How Could You? Hall of Shame-Andrew Yee

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 Green Bay, Wisconsin, an Illinois foster father, Andrew Lee, was “charged with child neglect after a woman called police concerned about a child in a hot van on Sunday.[June 12, 2016]”

“Green Bay Police were called to Titletown Brewing Company just before 2 p.m. Sunday after a woman said she found a distressed child in a van.

According to WBAY, Brittnie Peck’s husband went inside Titletown to look for the baby’s parents while she stayed with the one-year-old, still strapped in his car seat in the back of the van.

After several minutes, Brittnie felt the baby was in distress.

“He was really upset. It wasn’t like he was just sniffling or anything. He was screaming and tears running down his face,” she says.

Brittnie reached in through a cracked front window, unlocked the door and crawled to the baby.

“It was really, really hot in there. His poor little back was soaking wet, and his hair was all wet with sweat,” she says.

Police say the temperature in the baby’s car seat was 97 degrees. Other parts of the van exceeded 140 degrees.

Court documents say Andrew Yee of Mundelein, Illinois was shocked when he found the police at his van.  Yee told police he checked on the 1-year-old foster child multiple times while eating lunch inside.

A Good Samaritan law just took effect in Wisconsin in November, exempting people from civil liability if they break into a car in situations like this.

Brittnie tells WBAY that never crossed her mind.

“The thing that I was most concerned about was getting him out and calming him down. I think for a split second, I thought… it was kind of like when I was about to reach my hand in the window, I was like, well, I’m doing this right now, so hope that’s okay with everyone,” says Brittnie.

The baby was taken to the hospital for observation.

According to prosecutors, Yee and his wife were the baby’s foster parents.

Police say Child Protective Services will now investigate.

A judge set a $1,00 signature bond for Yee.  His next court day is in July.”

Man charged, accused of leaving foster child in hot van Sunday [WKOW 6/15/16]

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