Re: Mom: Son bound with duct tape by father; no charges filed

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'April explains, " They don't care about a child that's been abused.

My son is never going to see justice. No one is looking out for his

well being and what's happened to him is nothing. " '

This is sickening, but sadly true, most people just do not care :-( I

hope what she said about 'no one is looking out for his well being'

is not true; I would hope that at least she his mum is; but it is not

easy constantly fighting battles in a world where the majority just

do not care.

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> Mom: Son bound with duct tape by father; no charges filed

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> 08:29 AM Mountain Standard Time on Tuesday, December 9, 2008

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> azfamily.com

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> PHOENIX - A 5-year old special needs boy was bound by his father

with

> duct tape at his hands and feet.

>

> Police called it a clear case of child abuse but there is no way to

> know because it never went to trial.

>

> Investigators called it an " open and shut " case. There were no

> conflicting stories, there was hard evidence and even an admission

> but apparently, that is still not enough.

>

> Jasper Smalley has been in a battle since birth. In his meager 5

> years, Jasper has been diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive

Disorder,

> Bi-polar Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome, which is a type of

Autism

> that his mother, April Smalley, says affects his social skills.

>

> She admits, " It takes a lot of patience and love to take care of a

> boy like this. "

>

> April says one day her ex-husband found out Jasper was caught

hitting

> other children at daycare. " He called me after he had taped him up

> and told me he had duct-taped our son. I asked him to remove the

> tape immediately, and he said he wouldn't. He said he was being

> punished. "

>

> It was a punishment that made its mark in Jasper who was bound at

his

> wrists and ankles.

>

> April explains, " There were red abrasions on his wrists. It looked

> almost like where the tape had cut into his arm. "

>

> April called Tempe Police. The police report says Philip Smalley

> admitted to taping his son three times. It reads, " Philip then took

> more tape and taped Jasper's feet back together and taped his hands

> back together and taping up to the shirt sleeve of Jasper to

prevent

> him from wiggling out from the tape again. "

>

> The report goes on to say, " Jasper was crying and crawled on the

> ground to his bedroom with his hands and feet taped together where

he

> sat and cried. "

>

> The next day a judge granted April an order of protection against

> Philip. Police investigators called the case " felony child abuse "

> and sent it to the county attorney's office but prosecutors never

> accepted charges.

>

> Tempe Police Dept. spokesperson Steve Carbajal says, " You know,

> obviously the county attorney, they make their decisions based on

the

> way they do their business. We feel comfortable and confident we

did

> a thorough investigation. "

>

> , April's lawyer, tells 3TV, " We have admissions,

we

> have photographs, we have the psychological harm done to the

child.

> There is enough. There should have been enough. Any prosecutor

> could pick this up and get a conviction. "

>

> But April says prosecutors told her they would never get a guilty

> verdict. For now, there is no way to know if it would be a waste of

> time, or worth a try.

>

> April explains, " They don't care about a child that's been abused.

> My son is never going to see justice. No one is looking out for

his

> well being and what's happened to him is nothing. "

>