How Could You? Hall of Shame/Lawsuit-Laura Davis and America’s Angels UPDATED

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 Richmond, Texas, “the friend of a Texas foster mom raped the girls in her custody and passed them off to other men who sodomized them, a couple claims in court.

Tara and Hade Doe sued Laura Davis and the foster care agency America’s Angels, on behalf of their minor daughter, Alex Doe, in Fort Bend County Court.
Alex allegedly spent two weeks in a psychiatric facility after she was rescued from her attacker, but the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) made “hardly any effort … to gain justice for this child.” TDFPS is not a defendant in the lawsuit.

“Almost nine (9) months past and no contact was made for the child to be interviewed by police,” the complaint states. “As well, TDFPS placed the child back in the care of Laura Davis whose boyfriend alleged (sic) raped the child and then took her to other men to rape her. As of today, Laura Davi (sic), is still operating her foster facility with children being placed in her home by TDFPS and defendant, America’s Angels’ (sic) Inc.”

Davis allegedly cares for foster children at a residence she rents in Fort Bend County, Texas.

“Ms. Davis’ male friend often visited the home and on one occasion was seen having sexual relations with another under-aged foster child in the back of the residence on or about New Year’s Day, January 1, 2012,” the complaint states. “Although defendant foster mom, Laura Davis knew or should have known what happened between her male friend and the under-aged foster child, she did not report it to anyone and continued to allow him to visit her home.”

Alex allegedly ran away with another girl whom Davis fostered on Jan. 13, 2012, after Davis threatened her “with physical punishment by the other girls in her home.”

“Subsequently, Laura Davis’ male friend picked up both girls and took them to the Scottish Inn on Highway 6 and Beechnut in far west Houston,” the complaint states. “After sequentially having sex with both girls, he took them to meet with 4 or 5 other gentlemen who proceeded to rape both girls, sodomizing them and throwing them out of the vehicle in the late hours of the evening. Alex Doe was traumatized and eventually rescued by residents in the community.”

The family wants at least $3 million, plus exemplary damages, for gross negligence and civil rights violations.
They are represented by Troy Wilson of Houston.

On its website Houston-based America’s Angels says its “mission is to develop contributing adult citizens by providing superior child and family services in a safe, stable family setting.”

A call on Sunday to the agency’s director was not returned.”

 

Alarming Claims of Abuse in Texas Foster Care

[Courthouse News 9/16/13 by Cameron Langford]

 

REFORM Puzzle Piece

Update: “A Fort Bend County couple who say their daughter was raped and sodomized while in foster care is suing the foster care agency and one of its employees for a total of $6 million.

Under the fictitious names Tara and Hade Doe, the couple filed the suit Sept. 5 in Fort Bend County Court on behalf of their daughter, who is called Alex Doe in the petition.

Named as defendants in the suit are America’s Angels, a Houston-based foster care agency, and Laura Davis, an America’s Angels foster parent in Fort Bend County.

According to the petition, one of Davis’ male friends often visited her home and, on one occasion in January 2012, was seen having sexual relations with another under-aged foster child at Davis’ residence.

Alex Doe was in foster care at Davis’ home on Jan. 13, 2012, when Davis threatened her with physical punishment by the other girls at her home, the suit states.

But the owner and director of America’s Angels, Uneeda Talley, said the child was not in the agency’s care on the date in question. Talley said she couldn’t comment further without conferring with an attorney.

As a result of Davis’ threats, Alex Doe was so afraid that she ran away, accompanied by another child in the home who had encouraged her to leave, the suit states.

At some point, Davis’ male friend picked up the girls and took them to the Scottish Inn at Texas 6 and Beechnut in west Houston, where he had sex with both of them, according to the suit.

He then took them to meet four or five other men who proceeded to rape both girls, sodomizing them and throwing them out of the vehicle in the late evening, the suit states,

Rescued by people in the community but traumatized, Alex was taken to a hospital and, after initial treatment, spent two weeks at Harris County’s psychiatric facility, the suit states.

“She still suffers tremendously because of what happened to her,” the petition states.

Although the Texas Department of Family Protective Services is not named as a defendant, the suit casts blame on the agency, stating, “… hardly any effort was made to gain justice for this child.”

In addition to making no contact with police to interview the girl, Family Protective Services placed her back in Davis’ care, the suit states.

The Does, who are represented by Houston lawyer Troy J. Wilson, are seeking at least $3 million in actual damages and at least $3 million in exemplary damages. They have asked for a jury trial.”

Ft. Bend couple says daughter in foster care was raped by multiple men

[Houston Chronicle 9/17/13 by Carol Christian]