Man Who Helped Save 11 Kids From Abusive Parents Shares His Story

A man who helped to save 11 kids from their home where most spent time confined in cages shares his story.
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[@DarqJestor]

Three years? Has CPS been investigated for this gross delay???

[@phopcorn5114]

it's horrible ...

[@arnoldhernandez1910]

@@phopcorn5114 soo noo?..

[@phopcorn5114]

@@arnoldhernandez1910 try google

[@DarqJestor]

@Ayu Tsakata Music True 😔

[@Serai3]

It's clear you've never even been near a CPS agency, or have the slightest idea what's entailed in that work.

[@pascaleelliott63]

Seriously they only got 2 years of prison for all that?!? I wish those monsters were put in prison for life too!!

[@snu3877]

Just goes to show how much we really value children (and animals for that matter.) Actions speak louder than words. The slaps on the wrist these monsters get really tells us how much we "value" the defenseless.

[@mamamarianovits9029]

@@snu3877 It is utterly disgusting, the treatment of these children. A society that further abuses children by way of the ineffective and insufficient punishment and/or rehabilitation of the abusers. Lord have mercy. They will be held to account, and if not in this realm then the next.

[@snu3877]

@@mamamarianovits9029 Amen. I used to be a very vengeful person when injustice was done to me or others. But then I remembered that the Bible says that "vengeance is mine [God's], I will repay." I have peace of mind knowing nobody really and truly gets away with anything. God knows how to get revenge to the proper degree.

[@joshuaspears4189]

@@snu3877 what about a eye for a eye ?

[@snu3877]

@@joshuaspears4189 I support that. But if vengeance belongs to God, if I try to take matters into my own hands, it would be like I am stealing from God. And honestly? I do take delight knowing that God knows EXACTLY what each person deserves... whatever I try to do might not even be close to what He has planned.

[@indyford3531]

that is so terrible that it took 3 years! Someone did not do their job.

[@krishneenaidoo3727]

3 years!!!! 3 freaken bloody years! I commend the man for doing what he did! But 3years it took the board to act! They should all be fired , stripped off their licenses and titles and given a 3 year sentence ! It’s an absolute shame!

[@jenscheibner792]

Call FBI

[@2.0.2.0]

How about they stay there for 10 000 000 00 00000 000000 0000000 billions years?

[@G-MONEY1996]

This is why you can't trust the system, he should've rescued those kids himself.

[@qwertyuioplkmjnhbgvfcdxsza]

@@2.0.2.0 so your saying 1e+36 years?

[@2.0.2.0]

@@qwertyuioplkmjnhbgvfcdxsza maybe, idk

[@parttyking7983]

You are their hero

[@KingofgraceSARA]

Mine, too!

[@twiggyb8962]

He waited 3 years before he heard anything??? I give him credit for speaking up but geez, I would have gone to the police as well. It would be my mission not to have all those kids endure one more day living with that devil couple. So incredibly sad and disturbing. I hope all the kids are surrounded by so much love today!

[@blueturtle3623]

He didn't wait three years, people he reported them to did. Also, they generally don't call the whistleblower back so he possibly assumed they were looking into it and just didn't tell him.

[@TinkerKell6]

I agree with you. I would talk to anyone and everyone to get those kids out. I couldn’t sit through 3 years.

[@nevaehloubey9546]

That’s not a snitch that’s a hero, I’m proud of ppl that save abusive children

[@nicolenic9757]

it took them longer to respond to children being locked in cages than the sentence for the perpetrators???

[@neroflower6716]

3 YEARS!!? CPS WTH!? You don't know what could happen in just a week but you let him wait for 3YRS!!? I'm speechless! YOU ARE A HERO SIR! We appreciate and support what u R doing! Hope ppl learn from him

[@nikiTricoteuse]

How can someone take notes on what he saw and then do nothing FOR THREE YEARS!?! Makes me want to vomit. Then, those monsters got less time in a cage than those kids spent in theirs waiting for authorities to do something. Inexcusable.

[@roleat]

Because some lazy fyks work there

[@Christislord7100]

Massive respect to this man

[@kristidelahoussaye7882]

Wow 😳 these poor children 😭 I cried watching this episode

[@WEST-INDIANBOY]

This man is legit the true definition of ending racism . Damn I’m getting goosebumps right now . Fkinh heroic 🔥

[@nextpage3535]

Wow! This is true manliness/masculinity: help and care for the weakest. The way he talked about this - you can feel how broken he is about what happened to these children.

[@miramonoban6999]

Real life hero. Truly Godsend.

[@chinkrussruss2025]

God bless you sir 🤦🏾‍♀️🙏🏾❤️

[@onlytruth3354]

BLESS THIS MAN WHO SAVED THEM SOUL. I WISH I COULD FIND THE PEOPLE LIKE THIA

[@nikkibayo]

Disgusting. 2 years????? Really? Next, you’ll say they got the kids back!!!!! This is so sad.

[@kims7287]

That was my first concern too, that now they'll be fostering (or otherwise abusing) more kids in another state once free. How did they ever get custody of all these kids?! CPS literally inspects (or is supposed to) the houses of foster parents before placing kids with them, how do they keep missing all this abuse??? It's far from the first case like this 💔

[@eileenhudson4934]

I hope and pray these children are ok and safe today. God bless and protect these children.❤❤❤❤❤❤,🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️♥️

[@chinkrussruss2025]

And God bless those kids lord 🙏🏾🙏🏾they should've got more time that is was just horrible . Kids dealing with Racism and abuse omg . They may have only got a little bit of time in jail but they will never rest God won't allow it 🙏🏾

[@Raylee-H]

Three more years than what they should have spent in those conditions Omgosh!

[@Hockeyfan268]

“Unfortunately Nothing happened from CPS” yea sounds just like something you hear CPS and DCFS.

[@paulaharlfinger829]

How does it take three years to arrest these monsters?!

[@melindac.flores3991]

Took three yrs!!! That man is an angel 😥❤

[@SolarSkylark1975]

God bless this man and those children, let God’s light shine down on them and give them God’s strength and love

[@ChanDarmaHutapea]

So how about the first report that is ignored?? Three years?? That's a miracle the kid still alive with that condition. I hope they found peace with that memory

[@Baybieangel209]

Omg this breaks my heart.. imagine more kids are going thru this right now. If you see anything, speak up and help. These kids don't deserve this! 😢

[@justiceforkidssafety5832]

🥰 thank God someone intervened!

[@elevatorsfromrobloxbyposword]

What a sad story

[@akcj1]

These things should have been disposed of. Two years is such an injustice!

[@gurlygirl5019]

2 years behind bars? Wtf is that? Are you kidding me rn😤 ugh I hate the system, they never do the kids justice💔

[@sawyertheratboy825]

Absolutely devastating. This happened in my hometown, which is a small village. It was such a wild case from start to finish and shook the whole village. So glad that this man was able to help those kids

[@gailstone1636]

Thank you sir for saving them,thank God for you!!!

[@sandralatcheran2529]

sad that our systems fails so many children He was caring but 3 tears more those kids had to suffer even after he told them what he witnessed. children and youth is non caring

[@thewolfking7411]

One day those people will know what it’s like to suffer. Those children who are grownups now I hope they keep their spirits up and keep moving forward

[@ashleygilliland4331]

He’s a pure hero for saving those kids. He knew what the parents were doing was very wrong. You can tell he absolutely loves kids.

[@DanniShelton]

I work for DCS (I don’t work for CPS, which is responsible for these matters). I cannot speak for the state these kids live in or the laws at the time. But in my state with the current laws, this would have warranted a visit and investigation within mere hours, 24 hours at the absolute latest. And after seeing the deplorable conditions of the home, let alone all the other abuse, the kids would have been removed immediately. I’ve called the hotline to report child abuse and honestly have never been given updates on those cases, which is probably why this gentleman never got one. Trust your gut. If you feel a child is going through abuse, CALL SOMEONE. We have to look into every call. Tell CPS every little detail you can. I know, our system is not perfect and it needs a lot of help. But please do your part by reporting something if you see it. We are ALL mandated reporters. Period. Thank god this man reported this and saved these kids from more time with those monsters. An absolute hero. I wish them all the best in the world.

[@lyricbenjamin9621]

He even loves them and he don't know them

[@nobullzone8394]

He's the hero with morals in this situation God bless him

[@anniewallace3601]

Why did it take 3 years?!? That's appalling good thing a social worker found his notes or they possibly never would have been rescued.

[@blueturtle3623]

As a childcare worker, I've had kids who were abused. You make a report and pray for the best. Not knowing if CPS did their job or not is incredibly frustrating. They usually don't call you back and let you know the kids are safe, they'll ask questions but once that's done you aren't involved anymore. He probably assumed during those three years that it was being handled like it should have been. But I absolutely relate to "I never stopped thinking about those kids." You never stop worrying, and whether you know the kids well or not you just want to give them all the love they deserve. I could list a bunch of kids right now that I am worried for but there's absolutely nothing I can do for them and that is terrifying.

[@sarahdublin3906]

Call cops next time they seem to act quicker than CPS

[@Toracube]

He saved their lives. Some people are evil....

[@101519e]

THANK YOU HERO.

[@boxingchampions4427]

Bruh 2 years?

[@degar1928]

His the man i want❤️

[@iamdumb5926]

Uhhh 3 years?!!!!!! Should be more,and this man is a hero

[@beli4240]

This guy was an angel

[@greya4146]

2 YEARS?! you got me fuckdd up .

[@rosalinejordan1549]

Judgment day will come without no repentance. It’s ashamed it took 3 years. Why did it take so long? Thank God the man spoke up.

[@samiyahm8189]

2 years🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 I'm crying sm😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@kaitlynamira3916]

This is so horrible that it literally took three years for anyone to see these notes.

[@user-vi5oo1xm2n]

Thank you so much

[@CattleTheCat]

Moses? MOSES?! The only “Promise Land” he’s leading those kids to is the Heaven Gates! I’m Christian and he is 100% not anything like Moses, the fact that he said that makes me want to scream in rage. These “parents” are SICKENING and I seriously hope they went to jail for life because that’s what they deserve! That’s BS that they only went to jail for 2 years!

[@Trancegirl1966]

If I was that guy, I would have headed straight to the police department!

[@YOUsamisan]

Oh the Trauma these kids had suffer!

[@poprox_studios3110]

God bless you sir

[@andrewf7781]

Our cps system is broken, failed Gabriel Fernandez too

[@porphyria2]

Why didn't call 911 first thing when he got into his car instead of crying. Save the crying for later. It's a 911 emergency !!!!! Don't stop and cry when someone is having a heart attack ? No difference but some people don't make good judgment calls in emergency situations I'm sure he was told to report to the crappy agency he worked for first ,but still knowing how slow the system is common sense was still not used.

[@kaylaskreations4973]

What’s so shocking to me is that these “parents” just talk about the cages like every household has them

[@user-hg4vr5oq5w]

where’s all the comments?

[@bossmachyal9400]

There 509 comments

[@stellarocquie7957]

@@bossmachyal9400 Where do you see that? There's 16 comments.

[@SimplyASweetHeart]

This is crazy and horrifying !!!

[@ashlee5634]

This isn't a happy ending. He reported it and those kids were still stuck there for years. The system failed them terribly.

[@emersonneverstop7562]

Why not call the police?!! 2 years?!! Absurd!!!

[@shannonjackson2954]

Wow. Just wow. No surprise there.

[@tanyahamill7045]

It took them 3 years after he reported it

[@fonzeb]

so why didn’t he go to the police & have them check it out ! like seriously.

[@merindaarvie28]

The judge that gave them 2 years feel the same way they do that’s why it was only 2 years

[@stellarocquie7957]

He's a POS! Wrote down what he witnessed and FORGOT ABOUT IT FOR THREE YEARS? Those children could have DIED, for God's sake! HE is EXACTLY what is wrong with the Child Welfare System.

[@tiktokmashup1844]

I want to see the full episode

[@Alonepistachio]

3 year??? 3 year to do anything about this abuse and they only get 2 years in jail?

[@janahcoaching]

They did not do anything for 3 years? Wonder if CPS already knew.

[@scribe712]

Why didn't he continue to follow up to see whether or not CPS acted on his report? I couldn't have allowed 3 yrs to go back without constantly checking and demanding something be done to help those kids. So while I'm happy something was done, it should have been done sooner. And he should have fought harder to make that happen.

[@amichaels8346]

KNOW Sir that YOU ARE A HERO. GO STRAIGHT TO THE POLICE FIRST. Unfortunately A LOT of CPS. (Child Protective Services) & other places LIKE it ARE CORRUPT COMPLICIT & COMPROMISED. 😳🙈💔

[@gailstone1636]

Dam child services, make me sick,they derserve to be in prison for life al9ng with this couple,its hard to believe the heartlessness,

[@chanieweiss4288]

What was happening for 3 years? Seriously? I would've called 911 asap once I was out of that house. The fact that these people were unafraid to tell him about their treatment of the children shows they were out of touch with reality, besides being horrible criminals. I don't mean to insult people who have mental illness, most of whom wouldn't hurt anyone. But maybe these monsters were not so wrong to think they'd get away with it. If it continued for 3 more years that shows how insane the system is.

[@DarthSpiderMaul]

Two years in prison? They make the Dursleys in Harry Potter look like decent people. They need to be put away for life.

[@bethmuckey8981]

Three years why didn't he go to law enforcement right away really that's no hero how horrific

[@stratmanstratman5856]

2 years is child abuse a joke seriously

[@chanieweiss4288]

He may have assumed it would be taken care of right away.

[@aimeerebecca1]

Yes he’s a hero, but how could he not have gone to the police every single day the moment he left the meeting with CPS?!? Am I missing something? How did he not call every single phone number available for the authorities or CPS or the local news stations to find a way to free these children? People, if you have a bad feeling that someone is in danger, DO NOT STOP AT FILING A REPORT. Be persistent and call the police every single day. These poor children. And they got HOW LONG behind bars?!?!? Are we paying attention to who we are electing to local offices and if they are going to do anything about our child welfare system?!!!!

[@jaelyyymar8071]

He did what he could. The system lets you put in one report and that’s it. Going to the police would have been a waste of time. They would have sent him away. The system is messed up, but don’t blame him.

[@w..j..2605]

@@jaelyyymar8071 BS. I would’ve went to every damn police department in the state, the state BI, NCMEC, the DA, the local news station, or contacted the FBI. Somebody would’ve listened eventually. The OP is not blaming the man merely saying if you witnessed something that horrific, how could not call to follow up on the case after you gave a statement to CPS?

[@staciedavis4548]

Does anyone know what season and episode this is? Looking for full episode

[@uniquemum73]

He didn't call the police right away??? Why.

[@thailah2392]

Erm 3 years? Why didn’t you call the cops? Why didn’t you busy in there and rescue them?

[@jgodwin717]

God bless him for trying. Those poor babies!

[@kath471]

Less than animals?? What happened to those poor children should have never happened and those two adopters should be in prison for the rest of their lives. But please don't think that animals should be treated in such a manner, either. Animals are God's creatures, too, and deserve the best treatment and best of care possible as well. No living creature PERIOD deserves such treatment.

[@erin9476]

That's what the phrase "less than animals" means. As in, animals are treated better than this.

[@ashleystickle4675]

Where can I find the full episode

[@vaishalisawant2973]

Jesus Saves

[@hamadhumaid1984]

If it's up to me I should put them in jail for the rest of their lives with no food

[@katyawalther]

I want to see the full episode anyone know where I can find it?

[@femylafi]

You see how it worked though. The foster system who put them there covered it up for three years. They allowed those children to Co to ur to be treated like that. While taking more black children. And while covering up these incidences and failures.

[@havalonsjourney]

I would have called the police

[@TheWoodland12]

Where can I find the whole story please?

[@truegrit7697]

3 years??? THREE YEARS later???

[@sunsetspalmtrees5201]

Are you kidding? I would have been relentless. I would have personally showed up with the police if not try to go on the property and break them out myself.

[@kendal7238]

They didn’t even help...wow

[@kellyalexander7347]

😭😭😭😭😭😭I'm sure we have kids being abused here in South africa we just don't hear about it the abuse of children overseas is horrific

[@coolboygamingcdn]

i cant believe they lived in cages just think those kids looked to be around 5, 6 or 7 so they spent 5, 6 or 7 years LIVING IN CAGES!

[@acceee4887]

This guy did not save them. Instead of calling the police or authorities of any kind he told someone else who then reported. It took 3 yrs for them to be saved. This guy is a loser for NOT making sure right away that they were rescued. Im Appalled anyone can call him a hero.

[@_2icyy]

IDGAF I WOULD OF WENT STRAIGHT TO THE COPS. 3 YEARS IT TOOK WTF BRO

[@drellmcneil5783]

God is Able