Groves Trial Day 1 - Patricia Craft - Children's Services Case Worker

[@Ladyjojo695]

She sounds so rude and no matter how many bachelors degrees you have. You clearly couldn’t your job properly. Bloods on your hands too! No wonder your hiding.

[@BellaServant]

I am very surprised that although Ms. Craft is a caseworker, she is not a qualified professional social worker (usually with an MSW). I am also really disappointed to hear Ms. Craft state that the return of the child takes priority over the protection of the child, in this case Dylan Groves. I don't live in the USA. I have to wonder if child protection workers across the United States qualify to protect children with only "a minor in social work" and a BA degree. It seems that this caseworker's colleagues and the administrative staff are also at fault for the child's death. The attitudes displayed protective of the agency and cavalier. Clearly the well-being of the child was not given top priority, despite the fact that a highly competent foster mom was available to care for Dylan Groves. 😥

[@karensred]

This CPS worker should be prosecuted...She was ignorant, unprofessional, and derelict in her duties.. What a complete fiasco, as CPS always is...and no accountability on her part for this child's death...WTF

[@michellededmon5045]

karen soesbe no wonder she didn’t want her face shown!

[@heidiwalker7123]

Throw her under the prison with the rest of them!!

[@cathyvogel7939]

Have to wonder how she can sleep at night knowing that her actions are directly responsible for this poor baby’s death.

[@lionswimmer4637]

@@cathyvogel7939 I'm sure she's freaked, ashamed, and in fear. Also, whoever did Daniel's drug test should be prosecuted.

[@taylorellison2719]

She will be, don’t worry. I’m a SW and based on her lack of remorse, she’ll be punished.

[@faithfulone4678]

I knew immediately she wasn't going to show her face, because she is the reason for this child being placed in danger!!!!!

[@kdlove3118]

Exactly!

[@caroline4489]

Yes, but the state will not look into ANY of the ways they handle these things, because this wasn’t their failure, right 😤.

[@elizabethmiranda7235]

In google you can find the pic of her

[@ogcatlady]

Yep! And I could detect the hatefulness in her voice as she answered questions with short, quick, sharp answers

[@karlag8671]

yep

[@pamk9333]

She sounds very angry, like she has something to hide. As far as her education, she didn't major in English obviously. Despicable speech and grammar.

[@lionswimmer4637]

Yep, she sounds defensive...and ignernt (misspelling on purpose).

[@amandaleigh7378]

@@lionswimmer4637 I agree!! It's not just her southern accent tho, bc I'm as southern as they come!! It's the way she was articulating her words!! What really got to me was how cold, rude & defensive she was!! She should hav been as upset as the foster mother was, if not more so!!

[@KimberlyBarkdoll]

That's what I was wondering...how on earth did she get a Bachelor's Degree?????????

[@janeyd5280]

cos workers are a law unto themselves. the job title goes to their heads.!

[@pamelak.7747]

@@janeyd5280 But how do they obtain a degree if you can't use proper eighth grade English and grammar?!

[@hannsolotx8568]

I'm a former foster kid. I feel sick listening to her RUDE responses while her actions allowed a baby to be PAINFULLY killed. Dylan, you are so loved. 💝 My case worker was decent yet overwhelmed.

[@ascendingLOTUS]

She has the audacity to not want her face shown, CPS is accessory to this crime!!!!! Your department had NO BUSINESS giving that baby back to these unfit parents! I have seen CPS remove children from homes for way less than this! You guys had ONE job & that was to provide Dylan a safe environment!!!! Ugh.

[@janeyd5280]

@@jsquad55155 Jessica well done for accessing a good lawyer. cps evil cants.!!!

[@Banana34598]

The audacity of her whole demeanor. acting like this is a waste of her time and a nuisance when a child is dead.

[@RobloxGamer12941]

Well right especially since they never went and checked on Daniel with Dylan (she wasn't supposed to be there) and they ultimately are the ones that failed that little baby really. All the way around. Besides Jessica being a baby killer. 😡 They might as well as helped her do it! 😡

[@63076topher]

@@RobloxGamer12941 They did go and check but nobody ever answered the door. If they would have answered the door after the first time or two not answering the child would have been removed again.

[@DEEBEE-ey2xv]

Wow it's so scary knowing this woman can have full control over major decisions over our children's safety and the worse part is there allowed to fail with no consequences on there part.

[@lesleywood788]

This is totally outrageous. How on earth did Patricia Craft miss all these major injuries !!! That baby's parentrs were so so crafty in the way he was held and covered up, knowing childrens services would fail to do their job and undress baby Dillan to check him over. If that was not part of procedure then IT SHOULD BE ! That poor, suffering baby was let down so badly. And this is just one of many childten. My heart bleeds

[@donnaengel6413]

Oh my... This person does not seem qualified to be making decisions for herself, let alone employed in a position of authority with CPS, of all places. It makes no sense whatsoever that an infant born with drug dependency would ever be returned to the parents without them completing professional drug detox and rehabilitation, psychological counseling, parenting classes, and a long period with a documented, proven rehabilitation at every level of reform. “There’s a safety plan for this child...”. Please... This poor infant never had a chance. The fox was placed in charge of the henhouse, and this was the “safety plan”?!

[@Ladyjojo695]

Exactly you get parenting classes for minor incidents. Jesus she’s so incompetent. I hope she’s not employed now.

[@tinamarie1948]

FOR REAL!

[@Sassy2025]

Social worker doesn't want to be on camera, cause she didn't do her job. Guilty in my book.

[@cherylzinkievich6751]

She's not a Social Worker, she is a Case Worker. Very big difference.

[@chasethecat3839]

Very angry and defensive. Her supervisor allegedly instructed her to NOT call in an Amber Alert. They should both be in jail

[@tamikalee4441]

Absolutely Facts 💯

[@GlennaVan]

Caseworker says husband was "on leave for six months" which would mean there was no visible means of support for either the baby or the 15-year-old. What could they be thinking to release the baby to a drug-user's home where there was no visible mean of support? That in itself in incompetency on the part of the caseworker and CPS.

[@britmorris7937]

They have immunity cant sue them please write your senators/representatives to change this!

[@benitasmith2840]

That he said he had 6 months leave from Rural King is highly suspicious. No company gives 6 months off to a fork lift operator. One phone call to Rural King would have prevented Dylan from being returned because it would have been discovered Daniel lied.

[@GlennaVan]

@@benitasmith2840 Regardless, they screwed up all the way around! Baby Dyan should never have been returned to them - he was in a safe and loving home.

[@cheriecullum9489]

It is difficult to believe that she has a degree given her lack of language skills

[@elizabethhale3200]

So agreed so incompetent. Why do a home visit if you don't check the home and child. If she want prosecuted for this and still holds her position the state should be held accountable!

[@lisapully9274]

This lady was wise to not have her face shown, people would go after her!

[@IslandGirlKelly]

So true Lisa, I was thinking the same thing.

[@lynsirobertson3527]

She spelled her name out & we all know what she does for a living.... she wont be able to hide from people who want to find her.

[@maxinemedina4993]

All you have to do is Google her name I just did and I saw her Testifying

[@deborahallgeyer6822]

Because she did that wrong.

[@sherrybrewer289]

I know I’d like to!!!

[@sabrinatenney]

When a decision by a CPS worker results in the death of a child...that worker needs to be investigated and held accountable when a link is established between their decision, based on the facts, can be connected with a child’s death....I also have to ask why Dylan was not sent home but the baby was in the home?

[@goodpeopleprosper635]

Right he was way more vulnerable

[@lynsirobertson3527]

What do you mean Dylan wasnt sent home but was in the home?? If you mean if technical terms he hadnt been legally given back, but was back inside the home, it's because they do a trial reunification period, usually about 9 to 12 weeks while the child is placed back into the parents care to monitor how the children are.

[@WagersGaming]

Sabrina Tenney I believe you mean Daniel JR but I agree! How is the teenage brother not allowed to be back but the BABY is?

[@Ladyjojo695]

Daniel jr you mean ?

[@midnightmoon3550]

Yes the 15 yr old isn't returned but a newborn...this worker did not look or check this baby out or pick up on the fact baby was broken literally...the entire system is cracked out. Healthy families traumatized and ones who need help are over looked

[@mandilee8029]

Patricia Craft u got some explaining to do!!! Haven't watched yet but u better have a good explanation as to why u put that innocent little baby back into care of a heroin positive mother and baby upon birth! U ignored the hospitals intial judgments regarding the father. This is partially on you.

[@karensred]

It's totally on Patricia Craft....she didnt do her job in any way and then got on the stand , wanted her face obscured and her tone of voice was beligerant and she accepted zero responsibility for her responsibilities...What a bitch! I hope her community runs her out of town on a rail!

[@corazoncubano5372]

Before the baby was returned to the husband, he was subject to a drug test which came back clean. That result made him able to have this child returned to him. We find out later in the father's cross examination that his urine test came back clean because he substituted his 15 year old son's urine for his own. Had he not done that his urine would have been dirty and the child would not have been returned to the father either. Another stipulation for the baby's return was that Jessica was to to be allowed in the home or left around the children. By falsifying his urine results Daniel Groves set in motion the forces that led to poor Dylan's demise. They both deserved the sentences they received.

[@pinkgorilla99]

Asensio Rodriguez why was he allowed to give an unsupervised urine sample?? Seems that would have prevented a whole lot of this.

[@lynsirobertson3527]

@@pinkgorilla99 exactly!! When I applied to get any kind of welfare help, and get some vocational schooling help from the State I had to do a urine drug test and was definitely watched. That was literally for assistance NOT child protective services, and the woman stayed with me and watched me pee in a cup; and there was a mirror in front of me pointed so that they could see what exactly is happening while you're peeing in your cup. I dont understand why they had any room to wiggle with a drug screen

[@WagersGaming]

Why would ONE drug test be enough to get the child back in the first place? She rushed her job and failed Dylan! Why are blood tests not being done as well or in place of urine test since SO many people have falsified urine test which result in devastating cases as such! The system is broken but yet we continue to allow it to happen with no change.

[@melisssacunningham8925]

CP's should be held accountable also. In Australia if u r under CP's,when u go to do a urine for drug screening, the pathology person stands in the toilet with u,fully supervised,not allowed to flush toilet,no handbags allowed in with u. Its very strict! So what the hell is going on with the CP's worker???

[@barbalalla2003]

Patricia sounds like she has a very big chip on her shoulder. It is her way or the highway even when it comes down to the life of a new-born. She will just never have anyone tell her what to do or change her mind.

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

I agree she's very snippy. I'm sure this is not her first screw up.

[@haleyh2826]

vickie kasafirek probably won’t be her last either! 🤢

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

@@haleyh2826 unfortunately you are probably right.

[@63076topher]

@Diana Beebe She was she placed the child on the home that only the non offending parent and his son lived in. The mothet signed and agreed to the saftey plan that said she could not be at the home.

[@Lilbit09]

The prosecutor rocks! Managing a difficult witness with ease, he turns her confusion into clarity. A pleasure to watch!

[@firefly.dreams]

A little advice to anyone whose considering becoming a social worker. Don't do it unless you're willing to go to bat for your kids 1000%! At this point we ALL know the excuses for letting kids fall through the cracks, they are used too often.

[@Sassy2025]

I like the blonde female prosecutor, she's a Baracuda!! She doesn't let defence get away with anything.

[@melissabell4898]

There is absolutely NO way the Husband had no knowledge of the Wife's drug abuse like c'mon now. Also, he could have easily had the teenage Son give him clean urine to pass that in hospital drug test. I think it's insane he's trying to claim he just had no knowledge of what was going on as far as drug use in the home. My opinion is he's a drug user also....birds of a feath..well u know the rest lol

[@enchanted1961]

Didn't he tell one of the nurses that he did use drugs. Didn't we hear that on day one?

[@heathertackett7956]

@@enchanted1961 no, he told them that his wife used drugs. But the head nurse felt he was using as well by his behavior.

[@heathertackett7956]

He didn't know she was using, didn't know she was pregnant and didn't know she was beating an infant.. He was either stupid beyond belief or straight lying.

[@melisssacunningham8925]

The husband knew all his wife was doing ,he is trying to throw blame off himself, they r both drug addicts,baby should have been removed at birth,not returned. Cps,part to blame also.

[@yellowstorm91]

His son was not at the hospital. Didn't you listen to that?

[@lovemylittles4758]

I can't believe she is still employed as a case worker epic fail

[@elizabethkoobs1060]

So many innocent children's lives are at risk still because of her.

[@deborahallgeyer6822]

Shame on you, Patricia Craft! You let that sweet baby down.

[@BrendaSueBonamie]

CPS a joke! Need to be sued ! Foster mom should do it!

[@britmorris7937]

They have immunity please write your senators/representatives to change this!

[@laceyjade9834]

Brit Morris Yesss!!! Beat me to it! So many people don’t realize this!

[@WagersGaming]

Rejection to be filmed bc she knows she failed that baby 😞

[@tinamarie1948]

I AGREE!

[@Raccoon_Mama.]

"It don't get nothin done with it".......no wonder Patricia Craft did not wish to be videoed. What HORRIBLE speech, understanding and,obviously, grammar. My youngest brother is a state supervisor with the VA Dept. Of Social Services....has been for years. He frequently tells me that because of the overload of cases and shortage of workers, there are social workers hired in some states where the applicant may have a degree but just have no common sense or outward skills. He requires, at a minimum, that people applying for a job in his area (tidewater and SW VA) can speak appropriately, have experience with kids, and put the children FIRST. This Craft woman directly contributed to Dillon's murder. Disgusting.

[@pamk9333]

Social worker vs caseworker = different levels of education

[@sararomero7090]

Does she sound like she holds a Bachelor's degree??? When I earned my Bachelor's, I had to do a lot of reading, research and writing. Professors are sticklers about grammar, syntax and punctuation. She sounds like a low-IQ moron to me.

[@oliviamae3281]

@@sararomero7090 Exactly, a Batchelors Degree, can you buy them at Walmart?. Because she's hardly the sharpest tool in the box.....

[@oliviamae3281]

"It don't get nothing done with it"....has a Batchelors Degree. Wtf!!!!!!

[@janeyd5280]

very well said kristi.x

[@susansehorn2412]

Put an addict in charge of an addict to stay away from their baby... Who hires these people?

[@lionswimmer4637]

Not doubting you, but curious: How do you know she's an addict?

[@susansehorn2412]

@@lionswimmer4637 huh? Watch the entire trial.

[@amandaleigh7378]

@@susansehorn2412 I think they were referring to the CPS worker.. I think they thought u were saying the CPS worker was an addict...

[@amandaleigh7378]

@lionswimmer They were referring to the dad being an addict, and he was supposed to make sure the mother who is an addict as well wasnt seeing baby Dylan unsupervised, and the mother wasnt supposed to be living there... so an addict in charge of over seeing an addict, who supposedly he was scared of...

[@susansehorn2412]

@lise 😉 😂😂😂😂 True ! Duh !

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

I really don't understand why we even have CPS. They never follow thru and seemed to always want to get the kids back in the home as soon as possible no matter what the conditions are.

[@lindagill180]

vickie kasafirek you are so right. It happens often, not always murder their babies but do abuse them. CPS Drops the ball alot. No wonder she didn't want to show her face !!

[@karensred]

@Ew, David! what are you talking about? They leave kids in abusive homes all the time....did you watch the trial, do you read anything? Their main objective is FAMILY REUNIFICATION.... that's a recipe for failure from the start!!!!

[@karensred]

@Ew, David! they leave kids in abusive homes all the time...Family Reunification is their objective....no matter what....so kids die, are abused and neglected.....because blood means more than the kids...it's disgusting

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

@@platedlizard kids are dying that's a little more serious than "slipping thru the cracks". I agree they are over worked and under funded. And i just wish this could be fixed before one more child has to suffer because of our stupidity. Wake up government.

[@GlennaVan]

@@platedlizard - I doubt anyone has screamed "over nothing" when the children are removed because the parents are on drugs.

[@kittyvalium6517]

Smart move hiding her face... imagine if she tried to protect children like she tries to protect herself. You would think CPS case workers would have better grammar than a 4 year old.

[@jamielynn7622]

Absolutely

[@kathyb1188]

I’m from the U.K. and watch many trials, there seems to be a common thread of lots of agencies doing their best to protect these children and the failings fall at the feet of the childrens services like the Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum case. It’s so sad, there have been a few in the U.K. too where they’ve over looked red flags. It’s truly shocking. Our children deserve better.

[@laceyjade9834]

The United States has a horrendous track record. Especially in Ohio. One of the highest fatality rates per capita while involved with CPS. However, they have no issue taking happy, healthy kids from good/safe environments. It’s disgusting. The whole system needs to be abolished & rebuilt from the ground up

[@sad-qy7jz]

I’m a social worker in the US. I have a masters in social work and a bachelors in psych and a minor in neuroscience- I am a licensed therapist primarily, and that primarily is my role as a social worker. I’m also on the younger side and only finished my training and degree about four years ago. For context in the US social work is the only route normally for CPS casework, and you do not need a masters degree like you do to be a mental health professional- even though my undergrad wasn’t in social work the training I went through was SO extensive compared to just a BS in social work. And my bachelors was fairly relevant and even so, I actually live in Ohio as well (in a bigger city, I graduated from one of the better universities here for all degrees) and the program is very tight. My cohort had about 45 ppl (so let’s say 50 that I got to know well that we’re pursuing this degree too) most of them were my age, in their early 20s, a couple ppl were 30-40. Almost everyone was going for direct practice, and we often talked about how the stigma behind social work is thanks to CPS. We reached the consensus that many of those who wanted to work with children and support them would do so without working for CPS because they didn’t want to be part of and partake in a system they saw so harmful. The system is underfunded, case workers undertrained

[@Billybloop]

In the UK social workers actually have far too much power to intervene with families and child protection is about something that amounts to social engineering. Even then they can't save every child from being murdered. They play whack a mole with a blindfold. It's ridiculous to expect the state to know what's going on in every home and to be able to see into the future. The state is not a second parent or at least it should never be.

[@alicea5]

@@sad-qy7jz I have a BA in social work and that’s what we exactly talked about-how CPS is the bad rep for social work. I too did not want to enter the field when I finished my BA.

[@sad-qy7jz]

@@alicea5 yesh st least with the BA there’s a lot of accel or 4 + 1 routes to getting your masters and you are used to field snd all the crap that I struggled to get used to at first so you definitely could easily get your masters and your “i” if you wanna see clients or practice privately. But social work is about so much more than just clinical work.. we were a DP school but I learned how to organize, network with coalitions and engage in community programs, implement co-ops, shape policy, even conduct research that helps the folks in psych design interventions that they test. CPS and 5150 screenings are usually when people interact w social work and it’s never a good experience for anyone and it tends to be people who are less experienced, don’t receive fair training, have massive caseloads, supervisors who are out of touch and it’s tough out there. But social work is very much set in a distinct philosophy- self determination and the value of all humans and the importance of relationships and support, looking and systems and complex patterns and dynamics, advocating for change and questioning systems, materialism snd a lot of continental philosophy. Just because people don’t interact with the good ones or the good ones like you who have minimal qualifications don’t choose to work for corrupt organizations doesn’t mean we don’t have ethical principles and core values we abide by that define what we do and how we do it. The SW who didn’t show her face svrhsklt only had a minor in social work lol... notice the clinical social workers at the hospital all saw red flags and tried to work with the nurses and CPS and other orgs to ensure the child was safe and get the parents help- a few graduated from my program lol so it’s funny how they just called the “hospital staff” but the lady with CPS wasn’t just s case worker with CPS she was a social worker to them. Also again, I would have been way more diligent and documented extensively and tried to advocate for additional intervention but like.. as a social worker you aren’t supposed to see others’ as less valuable and make assumptions. She didn’t know they would kill their baby. Like hindsight is 20/20 they could have been a family wirh s lot of baggage slowly getting stable and doing the best for their kid.. they were NOT, but you’re an awful SW If you assume s drug addict would kill their baby. And she clearly wasn’t trained well on home visits, risk assessments or safety plans and her documentation was like non existent. But as a social worker, I blame the system not the individual. The system is creating the issues not a bunch of bad apples conspiring to ruin lives working for CPS

[@reallymariah894]

Can’t believe she’s still a caseworker. Ohio doesn’t seem to care about their children.

[@lionswimmer4637]

She should've been fired.

[@djjones5715]

Please don't blame this on Ohio. These people live as close to the Kentucky border as you can possibly be without actually being in Kentucky. We don't claim them.

[@reallymariah894]

@@kaerose7358 Yes, it seems they get it wrong more times than not.

[@tinamarie1948]

RIGHT THO! remember a few years back when the baby girl Niya Garrett died by the hands of her mother and her boyfriend that was also in Ohio! ANOTHER case where CPS failed that baby girl MISERABLY! :(((

[@sherrybrewer289]

Ok so first we know the dad was lying about not knowing about her drug use until they were on the way to the hospital because he told the nurses she missed prenatal appointments because she was high.

[@hellosweetheart3350]

8:11 "Jessica's in the cream colored hair".....? She's thinking about Twinkies

[@suzannecrowe7775]

Hello Sweetheart ~ oh boy.... “cream colored....” uh wait... what was I say?? ...” hair” 🤔😳 Good god. Children do not have a chance if the cps worker can’t even state what the defendant is wearing in a cogent and clear way.

[@sarahstivason963]

While there is absolutely nothing remotely funny about this case, your comment is making me laugh so hard. Twinkies.

[@natashadefoe7035]

OMG i died a little :)

[@tinamarie1948]

@Hello Sweetheart lololol! I caught that too!

[@stormy7192]

These "case workers" do not give me hope in college degrees. This isn't the first time children have been harmed/killed because of these incompetent "educated" individuals.

[@britmorris7937]

They have immunity cant sue them please write your senators/representatives to change this!

[@sstirling8816]

Just because they are "educated" does not mean they are fit to do their job. She shows no compassion during her testimony.

[@honeymonkey6105]

@@britmorris7937 in the state of SC case workers can be held liable for failing to do their jobs.

[@tinamarie1948]

@@honeymonkey6105 as they SHOULD BE!

[@amyadams2945]

If I was wearing that hideous blouse I wouldn't want my face shown either...

[@JoyYoungblood]

😂More moo-moo than blouse I'd say.

[@JoyYoungblood]

@Ew, David! ...play on words, but thanks for the advice...

[@vickiekellner5244]

Wow that's what you came up with?

[@warialdasue]

Her clothing has nothing to do with how she did her job though

[@KimberlyBarkdoll]

@@warialdasue The prosecution is trying to demonstrate a pattern of poor choices your honor. BUUHAHAAAHA!!!!!

[@1potato2potato]

She's not real bright is she...

[@suzannecrowe7775]

Just Me ~ um... no. And the lives of children depend on her good judgment. Not encouraging at all.

[@janeyd5280]

@@suzannecrowe7775 exactly.x

[@kellymcvey4494]

Nooo she is not very bright

[@whatthecroc3483]

I get why this woman didn’t show her face, they should all be held accountable! This woman may have a degree but she doesn’t seem to be bright! You failed this baby shame on you!!!!

[@dianagreen5700]

Why do these CPS PEOPLE never get prosecuted???

[@laceyjade9834]

They have immunity! It’s despicable! This so called government agency needs to be abolished & a new one rebuilt from the ground up. Especially in Ohio! They are notorious for highest fatality rates per capita! But they are also notorious for taking safe, happy kids from good loving parents. It’s a joke! No system will ever be perfect. It’s not necessarily anyone’s job to take care of someone else’s kid, but if we have a system in place, it can’t be as broken as this one.

[@MrsMrMoney]

They do in some cases. Idk about state of Ohio, but in Georgia they do NOT have any immunity

[@bethanyengle9964]

She isn't CPS. It can be confusing because states label it different. But in my state this lady would be called a family preservation worker. Very different. Different responsibilities. Unfortunately if a parent is lying they are almost powerless to do anything. The cps worker was that first worker who made contact at the hospital. I think if the public was more aware of how child welfare services works, the different departments etc... that would be helpful. It would also reduce some of this stigma with cps workers, because again this lady isn't even a cps worker. But I only understand that because I've seen the system, it's not fair to everyone else who is clueless about how this all works.

[@promise372]

Great friggin "safety plan" I feel the CPS workers should be held accountable also. They eithet remove kids without a real reason or they leave children with dangerous parents. A new system needs to be put in place instead of this joke of one. We (society) need to do a better job protecting the children

[@Gracie_Felix]

Promiseluv27 I agree CPS workers should be held accountable but sadly they won’t. I follow the Gabriel Fernandez case from California and the court of appeals has denied to hear the case against the social workers. It is another disappointment in the judicial system.

[@laceyjade9834]

Yes absolutely! This joke of a government service needs to be abolished & rebuilt from the ground up! Especially in Ohio. They’re one of the biggest jokes with one of the highest fatalities per capita, but they have no problem taking healthy, happy kids from safe/good homes with loving parents 🥴🤢

[@promise372]

@@Gracie_Felix yes unfortunately court "officials" have immunity from civil and criminal liability however they can be fired which is hard to accomplish too.

[@cortney3798]

They can falsify documents saying they did visits when they didn’t and not get in trouble. Even after the kid was killed

[@traceyrobson9706]

@@Gracie_Felix I watched that too, it was horrendous for that poor boy😢

[@benitasmith2840]

Patrica Craft stated there was no kinship available to take baby Dylan for foster care. This leads me to believe no one in their families wanted to mess with Daniel or Jessica.

[@oananar8207]

I hate it when they lick their finger and turn the pages 😫

[@melissabell4898]

Omg I know one of the nurses earlier in the day did it also & I was like NOOOO lmao

[@annmarsh1227]

nothing like putting everyone else's germs directly in your mouth via you own fingers LOL

[@hellosweetheart3350]

LMAO 😆🤦

[@nancysmith5132]

Fascinating that in this day and age people think nothing of doing this.

[@gailtrotman5256]

@@annmarsh1227 Today is June 15th, 3 1/2 months into Covid 19, lockdown and 40 million layoffs, 125,000 Americans have died and over 2 million infected. I'll bet there isn't much finger licking and touching random papers now!

[@LanaDelReySimmer]

Cps is a joke

[@MaddHeather]

Facts! Has good parents scared to death and bad parents able to do drugs and get money from us taxpayers for free smh and look these people took an innocent baby out of this world smh

[@midnightmoon3550]

Drugs dont make people kill and torture babies...they should of both been given the chair. Period.

[@beebee0417]

She said the safety plan stated that Jessica would be out of the house and have no unsupervised contact, my question is, how did she propose to monitor that? It seems that she believed every word that came out of Daniel Groves mouth.

[@jamiewilliams-hurst5261]

Yea exactly I bet she was out of the house during her scheduled visits to check in smh another unnecessary cruelty to a child because a cps worker was lazy

[@janetcampbell9286]

If the older teenaged son, Daniel, was taken from his parents by CFS, then that shows a disfunction especially with the mother because of her being drug addicted. So the wife, Jessica, left the house to use Heroin. The husband didn't wonder why his wife didn't seek ANY prenatal care! This husband is either stupid or so passive that he's not protecting anyone but his addicted wife!

[@southernohio3541]

Patricia craft doesnt want to be filmed wander why?

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

These ppl could care less about these poor children. Just listen to her attitude.

[@dkelley939]

Among other things that irritated the living hell out of me, 10 years as a foster parent DOES NOT qualify as a professional child case worker!!! Shame on the state. They need to be held accountable as well 🤬

[@karensred]

because she knows what a total POS she is and she let this baby get murdered while she was supposed to be doing her GD job.

[@georgiagirl2329]

CPS workers need to be in prison!!

[@xIIIQueenOfSwordsIIIx]

Is it just me, or has this couple gone from United to resentful towards each other?

[@geoffpoole483]

Well spotted.

[@MaddHeather]

Yes... like they are strangers

[@chelleglenney156]

She keeps trying to get him to look at her and he either ignores her stares or looks away in disgust.

[@Balentine4]

So, the CPS worker came to the house and saw baby Dylan the very same day he was killed? She didn’t take off that babies clothes or hat or she would have seen the bruises on that baby!!!! Imagine what kind of pain that baby went through!!!

[@iwantthe80sback59]

I’m guessing they had the baby drugged up to keep him quiet. He had 2 broken ribs, all 3 bones in his left arm broken and 2 skull fractures. No way would he not be screaming in pain just being held/touched.

[@sherrybrewer289]

I don’t even understand how the older child wasn’t removed from the home much less that newborn baby!!!

[@Billybloop]

The older child quite possibly made the decision for himself. At 15 years old he is at liberty to decide.

[@spottedbutt]

I wouldn't show my face if I was her either😡

[@MaddHeather]

She should not of had that choice at all smh

[@tinamarie1948]

@@MaddHeather OH but they DO unfortunately!

[@michellededmon5045]

Just because you have a degree doesn’t mean you are educated!

[@charlottelovato5770]

Yes Exactly!! Well said Michelle.👍

[@valeriepalenkas3706]

She's the poster child for that! Terrible grammar, lack communication skills, speaks without humility or compassion. I don't think she would be hired to work at McDonald's! I pray she isn't working anymore!

[@charlottelovato5770]

@@valeriepalenkas3706 your right Valerie I don't understand how they even hired her. Hopefully she is no longer working Because that would be a Nightmare! 😫

[@pcbrightlights]

Useless social services failed this child. 😡😢

[@ginamarie5232]

That baby was so beautful and should have stayed with the amazing loving foster parents andrea and her husband they are the babies real parents now. courts think in 3 months they were off drugs and had a job amd home for baby? it takes over a year usually or longer to prove everything and lots off classes to go

[@elizabethhale3200]

Why wasn't case worker held accountable for not doing job? She apparently knows she failed this child and community by not doing her job correctly!

[@Leahbb4571]

So let me get this straight in my head, Jessica wasn’t allowed unsupervised visits, however she was always at the house when cps went there and was at every appointment with baby Dylan. Next thing to get straight in my head, they hadn’t seen the baby and the couple were being evasive, yet it took 2-3 months to finally decide to take Dylan into protective custody, by which time he’d been long dead.... She asked Daniel jnr if Dylan had any injuries/if he was ok and took his word for it. Then the cps worker had the absolute balls to say she did everything she could for baby Dylan 🤔 Even Jessica’s lawyer thinks she failed 😆

[@laurykristensen6239]

She wasnt allowed to stay the night. He was to supervise her being there during the day. That's why he made statements like, well I had to go to the bathroom or take dog out etc. She was not to be alone with baby.

[@hellosweetheart3350]

Prosecutor: "we put some tabs on the important part" .... because their are big words she won't understand obviously 😡 I hate her!

[@Myselfni123]

Your grammar is far from good too 🤣

[@spiderwriter3301]

Being a mother of a troubled child that went to CPS for help.. We asked them for help.. The fact that we had to go to them for help says alot.. We went from the school to the counselor to psychologist to police.. and then we reached out to CPS cause we didn't know what else to do.. all they tell you is to give your kid up to the system.. we did every intervention that anyone even suggested we paid for intervention on our own without medical insurance paying for it... All CPS said was encouraged us to put our kid in buckeye boys ranch.. which traumatized him ..

[@suzannabell2401]

Cps needs to stop worrying about family reunification and worry about child’s safety. They failed the child and this isn’t first county that cps is also at fault for a child’s death.

[@kellykelly2938]

It sounds like D. Groves was comatose for the duration of the pregnancy NOT TO KNOW that his wife was using drugs...uh huh!

[@traceyrobson9706]

And when the police raided the house also, he ‘slept’ through the police outside with their loud PA systems and only came out when the robot went into the room he was in and caught him😡nothing but a bare faced liar🤬! Look at the constant look of feel sorry for me on his face, he’s as guilty as she is👹👹monsters!!

[@Bess9779]

One would think the caseworker would remove the clothes and diaper and actually check the baby all over. He could've had any number of physical injuries that were hidden. I'm baffled this wasn't the regular procedure.

[@sallymjmj750]

She’s so incompetent, the prosecutor is making her read the notes.

[@warialdasue]

She can’t read properly

[@lavenderblue489]

"dont get nothin' done with" so unprofessional.

[@tinamarie1948]

?

[@iwantthe80sback59]

@@tinamarie1948 It’s at around the 3:00 mark, right after she said “investergator”.

[@benitasmith2840]

It seems to me CPS needs to understand how drug addicts operate. They lie lie lie. Every statement made by Daniel should have been followed up on. A simple phone call to Rural King would have showed that Daniel was not employed. CPS turned a blind eye to all the statements made by Daniel and Jessica. Everyone knows that Jessica stayed at the house whenever she wanted and both of them lied about that. It's like "duh" I'm not a professional but I get that those two only did what they wanted to do and lied about the rest.

[@colleenlally-ross7105]

I watched several murder trials and this is the WORST for obvious reasons but why tf isn't prosecution's witnesses prepared at all?? They flip thru pages and pages blindly. DA askes questions they should KNOW the answers to yet don't..

[@tinamarie1948]

@Collen sameee! but ANY child that dies by the hands of another is SO SAD :(((( but have you heard of Cheyenne Harris and her boyfriend Zach Koehn the SO CALLED parents where their baby boy named Sterling died to where he was being eaten up by maggots and what not I think that was probably BY FAR the WORST that I have seen! ABSOLUTELY UNFATHOMABLE! :(((

[@colleenlally-ross7105]

@@tinamarie1948 I do recall that case💔 in fact I remember thinking it couldn't possibly be TRUE it was so horrific 😳 when my kids were babies I was on 'em like wet clothes 😉they never left my sight even slept in my bed or next to it.

[@LisaSmith-xy3qz]

I do not like this case worker

[@haleyh2826]

PuRE_EdITZ me either!

[@LanaDelReySimmer]

Same! She is lazy and illiterate

[@aresm8890]

Many comments are against the social worker. Well I wanna know how many cases is she expected to work at a time and how much she makes. I don’t believe this woman or noone for that matter wants to fail this much. There is a structural problem. I want her boss on that stand to tell me exactly how the system failed. Because the reason the system exists, with all these mechanisms in place, is to prevent things like this tragedy from happening. We all failed those kids.

[@sarahendrix1715]

This case worker was faulted on multiple violations with this case by the administration board but yet still has a job. They wrote a 20 page review of how she failed this baby and yet still employed... disgusting!!!

[@jewelsgrl]

Wow, she doesn’t sound defensive from the start at *all*

[@benitasmith2840]

One phone call to Ruele King, Daniel's so called employer, could have been enough to keep Dylan from being given to Daniel. I would have been suspicious right off the bat when Daniel claimed he had 6 months leave from Rual King.

[@rosesmith6925]

That's one oblivious father and should never have been in charge of that child.

[@JoyYoungblood]

"...for everything that she went." 😐

[@singlewhitefemale1707]

WOW! She sounds like a pleasant person. Probably a pleasure to deal with, too. Defensive from the start. She KNEW she had a hand in this baby's death.

[@tanyac.b.9358]

How are they allowing the Groves to write messages for each other to read? If they are trying to be incognito not achieving it.

[@tanyac.b.9358]

@@GrannyJB okay, got it. Thank you.

[@lullubelljingles9567]

@@GrannyJB codefendants

[@oananar8207]

It's a bit tricky when it comes to husband and wife being co defendants. Usually co defendants are ordered by court not to talk to each other. In the case of a husband and wife, unless the judge orderes the opposite, they are able to have contact.

[@melissabell4898]

@@charliecharlton9782 I believe she is 37 or 39 can't remember which but either way she's a rough 30 something year old lmao

[@angelaseay103]

@@charliecharlton9782 women can have babies well into their 50s......

[@stilletostoner967]

This is a nightmare. Case load reductions are necessary!!

[@laceyjade9834]

Abolishment of the system as we know it & rebuilt from the ground up is really what’s necessary. CPS is a joke. Especially in Ohio.

[@TheReevessss]

"Re-unification with the family"? How insensible, counter-inteligent to what vulnerable victim child is suffering. Child should be taken out of danger forever after Report.

[@jriley4131]

If I didn’t know I would think she was the Mother! They act and sound the same!

[@ericdavis3736]

I hope she gets fired.

[@lauraautry6992]

Please if you live with someone how can you not know they are using drugs.

[@lionswimmer4637]

Why on Earth did Johnson (CPS) write in her report that: 1) Jessica was not living at the home (even though Jessica reported her address as the address as Daniel's); and 2) visits were supervised. Jaysus.

[@kingalingp2530]

Did I just hear "investergator?"

[@susansehorn2412]

These Lawyers are incompetent in the CourtRoom.

[@mobshit7048]

I know that im about to be dragged for this but,,,, when you are a cps worker,you can know in your heart that the situation is not right but the laws and procedure rules prevent them from doing what REALLY needs to be done vs.what the law says about the criminal's rights,,,, smdh 😒😞

[@janethneri4719]

She shouldn't let the baby Dylan go with his "parents" She did a terrible, terrible mistake!

[@jeffro4kag206]

I just cannot understand how a parent would harm a child, let alone murder their own baby It's the absolute worst thing that can happen in this world. I'm hoping the parents will fry.

[@roxannadrake7186]

Why wasn't this Social Worker brought up on charges?

[@toasted_.coconut]

So If I'm correct it all comes to down the wording on the results of a drug test? Ugh.

[@sarahgosnell4919]

You failed this child and should be jailed as well.

[@gagagoose2878]

I love the way the defense attorneys dress their clients like little old mom and pop. I’m surprised they aren’t wearing fake glasses.

[@gagagoose2878]

I was thinking the same thing, lol

[@brendaarnold3395]

@@gagagoose2878 I agree. Daniel, when first arrested, had stringy long hair and a beard. He looked like a drug user and trash.

[@vickiekellner5244]

Maybe that's all they could afford.

[@SuperDls10]

Did you see them in police interrogation? They looked like addicts! Cleaned up good for court!

[@salesadmieze9049]

Why do they allow the hacker cougher to stay in there

[@changedmyname2285]

There’s always one hacker / cougher in every trial I watch!! Its almost comical:)

[@colleenlally-ross7105]

@@changedmyname2285 me too! Its sooo annoying 🙄

[@sallymjmj750]

And one hacker per recital and per classical concert.

[@Zoe-ed3vr]

Shouldn't they be tried separately they're sharing notes

[@karennotAkaren1]

Prob trying them together because it would be a lot of the same witnesses so it would cost the state way more then needed for 2 trials. And also if they separate them they would try to use one against the other and try to get Daniel off completely 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@oneproudmama1565]

Children and youth services is a joke!

[@kellymcvey4494]

Reunion with the parents and children have to be Very careful.

[@pamelageorge8275]

Looks like the murderers were made to take a bath for the trial. 💩

[@susiewode6088]

And this case worker WAS a foster mother

[@valeriepalenkas3706]

This caseworker is prime example why our nation must not be put in social work hands while defunding police!! Time and again suicidal services fails children!

[@cjfan9911]

CYS let another baby go back to monsters and die. I’m blessed to be adopted by loving parents. This poor innocent baby should have had the same chance as me it’s sickening 😡😤😭

[@britmorris7937]

They have immunity cant sue them please write your senators/representatives to change this!

[@cjfan9911]

Brit Morris I’ve been contacting my representatives my family fostered kids for 20 years I’ve seen so much corruption.

[@laurykristensen6239]

The mom was not to be left alone with the child. She wasn't allowed to live there. The problem is they let HIM supervise. They monitored with a weekly check. The visits should have been supervised by CPS.

[@barbarahedges1791]

There are possible several reasons why she did not want to be seen on T.V. As for her short answers of a straight yes or no. She has probably testified in court many times so knows to just answer the question mainly yes or no. I am not defending her and I will be the first to say children's services make many mistakes and have returned way too many children to home where the child ends up dead. The main problem I see is they are under the rule a child is better off with their biological parent or parents. That is not always true and has been proven not to be by the number of children that do end up murdered after being sent back to the abusers.

[@Likeapigeon86]

I find it horrifying that this woman was ever a foster parent herself

[@RobloxGamer12941]

I would say I wonder how she sleeps at night knowing that she is partially responsible for baby Dylan's death but I feel like she sleeps just fine. I feel like she has zero remorse for what happened honestly. She just seems like one of those people that doesn't care about anything