How Could You? Hall of Shame-Arlene Duncan

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 Waubun, Minnesota, foster parent Arlene Duncan,”has been arrested in conjunction with the case. Duncan faces one count of first degree assault and two counts of malicious punishment of a [16-month-old ]child.”

“A few weeks ago we first told you about a child who was recovering from serious injuries he apparently got while in foster care. His mother reached out to Valley News Live to investigate and we found that the child was in the Fargo Sanford hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.

Valley News Live spoke to the boy’s mother, who says he is out of the Intensive Care Unit but still in the hospital and waiting for another surgery.”

Original Story

“The FBI says it is investigating a child that was injured while in foster care on the White Earth reservation. FBI spokesman Kyle Loven says they are working with the Mahnomen county sheriff, the BCA and White Earth tribal police to gather more facts on the case. Authorities say this is being investigated as a case of “injury to a child.”