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…Mrs. Sullivan [was ordered] to wear an ankle monitor while on bail, Donald Therkildsen, an atty representing the state, told the court that when he met w/the victim, “his first question was, ‘Why is she out walking around while I was locked up in a room for 20 yrs?’”

As he heals, the city is grappling w/the failure of the authorities who were entrusted to help him. And another, more troubling question persists: How could this have happened to a #child that so many people were so worried about?

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Many reports that may have documented these calls have since been lost, but what records remain show that responding *authorities* determined the boy was doing OK.🤬

After a while, w/o turning up any evidence of #abuse, the calls stopped coming. In fact, until the fire, the last recorded police visit concerning the boy on Blake Street was April 18, 2005, in response to a call placed by his own father.… to complain that he was being harassed by people continually checking up on his #child.

"Principal Jaime Cook describes one of the 3rd graders in her northern #NewYork school... this particular student loves to sing & loves to dance. But last week this #child was handcuffed & taken by #US Immigration & Customs Enforcement ( #ICE), along with other family members—2 of whom are high school-aged kids. While they all remain jailed in #Texas, classmates leave cards on the student’s desk & hang a welcome home banner they hope will be seen."
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