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Ok, this is a summary of reports to OKDHS from others and does not include the events preceding 9/25/2007 where OKDHS, CHBS, and the Court were monitoring (or supposed to) for “self reports”: (I redacted some information about “Sibling 1” out of respect for her and those who love her). As difficult as it was for me to read through this report; I had to make a timeline in hopes that everyone that comes here will see the multiple layers and failures of same that go on all around us...and that this will prompt each and every reader to act on this tragedy and do everything in our power to try to stop this from happening again...even if it's just 1 other child...this leaves me speachless!
9/25/07 – 1st Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Aja had extensive bruising which she first said was from Hobbs.
· Aja made references to having seen a hairy groin and / or hairy butt.
· Aja reported having taken baths with Hobbs
· Aja and witness reported Hobbs “spanked” her
· Aja reported to have over 100 insect bites
· Aja reported that Hobbs told her not to let anyone see the bruises
· Aja changed story about Hobbs spanking her
· OKDHS reported that parents were resistant to change and to redirection, and insist on doing things ‘their way” regardless of the effect to the children”.
12/8/08 - Closed
· The OKDHS documented the children were safe, based on its evaluation of the risk factors: risk to the children-low level; risk factors pertaining to the PRFCs-low level; threat of harm to the children-low level; and seriousness of environmental or family risk factors-low level.
4/16/2009 – 2nd Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja talked another child into pulling his pants down and…
· Reported that Aja had been caught several times following boys into boys restroom
· Reported that parents had been notified at which time Hobbs stated that Aja needed to be busted and that she wouldn’t respect “them” if they weren’t males.
· Parent’s made excuses for Aja’s behavior
· Reported that Aja wasn’t going to counseling because parent’s wouldn’t take her
· Reported that Hobbs is a threat to the children and anyone else who questions him
· OKDHS verified that Aja was not in counseling because parents said they discontinued when counselor told older sibling she was old enough to have a boyfriend, but that they had made an appt with another counselor
· Parents denied that Aja displayed any sexual acting out in home
· Parents stated Aja had been placed inpatient treatment for threatening to burn the house down
6/2/09 – Closed
· The OKDHS documented that the stepfather, Lester Hobbs, did not use drugs or alcohol.
· The parents denied any history of domestic violence.
· The OKDHS documented in the General Parenting section of the safety assessment that the parents “appear to have the capacity emotionally and physically to care for the children.”
· The documentation further stated that Aja’s mother was “dependent emotionally on Mr. Hobbs . . .” but that the parents are “able to meet their own needs in a healthy way and cope with daily life stressors.”
· The assessment documented that the children were “safe” and, therefore, no voluntary safety plan was required. The OKDHS documented that the children were safe, as no safety threats had been identified.
6/17/09 – 3rd Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja had missed a full week of summer school.
· Sibling had reported stated that Aja was sick but was very vague regarding what was actually wrong with Aja.
· Reported that reporter was concerned that the child could possibly be too bruised to go to school.
6/17/09 – Screened-out / no case opened?
· OKDHS documented that there was “no information indicating that abuse or neglect has occurred.”
8/5/09 – 4th Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that LE was at home for welfare check, due to Aja’s mother having made two emergency calls from the home that the father (Lester Hobbs) had been “really angry” for about a month.
· Reported that Hobbs mother and was holding car keys so she couldn’t leave
· Reported that Hobbs made Aja scrub floor with toothbrush for stealing cookies from his bedroom
· Reported that the two children were afraid of Lester Hobbs
· Reported that the two children were not safe with Lester Hobbs.
· OKDHS received addl information 1 day later that the children had made statements that the father (Lester Hobbs) “threatened to kill them with a hammer.”
· OKDHS verified / observed bruises on Aja’s leg
· Aja confirmed to OKDHS that bruises were from Hobbs
· Aja told OKDHS she was afraid of Hobbs
· Aja told OKDHS that she had seen Hobbs hurt her mother by hitting her in the head
· Mother confirmed to OKDHS that Hobbs forced the children to scrub the floor with toothbrushes
· OKDHS documented that Hobbs threatened to kill them by hitting them in the head with hammers
· Mother told OKDHS she was afraid of Hobbs and wanted to leave
· LE told mother she couldn’t go back to Hobbs or she would be putting her kids at risk and be charged with child endangerment
· Hobbs called OKDHS from Kansas and not sure when he would be returning
· Hobbs told OKDHS that he didn’t understand why Aja was removed on August 6th and denied ever hitting mother
· Hobbs called OKDHS again and admitted to making the children scrub the floor with toothbrushes
· Hobbs told OKDHS he didn’t know why the mother left him
· Hobbs told OKDHS he was going to adopt Aja the same day the mother left him
· Hobbs denied ever hitting children or holding them against their will
After 8/31/09 – Closed w/ & after recommendations to DA’s Office
· Report to the District Attorney, the OKDHS documented an overall finding of Services Recommended. Recommendations made to the family by the OKDHS included: “Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs not expose the children to any domestic violence and Mrs. Hobbs continue to protect her children from any abuse or neglect.”
9/10/09 – 5th Report from “outsider” to McClain Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja had serious behavior problems and her mother would not respond.
· Reported that the children were reported to be abandoned since the mother could not be found.
· Reported that the caretaker who has been taking care of the children would gladly take the children and raise them
· Reported that mother said she would not relinquish her parental rights to the caretaker because she “needs the checks.”
· Reported that children were being abused in “every way”
· Reported that Aja had been placed twice in a children’s mental health hospital.
9/10/09 (or 9/30?)– Screened out / no case opened?
· The OKDHS screened-out the referral and documented: “Not child abuse and neglect.
OKDHS Ongoing Safety Assessment (September 30, 2009), Lincoln County
· The OKDHS documented that the children were conditionally safe based on its evaluation of the risk factors: risk to the children-moderate level; risk factors pertaining to the PRFCs-moderate level; threat of harm to the children-low level; and seriousness of environmental or family risk factors-moderate level.
10/29/09 – 6th Report from “outsider” to McClain Co. OKDHS
· Reported that a six-year-old severely abused child had been abandoned by her mother and left with a neighbor and friend of the mother.
· Reported that the mother refused to turn over guardianship to the woman who was willing to care for the children because the mother had stated that “she needs the checks”.
· Reported that the mother returned the children to the home of the stepfather, Lester Hobbs.
· Reported that Lester Hobbs had “beat them to a pulp” in the past.
· OKDHS documented that the children had not been attending school for a month.
· Reported that the children’s mother and stepfather would eat in front of the children and that the children only ate beans and ham.
· Reported that OKDHS had been involved with the family before and that the children had been removed from the parents’ care several times.
· Reported that the mother was drinking alcohol and using drugs.
· Reported that the reporter feared that the children were being sexually abused
· Reported that Hobbs told sibling to watch her weight because he “likes his women thin.”
10/29/09 - Screened out / no case opened?
· The OKDHS screened-out the report and documented, “[N]o allegations of abuse or neglect.”
11/2/09 – 7th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma and Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that the mother and Lester Hobbs had gotten back together
· Reported that the children had been with them (Hobbs and mother) for two weeks.
· Reported that after two weeks, the children were sent to live with a friend.
· Reported that the mother was arrested in Oklahoma County for unpaid parking tickets and drugs.
· Reported that before the mother was arrested, she took Aja to live with the child’s biological father.
· Reported that Aja had not been in school for a month and a half.
OKDHS Documented that:
· a court-involved child welfare case regarding the family had been dismissed in Lincoln County in 2008.
· Aja had reported that she had been living at a friend’s home in another town, but when she was suspended from school for her behavior, her mother had taken her to live with her biological father.
· Aja’s mother stated that her husband, Lester Hobbs, believed in the wedding vow “until death do us part” and that he was serious when he said it.
· The biological father signed a safety plan to keep Aja away from Lester Hobbs and not to allow Aja to leave the biological father’s home with her mother.
· The biological father also applied for and was granted a temporary custody order in Oklahoma County civil court.
· Aja had stated she preferred living with her biological father if she had a choice.
· Aja stated that Cowboy (Lester Hobbs) cut up the bike and the clothes purchased for her by her biological father
· Aja stated that Lester Hobbs made her carry the ripped clothes around.
· Aja disclosed that when she was spanked by Lester Hobbs that he left bruises.
· Aja stated that “Cowboy (Lester Hobbs) would grab her by her hair and make her clean the floor with a toothbrush . . .” and “Cowboy drinks a lot”.
· Aja was made to mop the floor with toothbrushes with one hand behind their backs and that Lester Hobbs made them both stand on their knees for long periods of time.
· Hobbs had all of them dye their hair black, because he likes black hair”.
· Lester Hobbs yelled, grabbed them by their hair, whipped them with a paddle, and rammed Aja’s head into a wall.
· Aja was afraid to talk with law enforcement about how Lester Hobbs was treating them for fear that Lester Hobbs would hear them because they were too close to the house when law enforcement had asked the children questions.
Ongoing Assessment 11/2/2009 – Oklahoma County OKDHS Reported that: (note date completed as 2/10/10)
· The safety assessment was approved by the supervisor on February 10, 2010.
· “Both children are placed outside the reach of Mr. Hobbs’ abusive manner.”
· Aja’s biological father had obtained legal custody of Aja and that he had agreed to keep Aja away from Lester Hobbs and not to allow Aja’s mother to take her from his home.
· Lester Hobbs was a danger to the children’s mother.
· The assessment concluded that the biological father of Aja appeared to have all the resources, drive, and skills to protect Aja.
OKDHS Voluntary Safety Plan–11/3/09 – Oklahoma County OKDHS Reported and documented on the safety plan that:
· the mother had agreed not to allow Lester Hobbs around Aja due to his abuse of the child in August 2009.
· the mother knew she was exposing the child to threat of harm when she chose for her and Aja to live with Lester Hobbs.
· the mother ignored her prior agreement with the OKDHS Voluntary Safety Plan to protect Aja from this threat.
· Aja was presently placed with her biological father and that Lester Hobbs “does not have access to Aja.”
· The biological father was to seek emergency custody of Aja to prevent the mother from removing Aja from his home and possibly exposing her to Lester Hobbs.
· the biological father agreed not to allow the mother to take the child from his home.
· it was agreed with the biological father that he would contact the OKDHS worker weekly to report progress in obtaining legal custody of Aja.
(my comments: looks like this “officially” closed out on 2/2010 – AFTER Aja was kidnapped)
1/25/10 – 8th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Hobbs had become a murder suspect…
Report still open at time of this report
1/25/10 – 9th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma Co. OKDHS
· Reported that the on-call worker in Comanche County was called to Geronimo, Oklahoma, where a mother had been killed and her spouse was at large with the mother’s seven-year-old child.
1/25/10 – Screened out / Not opened
The OKDHS screened-out the report as a duplicate report having already been received
2/8/10 – Granted custody of Sibling to the person who has been caring for her all along
9/25/07 – 1st Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Aja had extensive bruising which she first said was from Hobbs.
· Aja made references to having seen a hairy groin and / or hairy butt.
· Aja reported having taken baths with Hobbs
· Aja and witness reported Hobbs “spanked” her
· Aja reported to have over 100 insect bites
· Aja reported that Hobbs told her not to let anyone see the bruises
· Aja changed story about Hobbs spanking her
· OKDHS reported that parents were resistant to change and to redirection, and insist on doing things ‘their way” regardless of the effect to the children”.
12/8/08 - Closed
· The OKDHS documented the children were safe, based on its evaluation of the risk factors: risk to the children-low level; risk factors pertaining to the PRFCs-low level; threat of harm to the children-low level; and seriousness of environmental or family risk factors-low level.
4/16/2009 – 2nd Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja talked another child into pulling his pants down and…
· Reported that Aja had been caught several times following boys into boys restroom
· Reported that parents had been notified at which time Hobbs stated that Aja needed to be busted and that she wouldn’t respect “them” if they weren’t males.
· Parent’s made excuses for Aja’s behavior
· Reported that Aja wasn’t going to counseling because parent’s wouldn’t take her
· Reported that Hobbs is a threat to the children and anyone else who questions him
· OKDHS verified that Aja was not in counseling because parents said they discontinued when counselor told older sibling she was old enough to have a boyfriend, but that they had made an appt with another counselor
· Parents denied that Aja displayed any sexual acting out in home
· Parents stated Aja had been placed inpatient treatment for threatening to burn the house down
6/2/09 – Closed
· The OKDHS documented that the stepfather, Lester Hobbs, did not use drugs or alcohol.
· The parents denied any history of domestic violence.
· The OKDHS documented in the General Parenting section of the safety assessment that the parents “appear to have the capacity emotionally and physically to care for the children.”
· The documentation further stated that Aja’s mother was “dependent emotionally on Mr. Hobbs . . .” but that the parents are “able to meet their own needs in a healthy way and cope with daily life stressors.”
· The assessment documented that the children were “safe” and, therefore, no voluntary safety plan was required. The OKDHS documented that the children were safe, as no safety threats had been identified.
6/17/09 – 3rd Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja had missed a full week of summer school.
· Sibling had reported stated that Aja was sick but was very vague regarding what was actually wrong with Aja.
· Reported that reporter was concerned that the child could possibly be too bruised to go to school.
6/17/09 – Screened-out / no case opened?
· OKDHS documented that there was “no information indicating that abuse or neglect has occurred.”
8/5/09 – 4th Report from “outsider” to Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that LE was at home for welfare check, due to Aja’s mother having made two emergency calls from the home that the father (Lester Hobbs) had been “really angry” for about a month.
· Reported that Hobbs mother and was holding car keys so she couldn’t leave
· Reported that Hobbs made Aja scrub floor with toothbrush for stealing cookies from his bedroom
· Reported that the two children were afraid of Lester Hobbs
· Reported that the two children were not safe with Lester Hobbs.
· OKDHS received addl information 1 day later that the children had made statements that the father (Lester Hobbs) “threatened to kill them with a hammer.”
· OKDHS verified / observed bruises on Aja’s leg
· Aja confirmed to OKDHS that bruises were from Hobbs
· Aja told OKDHS she was afraid of Hobbs
· Aja told OKDHS that she had seen Hobbs hurt her mother by hitting her in the head
· Mother confirmed to OKDHS that Hobbs forced the children to scrub the floor with toothbrushes
· OKDHS documented that Hobbs threatened to kill them by hitting them in the head with hammers
· Mother told OKDHS she was afraid of Hobbs and wanted to leave
· LE told mother she couldn’t go back to Hobbs or she would be putting her kids at risk and be charged with child endangerment
· Hobbs called OKDHS from Kansas and not sure when he would be returning
· Hobbs told OKDHS that he didn’t understand why Aja was removed on August 6th and denied ever hitting mother
· Hobbs called OKDHS again and admitted to making the children scrub the floor with toothbrushes
· Hobbs told OKDHS he didn’t know why the mother left him
· Hobbs told OKDHS he was going to adopt Aja the same day the mother left him
· Hobbs denied ever hitting children or holding them against their will
After 8/31/09 – Closed w/ & after recommendations to DA’s Office
· Report to the District Attorney, the OKDHS documented an overall finding of Services Recommended. Recommendations made to the family by the OKDHS included: “Mr. and Mrs. Hobbs not expose the children to any domestic violence and Mrs. Hobbs continue to protect her children from any abuse or neglect.”
9/10/09 – 5th Report from “outsider” to McClain Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Aja had serious behavior problems and her mother would not respond.
· Reported that the children were reported to be abandoned since the mother could not be found.
· Reported that the caretaker who has been taking care of the children would gladly take the children and raise them
· Reported that mother said she would not relinquish her parental rights to the caretaker because she “needs the checks.”
· Reported that children were being abused in “every way”
· Reported that Aja had been placed twice in a children’s mental health hospital.
9/10/09 (or 9/30?)– Screened out / no case opened?
· The OKDHS screened-out the referral and documented: “Not child abuse and neglect.
OKDHS Ongoing Safety Assessment (September 30, 2009), Lincoln County
· The OKDHS documented that the children were conditionally safe based on its evaluation of the risk factors: risk to the children-moderate level; risk factors pertaining to the PRFCs-moderate level; threat of harm to the children-low level; and seriousness of environmental or family risk factors-moderate level.
10/29/09 – 6th Report from “outsider” to McClain Co. OKDHS
· Reported that a six-year-old severely abused child had been abandoned by her mother and left with a neighbor and friend of the mother.
· Reported that the mother refused to turn over guardianship to the woman who was willing to care for the children because the mother had stated that “she needs the checks”.
· Reported that the mother returned the children to the home of the stepfather, Lester Hobbs.
· Reported that Lester Hobbs had “beat them to a pulp” in the past.
· OKDHS documented that the children had not been attending school for a month.
· Reported that the children’s mother and stepfather would eat in front of the children and that the children only ate beans and ham.
· Reported that OKDHS had been involved with the family before and that the children had been removed from the parents’ care several times.
· Reported that the mother was drinking alcohol and using drugs.
· Reported that the reporter feared that the children were being sexually abused
· Reported that Hobbs told sibling to watch her weight because he “likes his women thin.”
10/29/09 - Screened out / no case opened?
· The OKDHS screened-out the report and documented, “[N]o allegations of abuse or neglect.”
11/2/09 – 7th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma and Lincoln Co. OKDHS
· Reported that the mother and Lester Hobbs had gotten back together
· Reported that the children had been with them (Hobbs and mother) for two weeks.
· Reported that after two weeks, the children were sent to live with a friend.
· Reported that the mother was arrested in Oklahoma County for unpaid parking tickets and drugs.
· Reported that before the mother was arrested, she took Aja to live with the child’s biological father.
· Reported that Aja had not been in school for a month and a half.
OKDHS Documented that:
· a court-involved child welfare case regarding the family had been dismissed in Lincoln County in 2008.
· Aja had reported that she had been living at a friend’s home in another town, but when she was suspended from school for her behavior, her mother had taken her to live with her biological father.
· Aja’s mother stated that her husband, Lester Hobbs, believed in the wedding vow “until death do us part” and that he was serious when he said it.
· The biological father signed a safety plan to keep Aja away from Lester Hobbs and not to allow Aja to leave the biological father’s home with her mother.
· The biological father also applied for and was granted a temporary custody order in Oklahoma County civil court.
· Aja had stated she preferred living with her biological father if she had a choice.
· Aja stated that Cowboy (Lester Hobbs) cut up the bike and the clothes purchased for her by her biological father
· Aja stated that Lester Hobbs made her carry the ripped clothes around.
· Aja disclosed that when she was spanked by Lester Hobbs that he left bruises.
· Aja stated that “Cowboy (Lester Hobbs) would grab her by her hair and make her clean the floor with a toothbrush . . .” and “Cowboy drinks a lot”.
· Aja was made to mop the floor with toothbrushes with one hand behind their backs and that Lester Hobbs made them both stand on their knees for long periods of time.
· Hobbs had all of them dye their hair black, because he likes black hair”.
· Lester Hobbs yelled, grabbed them by their hair, whipped them with a paddle, and rammed Aja’s head into a wall.
· Aja was afraid to talk with law enforcement about how Lester Hobbs was treating them for fear that Lester Hobbs would hear them because they were too close to the house when law enforcement had asked the children questions.
Ongoing Assessment 11/2/2009 – Oklahoma County OKDHS Reported that: (note date completed as 2/10/10)
· The safety assessment was approved by the supervisor on February 10, 2010.
· “Both children are placed outside the reach of Mr. Hobbs’ abusive manner.”
· Aja’s biological father had obtained legal custody of Aja and that he had agreed to keep Aja away from Lester Hobbs and not to allow Aja’s mother to take her from his home.
· Lester Hobbs was a danger to the children’s mother.
· The assessment concluded that the biological father of Aja appeared to have all the resources, drive, and skills to protect Aja.
OKDHS Voluntary Safety Plan–11/3/09 – Oklahoma County OKDHS Reported and documented on the safety plan that:
· the mother had agreed not to allow Lester Hobbs around Aja due to his abuse of the child in August 2009.
· the mother knew she was exposing the child to threat of harm when she chose for her and Aja to live with Lester Hobbs.
· the mother ignored her prior agreement with the OKDHS Voluntary Safety Plan to protect Aja from this threat.
· Aja was presently placed with her biological father and that Lester Hobbs “does not have access to Aja.”
· The biological father was to seek emergency custody of Aja to prevent the mother from removing Aja from his home and possibly exposing her to Lester Hobbs.
· the biological father agreed not to allow the mother to take the child from his home.
· it was agreed with the biological father that he would contact the OKDHS worker weekly to report progress in obtaining legal custody of Aja.
(my comments: looks like this “officially” closed out on 2/2010 – AFTER Aja was kidnapped)
1/25/10 – 8th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma Co. OKDHS
· Reported that Hobbs had become a murder suspect…
Report still open at time of this report
1/25/10 – 9th Report from “outsider” to Oklahoma Co. OKDHS
· Reported that the on-call worker in Comanche County was called to Geronimo, Oklahoma, where a mother had been killed and her spouse was at large with the mother’s seven-year-old child.
1/25/10 – Screened out / Not opened
The OKDHS screened-out the report as a duplicate report having already been received
2/8/10 – Granted custody of Sibling to the person who has been caring for her all along
