A state agency that investigates child abuse has fired an employee for encouraging a 14-year-old to do sex work in a video the child recorded. A Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner also apologized to the child and her mother.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has fired an employee for proposing sex work to a 14-year-old in the state’s care., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can receive confidential help by calling the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s 24/7 toll-free support line at 800-656-4673 or visiting itsA state agency responsible for investigating abuse and exploitation of children has fired an employee for encouraging a 14-year-old in the state’s care to do sex work, a spokesperson with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services said Sunday.
The child in the state’s foster care system was being housed at a Harris County hotel while awaiting placement. She was asking for food when the staff member proposed sex work. The child recorded the interaction in a video obtained by“The person in the video – who was employed as [child protective services] support staff — was dismissed from her position August 10,” Marissa Gonzales, the DFPS spokesperson, said in a statement.
Gonzales told The Texas Tribune that all employees are trained before supervising youth. DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters has apologized to the child and her mother. “My daughter told me that the worker had been telling her to do these things, so she said she decided to video her,” Keisha Bazley, the mother of the child, told Fox 26. Bazley had filed a formal complaint with the department.This is only the latest controversy to befall the state’s child welfare department, which has been under years of scrutiny for its inadequate care of some of the state’s most vulnerable children.
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