JAN 21, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Inside neglect case of Greece father wanted for questioning after Amber Alert | WHAM (13wham.com)
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Dimitri Cash Sr. continues to be a person of interest to Greece Police, who are investigating the abduction.
13WHAM News has learned Cash lost custody over an investigation into abuse doled out as corporal punishment. 13WHAM's investigation has uncovered disturbing details.
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An expert medical witness who testified before family court said the older children - a girl and a boy - suffered injuries consistent with being beaten with an extension cord.
His daughter, the oldest, described how she was beaten with a plank.
"She could describe with specificity how she was hit with a plank and how it would cause her bottom to bleed and how she would have to use a damp Kleenex to stop the bleeding," said Polen.
Drawn on that plank was a smiley face.
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"That's a fundamental defect in parenting," she said. "The violence both parents inflicted on those two older children - it was just a matter of time before those younger children became victims."
... The two older siblings are also in foster care. It's unclear if they live in the same home. If so, they were left behind.
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Cash is raising money on - and since the Amber Alert, he has garnered thousands of signatures in support of his custody battle.
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At the end of the hearing, one of the justices cited Dimitri Cash's own words.
"Concerning to me is also the father's statement that you can do what you want, when asked about physical discipline," Judge Patrick NeMoyer said. "You can do what you want with your own children."
. So happy these little tykes were found safe. Yay!!
