How Could You? Hall of Shame-Robert Allen Shirley

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 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, adoptive father Robert Allen Shirley,54, “was sentenced to 100 years in prison Thursday for over 20 counts of child sex abuse.

The District Attorney’s Office requested that Robert Allen Shirley, 54, be sentenced to 200 years, but District Judge Lori Walkley lowered the sentenced to 100 years, said Shirley’s defense attorney Elton Jenkins on Friday.

According to an affidavit filed with the charges, Shirley’s wife reported that her four children said they were sexually molested by Shirley, the children’s adoptive father, records show.

The children, two females and two males, ranged in age from eight to 11. The abuse began sometime in 2011 beginning with the oldest female, the affidavit states.

The siblings were forced to shower together, touch each other inappropriately and Shirley engaged in inappropriate sexual acts with them, the document said.

All of the incidents occurred in Shirley’s Oklahoma City home, located in Cleveland County, the affidavit shows.”

Adoptive father sentenced 100 years for child sex abuse [Norman Transcript 1/23/15 by Jessica Bruha]

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“An Oklahoma City man was arrested after four children told his wife he made them shower together and inappropriately touch one another, according to a police report released Monday.

Police and a case worker with the state Department of Human Services were called to investigate the allegations Saturday, the report states.

Robert Allen Shirley, 53, was arrested on complaints of child molestation after authorities interviewed his wife and the children.

Shirley was taken to the Oklahoma County jail, where he remained Monday morning, officials said.

Oklahoma City man is arrested on child molestation complaints[News Oklahoma 7/8/13 by Kyle Hinchley]

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