Guest guest Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I just realized I put the wrong no for the Detective, here's the correct no: Detective Vaughn Becker 865-259-1207 Sorry about that. I'm also trying to find the pictures of his abuse to post in the photos section so you all can see what I'm talking about, but for some reason my comp won't open them, I'm going to ask the mom to resend them to me & post them when she does. Debi > > Don't know if you all remember my posting about , the 9 > year old boy with autism who was allegedly abused by the Learn Center > in Clinton TN I think in late Aug or early Sept. Well, just spoke with > the mother today, evidently she was told by the DA's office that it > could take 3-4 YEARS to investigate the crime, which was video taped > by the school, mom has posession of the tap if I'm not mistaken. > > HEre's what we need: We need everyone who can to call both Detective > Becker & DA & ask them, respectfully, why charges have not been > brought and when they will expect to be able to bring charges or > dismiss the case. Please be respectful, I don't want to be ugly, just > persistent. Below is the contact info, and beneath that is my letter > summarizing events as I know it. If we don't get anything back from > them by Tuesday, I'm going to fax it all over the country to everyone > I can think of. > > TIA, > Debi > > District Attorney 865-457-5640 > > Detective Vaughn Becker 457-259-1207 > > Here is the mother's email if you want to contact her personally: > > im2old4that@... > > > > January 11, 2008 > > > To Whom It May Concern: > > On or around October 16, 2008 I read an article from Knoxville > News-Sentinel in Knoxville, TN, that told a story of alleged abuse on > a nine year-old boy, . This story alleges that Learn > Center in Clinton, TN physically and mentally abused the boy for > hours, and alleges kidnapping by refusing to hand over the child to > the mother for hours. I then made phone and email contact with Ms. > Malissa , 's mother, to share my concern for this story. > I was sent pages of pictures through electronic mail, available upon > request, showing red and bruise marks to the child's face, arms, > abdomen, back, and legs. It was the mother's assertion that these > marks were given at the hands of staff from Learn Center under the > guise of Cornell's Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI.) > > I contacted TN's Department of Children Services (DCS) and spoke with > " Demia " on or around October 16, 2007 at 1:33pm. It was my > understanding of her comments that DCS only handles childcare center > abuse issues, not public school issues, and that it is a law > enforcement issue. According to Ms. , the various law enforcement > officials she contacted refused to address the reports of alleged > abuse, or to file any complaints or investigations, as I told Demia > with DCS. > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:15pm I contacted Clinton City > Police Department and Detective Becker, and left a message stating I > was a part of Autism Society of America, East Tennessee Chapter and > was in contact with Ms. regarding the alleged abuse, as well as > being under the impression from Ms. that for five days of her > continual requests, they refused to investigate the allegations. > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:25pm I spoke with Mr. Lane > who stated Ms. should file a grievance with the mayor's office > and to call the local district attorney, as it is their authority to > investigate. > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:30pm I contacted County's > District Attorney's office of . I spoke with Lynn Lucas who > said Ms. might have spoken with Ms. Gracie , that most in > the office were away until the following week. I explained to Ms. > Lucas that Ms. and/or myself wanted to file a grievance for > failing to investigate the alleged crime and that I could not state > strongly enough how important it was to investigate the allegation of > abuse on a disabled child by school authorities. > > Since these calls I have corresponded with Ms. . Around Christmas > holidays of 2007 it was my understanding from Ms. that Detective > Becker was investigating the alleged acts against her son and that the > case was nearing a close. Evidently, as of January 12, 2008 there has > been no resolution to which his mother or I are aware. > > I find the allegation of abuse by those trained in Cornell's > Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), particularly after TCI was > notified years prior of Knox County School's failure on multiple > levels to deliver proper restraint on a six year-old little girl, > Mallory, that Cornell continues to allow their trainees to > allegedly abuse disabled children horrific and inexcusable. I would > publicly ask TCI to explain just how they can continually " train " > people to deliver restraint that is, in the paraphrased words of their > own manual, proof of failed programming on the part of the institution > using restraint. > > I find the alleged abuse by the Learn Center in Clinton to be horrific > and inexcusable. I publicly ask that any and all entities focused on > abuse of children, particularly those who advocate for those with > disabilities to step forward in demanding full and complete > investigation of the alleged abuse by this facility. I publicly ask > any and all news media to fully investigate and report on these > allegations, as well as investigate and report on any potential or > perceived cover up from employees of the Learn Center to law > enforcement and court officers. > > I find the amount of time the court and law enforcement officers of > County and Clinton City have wasted in investigating this > alleged abuse to be horrific and inexcusable. Murder investigations > have taken far less time than alleged child abuse, particularly when > the alleged acts took place on video that has been court-ordered to > not be destroyed, as I understand it. I call on any and all law and > court officers to come forward and fully and completely investigate > this allegation of abuse quickly and to file charges against any who > stand responsible. Not only does this little boy have a right to face > his alleged abusers in court, but these who are alleged to have abused > him have a right to have their day in court to answer the allegations, > and a right to have their name cleared, should the court find it to be so. > > I assert publicly and to those who have been involved in the alleged > abuse that there has been foot-dragging and refusal to investigate > allegations of multiple criminal and civil acts. I am no attorney, > only a concerned citizen, but it is my understanding law enforcement > has a full and complete obligation to investigate any perceived crime > against a child. I publicly assert those who have jurisdiction over > alleged child abuse at Learn Center in Clinton, TN have, to date, > failed to properly investigate this alleged crime and call on > authorities over and above to investigate why this child has not had > these alleged acts expedited. > > I welcome any written or public response to my concerns and am happy > to provide a full log of my correspondence to the media or officials > investigating the alleged abuse or my assertion of the appearance of a > refusal to investigate. > > Sincerely, > Deborah Tyree Haney > (Electronically transmitted) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 One last request for anyone reading this message who is so moved to & have not already to please, please make a phone call to the two people listed on Monday, 1/15/08. I think if they realize this will have national attention, they will actually do their jobs. Thanks, Debi > Detective Vaughn Becker 865-259-1207 District Attorney 865-457-5640 > > We need everyone who can to call both Detective > > Becker & DA & ask them, respectfully, why charges have not been > > brought and when they will expect to be able to bring charges or > > dismiss the case. Please be respectful, I don't want to be ugly, just > > persistent. Below is the contact info, and beneath that is my letter > > summarizing events as I know it. If we don't get anything back from > > them by Tuesday, I'm going to fax it all over the country to everyone > > I can think of. > > > > TIA, > > Debi > > > Here is the mother's email if you want to contact her personally: > > > > im2old4that@ comcast.net > > > > > > > > January 11, 2008 > > > > > > To Whom It May Concern: > > > > On or around October 16, 2008 I read an article from Knoxville > > News-Sentinel in Knoxville, TN, that told a story of alleged abuse on > > a nine year-old boy, . This story alleges that Learn > > Center in Clinton, TN physically and mentally abused the boy for > > hours, and alleges kidnapping by refusing to hand over the child to > > the mother for hours. I then made phone and email contact with Ms. > > Malissa , 's mother, to share my concern for this story. > > I was sent pages of pictures through electronic mail, available upon > > request, showing red and bruise marks to the child's face, arms, > > abdomen, back, and legs. It was the mother's assertion that these > > marks were given at the hands of staff from Learn Center under the > > guise of Cornell's Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI.) > > > > I contacted TN's Department of Children Services (DCS) and spoke with > > " Demia " on or around October 16, 2007 at 1:33pm. It was my > > understanding of her comments that DCS only handles childcare center > > abuse issues, not public school issues, and that it is a law > > enforcement issue. According to Ms. , the various law enforcement > > officials she contacted refused to address the reports of alleged > > abuse, or to file any complaints or investigations, as I told Demia > > with DCS. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:15pm I contacted Clinton City > > Police Department and Detective Becker, and left a message stating I > > was a part of Autism Society of America, East Tennessee Chapter and > > was in contact with Ms. regarding the alleged abuse, as well as > > being under the impression from Ms. that for five days of her > > continual requests, they refused to investigate the allegations. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:25pm I spoke with Mr. Lane > > who stated Ms. should file a grievance with the mayor's office > > and to call the local district attorney, as it is their authority to > > investigate. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:30pm I contacted County's > > District Attorney's office of . I spoke with Lynn Lucas who > > said Ms. might have spoken with Ms. Gracie , that most in > > the office were away until the following week. I explained to Ms. > > Lucas that Ms. and/or myself wanted to file a grievance for > > failing to investigate the alleged crime and that I could not state > > strongly enough how important it was to investigate the allegation of > > abuse on a disabled child by school authorities. > > > > Since these calls I have corresponded with Ms. . Around Christmas > > holidays of 2007 it was my understanding from Ms. that Detective > > Becker was investigating the alleged acts against her son and that the > > case was nearing a close. Evidently, as of January 12, 2008 there has > > been no resolution to which his mother or I are aware. > > > > I find the allegation of abuse by those trained in Cornell's > > Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), particularly after TCI was > > notified years prior of Knox County School's failure on multiple > > levels to deliver proper restraint on a six year-old little girl, > > Mallory, that Cornell continues to allow their trainees to > > allegedly abuse disabled children horrific and inexcusable. I would > > publicly ask TCI to explain just how they can continually " train " > > people to deliver restraint that is, in the paraphrased words of their > > own manual, proof of failed programming on the part of the institution > > using restraint. > > > > I find the alleged abuse by the Learn Center in Clinton to be horrific > > and inexcusable. I publicly ask that any and all entities focused on > > abuse of children, particularly those who advocate for those with > > disabilities to step forward in demanding full and complete > > investigation of the alleged abuse by this facility. I publicly ask > > any and all news media to fully investigate and report on these > > allegations, as well as investigate and report on any potential or > > perceived cover up from employees of the Learn Center to law > > enforcement and court officers. > > > > I find the amount of time the court and law enforcement officers of > > County and Clinton City have wasted in investigating this > > alleged abuse to be horrific and inexcusable. Murder investigations > > have taken far less time than alleged child abuse, particularly when > > the alleged acts took place on video that has been court-ordered to > > not be destroyed, as I understand it. I call on any and all law and > > court officers to come forward and fully and completely investigate > > this allegation of abuse quickly and to file charges against any who > > stand responsible. Not only does this little boy have a right to face > > his alleged abusers in court, but these who are alleged to have abused > > him have a right to have their day in court to answer the allegations, > > and a right to have their name cleared, should the court find it to > be so. > > > > I assert publicly and to those who have been involved in the alleged > > abuse that there has been foot-dragging and refusal to investigate > > allegations of multiple criminal and civil acts. I am no attorney, > > only a concerned citizen, but it is my understanding law enforcement > > has a full and complete obligation to investigate any perceived crime > > against a child. I publicly assert those who have jurisdiction over > > alleged child abuse at Learn Center in Clinton, TN have, to date, > > failed to properly investigate this alleged crime and call on > > authorities over and above to investigate why this child has not had > > these alleged acts expedited. > > > > I welcome any written or public response to my concerns and am happy > > to provide a full log of my correspondence to the media or officials > > investigating the alleged abuse or my assertion of the appearance of a > > refusal to investigate. > > > > Sincerely, > > Deborah Tyree Haney > > (Electronically transmitted) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Debi, Did you contact all the newspapers and tv stations yourself by phone? If not-that's where I'd take it. MDebi <fightingautism@...> wrote: One last request for anyone reading this message who is so moved to & have not already to please, please make a phone call to the two peoplelisted on Monday, 1/15/08. I think if they realize this will havenational attention, they will actually do their jobs.Thanks,Debi> Detective Vaughn Becker 865-259-1207District Attorney 865-457-5640 >> We need everyone who can to call both Detective> > Becker & DA & ask them, respectfully, why charges have not been> > brought and when they will expect to be able to bring charges or> > dismiss the case. Please be respectful, I don't want to be ugly, just> > persistent. Below is the contact info, and beneath that is my letter> > summarizing events as I know it. If we don't get anything back from> > them by Tuesday, I'm going to fax it all over the country to everyone> > I can think of.> > > > TIA,> > Debi> > > Here is the mother's email if you want to contact her personally: > > > > im2old4that@ comcast.net> > > > > > > > January 11, 2008> > > > > > To Whom It May Concern:> > > > On or around October 16, 2008 I read an article from Knoxville> > News-Sentinel in Knoxville, TN, that told a story of alleged abuse on> > a nine year-old boy, . This story alleges that Learn> > Center in Clinton, TN physically and mentally abused the boy for> > hours, and alleges kidnapping by refusing to hand over the child to> > the mother for hours. I then made phone and email contact with Ms.> > Malissa , 's mother, to share my concern for this story.> > I was sent pages of pictures through electronic mail, available upon> > request, showing red and bruise marks to the child's face, arms,> > abdomen, back, and legs. It was the mother's assertion that these> > marks were given at the hands of staff from Learn Center under the> > guise of Cornell's Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI.)> > > > I contacted TN's Department of Children Services (DCS) and spoke with> > "Demia" on or around October 16, 2007 at 1:33pm. It was my> > understanding of her comments that DCS only handles childcare center> > abuse issues, not public school issues, and that it is a law> > enforcement issue. According to Ms. , the various law enforcement> > officials she contacted refused to address the reports of alleged> > abuse, or to file any complaints or investigations, as I told Demia> > with DCS. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:15pm I contacted Clinton City> > Police Department and Detective Becker, and left a message stating I> > was a part of Autism Society of America, East Tennessee Chapter and> > was in contact with Ms. regarding the alleged abuse, as well as> > being under the impression from Ms. that for five days of her> > continual requests, they refused to investigate the allegations. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:25pm I spoke with Mr. Lane> > who stated Ms. should file a grievance with the mayor's office> > and to call the local district attorney, as it is their authority to> > investigate. > > > > On or around October 16, 2007 at 3:30pm I contacted County's> > District Attorney's office of . I spoke with Lynn Lucas who> > said Ms. might have spoken with Ms. Gracie , that most in> > the office were away until the following week. I explained to Ms.> > Lucas that Ms. and/or myself wanted to file a grievance for> > failing to investigate the alleged crime and that I could not state> > strongly enough how important it was to investigate the allegation of> > abuse on a disabled child by school authorities. > > > > Since these calls I have corresponded with Ms. . Around Christmas> > holidays of 2007 it was my understanding from Ms. that Detective> > Becker was investigating the alleged acts against her son and that the> > case was nearing a close. Evidently, as of January 12, 2008 there has> > been no resolution to which his mother or I are aware.> > > > I find the allegation of abuse by those trained in Cornell's> > Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), particularly after TCI was> > notified years prior of Knox County School's failure on multiple> > levels to deliver proper restraint on a six year-old little girl,> > Mallory, that Cornell continues to allow their trainees to> > allegedly abuse disabled children horrific and inexcusable. I would> > publicly ask TCI to explain just how they can continually "train"> > people to deliver restraint that is, in the paraphrased words of their> > own manual, proof of failed programming on the part of the institution> > using restraint. > > > > I find the alleged abuse by the Learn Center in Clinton to be horrific> > and inexcusable. I publicly ask that any and all entities focused on> > abuse of children, particularly those who advocate for those with> > disabilities to step forward in demanding full and complete> > investigation of the alleged abuse by this facility. I publicly ask> > any and all news media to fully investigate and report on these> > allegations, as well as investigate and report on any potential or> > perceived cover up from employees of the Learn Center to law> > enforcement and court officers.> > > > I find the amount of time the court and law enforcement officers of> > County and Clinton City have wasted in investigating this> > alleged abuse to be horrific and inexcusable. Murder investigations> > have taken far less time than alleged child abuse, particularly when> > the alleged acts took place on video that has been court-ordered to> > not be destroyed, as I understand it. I call on any and all law and> > court officers to come forward and fully and completely investigate> > this allegation of abuse quickly and to file charges against any who> > stand responsible. Not only does this little boy have a right to face> > his alleged abusers in court, but these who are alleged to have abused> > him have a right to have their day in court to answer the allegations,> > and a right to have their name cleared, should the court find it to> be so.> > > > I assert publicly and to those who have been involved in the alleged> > abuse that there has been foot-dragging and refusal to investigate> > allegations of multiple criminal and civil acts. I am no attorney,> > only a concerned citizen, but it is my understanding law enforcement> > has a full and complete obligation to investigate any perceived crime> > against a child. I publicly assert those who have jurisdiction over> > alleged child abuse at Learn Center in Clinton, TN have, to date,> > failed to properly investigate this alleged crime and call on> > authorities over and above to investigate why this child has not had> > these alleged acts expedited. > > > > I welcome any written or public response to my concerns and am happy> > to provide a full log of my correspondence to the media or officials> > investigating the alleged abuse or my assertion of the appearance of a> > refusal to investigate. > > > > Sincerely,> > Deborah Tyree Haney> > (Electronically transmitted)> >> Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 I'm giving them 24 hrs, if I don't hear anything by 5pm today, I will begin faxing my statement to local, state, and federal government leaders, the state commissioner of Dept of Children Services, local and national news agencies, along with Cornell, who continue to train these people who are continually abusing our kids. If I don't hear anything I'll forward my complete list of contacts. The mother has the video the school made of the incident. She's currently trying to get it uploaded to You Tube so the world can see what happened with her son. She is also filing a grievance with local law enforcement and the county mayor, I have written the Dept Of Children Services commissioner requesting full disclosure of how to file a grievance with their failure & to have my statement added as part of the official investigation, Cornell's TCI, and a few others. The mother tried for over a month with local media before the one reporter did the story. They are just not interested here in doing anything about people with autism, and they assume any kid who gets restrained, no matter how abusive or how many black & blue marks, was probably deserving of it. That's how law enforcement is acting too, and it doesn't help that it's in Clinton, where everyone is related from teacher to police officer to DA. Debi > > Debi, > Did you contact all the newspapers and tv stations yourself by phone? If not-that's where I'd take it. > M > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Hi all: FYI... YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! PLEASE CALL THE GOVERNOR TOMORROW. The Governor's number is (312) 814-2121 Message to the Governor I'm calling the Governor to tell him I fully support the closing of Howe Developmental Center and I want him to ensure former residents of Howe will receive the funds necessary for them to live in the community. If any money is left after transitioning folks, this money should be put back into community based services for people with developmental disabilities. Mark Karner Director of Advocacy Progress Center for Independent Living 7521 W Madison St Forest Park, IL 60130 (708) 209-1500 V (708) 209-1735 Fax (708) 209-1826 TTY E-mail: mkarner@... FREE OUR PEOPLE! I do think this is an important call and I will be following through tomorrow. Ellen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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