How Could You? Hall of Shame-Lee and Kalehua Wiggins

By on 10-28-2016 in Abuse in foster care, Alabama, How could you? Hall of Shame, Lee and Kalehua Wiggins

How Could You? Hall of Shame-Lee and Kalehua Wiggins

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 Selma, Alabama, foster parents Lee Wiggins, 25 and Kalehua Wiggins,30 have been “arrested Thursday and charged with child abuse after their 13-year-old foster child with special needs came to school with “significant” bruising, police say.

Lee Wiggins, 25, is charged with aggravated child abuse and second-degree assault, according to Selma police. He is being held in the Dallas County Jail on $200,000 bond. His wife, Kalehua Wiggins, 30, is charged with aggravated child abuse. She was released from jail on $100,000 bond.

Police say the 13-year-old girl arrived for classes at a Selma middle school with bruising to her arms, legs, thigh and buttocks. The girl told police her foster father beat her with a thick leather belt and her foster mother didn’t intervene.

The foster parents were arrested after being interviewed by detectives. ”

Alabama foster parents arrested, accused of beating 13-year-old special needs child[Alabama.com 10/28/16 by Erin Edgemon]

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