How Could You? Hall of Shame-Missouri

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Florissant, Missouri,  a 2-year-old foster son was found by a motorist wandering the streets on Monday April 30, 2012. He was almost hit by a car. The foster parent and person watching him (a 20-something female that may have been the foster parent) are unnamed.

“A woman had a startling surprise on her way to work Monday when she came across and almost hit a two-year-old boy wandering a Florissant street.

Katisha Reese said she found the boy barefoot and holding one show [sic] in the 6400 block of Hadden Bay Road. She picked him up and called police.

While waiting for police to arrive, she kept the frightened boy entertained by letting him play Angry Birds on her phone.

St. Louis County Police officers responded to the scene and started knocking on doors in the neighborhood. On the third door they knocked on, a woman in her 20s confirmed that the toddler was one she was watching. She told police she thought the child was in bed.

Woman finds 2-year-old wandering Florissant street
[KMOV 4/30/12 by Mark Schnyder]

Shoeless Foster Toddler Found Wandering St. Louis Co. Street
[KTTS 4/30/12 by Austin Robinson]

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