for sexual abuse allegations in the future. This could haunt us for the rest of our lives. Anonymous
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