The Human Justice Coalition &The NC Justice Seeker Assist Biological Mother in Demanding NC CPS Investigation UPDATED

Last week, we reported several injustices focused on adoptees. This week, we have several in a row that are focused on injustices on the birthmother side.

See Mother Reports Child Abduction by Child Protection Services, Demands Investigation [May 30, 2012]

“Nikima Wilson, of Wilson County, NC has filed a complaint with the Human Justice Coalition of Wilson, NC. She claims that the Wilson County Child Protective Services has taken all her children from her with no true findings of abuse or neglect.”

“Ms. Wilson states she was raped and became pregnant with her first child at the age of 11, at the time Kathy Stone was her Case Worker, Ms. Stone repeatedly told Ms. Wilson that, she had no choice; she had to get an abortion. Ms. Wilson being 37 weeks pregnant refused, had the baby, but said this was the beginning of her lifelong nightmare. At the time it was hard to place Ms. Wilson with her child in a foster care home, so she claims, Kathy Stone devised a plan to separate the mother from her newborn to make placement easier and also to avoid costly expenses of placing mother and child in the same home. Ms. Wilson alleges that Kathy Stone removed her first child on the grounds of her being a ward of the state, therefore her child is a ward of the state and they have right to take away her parental rights and place the two in separate homes and they did.
Ms. Wilson tells of how they took her second child when she was 17 years old.  She states hours after giving birth, while still in the hospital, CPS claimed her child was in danger, with no hard evidence or reports, days after giving birth, they removed her breastfeeding child from her custody. Ms. Wilson states CPS claimed because she had once been a troubled ward of the state, she was too traumatized by the experience and mentally unable to care for her children.
She now faces losing visitation rights because she is a Christian and prays with her children during visitation. “I was simply teaching my children how to pray. It is sometimes the only thing we have to hold on to. They made a fool of me in court mocking how I was praying, they claim it is not age appropriate, and for this reason alone I am about to lose my visitation rights. It is all too much, they make it hard to live”, says Ms. Wilson.
She is now demanding an investigation of Racial Discrimination, claiming this has happened to her because she is African American, poor and disadvantaged; Religious Discrimination, prayer is practicing religious beliefs, and Disability Discrimination. She wants the reunification of her children that have not already been adopted.
She states that “Yes life has been traumatic with rape, molestation, and mistreatment that you go through in the foster care system, but it did not change my heart and my ability to love and care for my children. Just because you are a ward of the state, it should not give them the right to terminate your parental and visitation rights. “

Ms. Wilson states that her caseworker is now a team leader that would be in charge of investigating cases like this internally!

A heart-breaking video interview of Ms. Wilson that is 57 minutes long can be seen here  In the video towards the end, she mentions Georgia State Senator Nancy Schaefer (deceased) and her efforts. If you have never heard of Nancy Schaefer, please start educating yourself  here and then Google her name.

REFORM Puzzle Piece

Update: CPS Will investigate!

“North Carolina State DHHS Office of Civil  Rights Opens Investigation into Wilson County DSS