How Could You? Hall of Shame-Heather Wright-Craft

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 Charlton, Massachusetts, foster parent, Heather Wright-Craft,52, “was sentenced for raping a child a decade ago, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said Tuesday.[October 21, 2025]

On September 12, 2025, Heather Wright-Craft, of Charlton, was found guilty of one count of rape of a child, aggravated by age difference, and one count of rape of a child, aggravated by being a mandated reporter, according to Early.

The jury found her not guilty of one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.”

Former Mass. foster parent sentenced on child rape charges

[Yahoo 10/21/25 by Bryan Lambert]

Heather “was sentenced to serve two concurrent prison terms of 10 years to 10 years and 1 day for two aggravated rape of a child convictions.”

[What a winner! Not!]

Massachusetts foster parent sentenced to 10 years in prison for child rape
[Mass Live 10/22/25 by Heather Morrison]

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