GUILTY NC - Corey McRee & Shamika Reaves for beating, raping 3yo boy, Charlotte, 2014

[Linda7NJ]

I'm speechless...
Not really but I can not at the moment formulate one sentence that wouldn't get me a long time out.


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[Tssiemer]

When you say Gabriel you mean who?


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[Tssiemer]

Oh Fernandez never mind.

Sorry. The only mainstream child abuse case I have room for in my head is Marcus Fiesel.


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[MyBelle]

I'm speechless...
Not really but I can not at the moment formulate one sentence that wouldn't get me a long time out.


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It is a sickening case of system failure. They obviously do not have a properly trained staff of investigators. They should have promptly placed him with other family because they were investigating abuse inflicted by another child in that same home. To say they weren't able to reach conclusions after interviewing him shows just how untrained these people were. It's impossible to get any clear answer from a toddler about another child still in the home. This is totally inexcusable:

Investigators say the boy gave contradictory statements regarding the allegations against the other woman’s child, and they were unable to reach any conclusions based on interviews with Reaves and McCree. Reaves reportedly scheduled a forensic evaluation for her son on April 7 but did not appear.
Since, officials say Reaves’ phone number was disconnected and they were unable to locate her until this week’s incident.


http://www.wcnc.com/news/crime/Coun...used-3-year-old-beating-victim-260435911.html

 

[tlcya]

Agreed MyBelle. I tend to believe the other child in the home back in march where mom was cohabitating with another mother is a scapegoat. Not because it doesn't happen, I can testify under oath that it DOES. But I don't think it did in this case.

I believe that the abuse was always being perpetrated by mom's boyfriend and she knew it. I think she threw her roommate's kid under the bus to buy time to pick up and move out to parts unknown while investigators ran down the back story on the roommate's kid who allegedly suffered abuse at the hands of that child's grandfather.

IF I am right then the godmother was still being allowed some sort of contact with little guy right up until she contacted DSS. She probably approached mom with her concerns first and was given the story about how if there was some abuse it was probably the fault of the other mother's child with whom she lived and further told godmother about that poor child's past abuse. She did it in order to buy time IMO to figure out where she was going to be moving to in a hurry.

It is also my own speculation that Shamika had arranged where she would be bolting to prior to DSS showing up at the current residence to open their investigation. Once they did so Shamika bolted with her son and cut off all contact with godmother and the grandmother and refused to follow up with the steps required by DSS.

I am disappointed with DSS not immediately pulling this child from mom's care while allegations were being investigated, especially in light of the fact that she had only recently reclaimed him after a 1 1/2 year absence from his life and the fact that he was 3 which suggests that he would make a difficult victim to interview and glean facts from. By leaving him in mom's care IMO DSS left this child open to further abuse and to coercion and threats not to divulge his true abuser.

Again, all of the above is simply my own SPECULATION based on the limited facts we have at our disposal.

 

[1&2&3]

This is the big problem with the DSS system - they have to substantiate every statement as fact before they remove a child! The system is slow, many workers are burned out as they have to jump thru hoops to get action taken.

The social workers have other cases that appear just as important, so they spend much of their time chasing false leads, parents who are running, family members who are uncooperative etc. There must be a better way to manage the DSS systems to protect these innocent children!

People such as these monsters deserve no justice! Cases such as this need to be handled harshly to get the message out that the USA will not stand for horrific abuse to children! Make people afraid of their punishment beforehand, so it will stop.

My opinions only!

 

[tlcya]

I totally agree 1&2&3

The system is broken, IMO beyond repair, and needs overhaul. I wish I knew the answers but all I see is the problems inherent in the current system and all these babies who fall through its cracks

 

[Momoffourboys]

I have not been able to get this little guy off my mind. I know there are many suffering at the hands of parents, relatives and acquaintances. This baby...I just cannot stop thinking about him.

 

[tlcya]

Same here. I keep haunting the thread and googling for news updates.

I cannot even imagine the physical and psychological healing that could be involved for this little guy long term should he even survive his injuries. On a weekend where I am focused on remembering my blessing and who I have to thank for the freedoms I enjoy it is now punctuated with the knowledge that for each of my blessings this little man lived a horror. One after the other and no one was there to stop it for him.

He tugs at my soul. I pray for this baby. I pray his pain is being managed. I pray he is in the best of hands medically. I pray he can recover and have a meaningful full life. I pray and I pray.

This one bothers me so much. They all bother me but this little guy . . .

I don't know how to explain it. :sigh:

 

[MyBelle]

This is the big problem with the DSS system - they have to substantiate every statement as fact before they remove a child! The system is slow, many workers are burned out as they have to jump thru hoops to get action taken.

The social workers have other cases that appear just as important, so they spend much of their time chasing false leads, parents who are running, family members who are uncooperative etc. There must be a better way to manage the DSS systems to protect these innocent children!

People such as these monsters deserve no justice! Cases such as this need to be handled harshly to get the message out that the USA will not stand for horrific abuse to children! Make people afraid of their punishment beforehand, so it will stop.

My opinions only!

Some communities have acknowledged the current system is broken and initiatives underway to make changes. Clearly, this community isn't one of them. Child abuse is a crime and should be investigated as a crime. Social workers are not trained criminal investigators. They should be part of a team that also includes police, child psychologists and pediatricians.

JMO

 

[LolaMoon08]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police spent most of Tuesday investigating a horrific case of child abuse.
A 3-year-old boy is in critical and unstable condition at Carolinas Medical Center; his mother, 23-year-old Shamika Reaves, and her boyfriend, 32-year-old Corey McCree, have both been arrested on felony child abuse charges.

http://www.wcnc.com/news/crime/3-year-old-boy-severely-beaten-in-Charlotte-260025811.html

In a statement made Thursday, the county says Youth Family Services first made contact with Shamika Reaves on March 10. Officials opened the investigation after learning of an alleged sexual assault against the boy committed by another child two months prior, the county says.

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Investigators say the boy gave contradictory statements regarding the allegations against the other woman’s child, and they were unable to reach any conclusions based on interviews with Reaves and McCree. Reaves reportedly scheduled a forensic evaluation for her son on April 7 but did not appear.

BBM He is THREE!!!! How can a baby give contradictory statements??? Poor baby didn't know what was going on!! Did they even TAKE him to the hospital for an exam??? I don't believe for a second this baby was sexually abused by another child. He was being abused by the mother's boyfriend with the mothers permission! That's why she took him after abandoning him for so long.

 

[Tssiemer]

Some communities have acknowledged the current system is broken and initiatives underway to make changes. Clearly, this community isn't one of them. Child abuse is a crime and should be investigated as a crime. Social workers are not trained criminal investigators. They should be part of a team that also includes police, child psychologists and pediatricians.



JMO

I mean, as a social worker I may not be a trained investigator but I have common sense and I know right from wrong and I can tell when something is hinky. I've had to make many reports to CPS due to mandated reporting if I even suspect abuse or neglect.


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[Tssiemer]

BBM He is THREE!!!! How can a baby give contradictory statements??? Poor baby didn't know what was going on!! Did they even TAKE him to the hospital for an exam??? I don't believe for a second this baby was sexually abused by another child. He was being abused by the mother's boyfriend with the mothers permission! That's why she took him after abandoning him for so long.

Burnout is a big issue in my profession as well as vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and just a general "our system is broken, I can't help anyone" frustration. I feel that last one at least 4 times a week when some stupid red tape or loss of a certain document can change someone's life forever.


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[tlcya]

thanks for your experiences and perspective tssiemer.

Like I said, I know its broken and letting children down. I wish I had the answers but I don't. It seems like a big ole mess of problems have contributed to the problem. Everything from underfunding, understaffing, under or inadequate training or resources for followup to those who simply have reached the point where they used to care but have literally given up, thrown their hands in the air and do their time at their jobs.

All of it appears to have combined to create a huge ineffective mess of a child protective system. Those trying to do their jobs are stymied as to how to do it effectively and those who no longer even bother to try are punching the clock til retirement or something better comes along.

These are just my thoughts on what has created the issues with DSS. Add to that that parents who are under investigation by the agency are not cooperative and if the allegations are found, are criminals, makes DSS job a difficult one. One that IMO is not getting done right now for far too many little ones with no one to be their voice or protection.

 

[Salem]

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Salem

 

[giagreen]

BBM He is THREE!!!! How can a baby give contradictory statements??? Poor baby didn't know what was going on!! Did they even TAKE him to the hospital for an exam??? I don't believe for a second this baby was sexually abused by another child. He was being abused by the mother's boyfriend with the mothers permission! That's why she took him after abandoning him for so long.

In regards to the child giving contradictory statements I guess I took that as maybe they felt that a parent or an adult was putting the child up to saying something not true.

On a side note nothing to do with your post I was just going to say that's the biggest shame is that we have so many screwed up adults that will put a child up to saying untrue things or make things up about the other parent to get custody well the real cases of abuse seem to unnoticed for to long. I'll never understand how or why

My hearts hurting for this little boy. I pray he will have a strong and successful recovery.

 

[Spurser]

I can't stop thinking about this case. I just want to scream!!!!! You know what else is irksome to me? These monsters still have the right to reproduce again. Why can't we sterilize people for reasons like this? I'll personally pay for the surgery for these two.

 

[atm9533]

I am trying to find an update on the boys condition, does anyone know how I can find out?

 

[tlcya]

I have been trying to find updates as well. So far no new news.

 

[1&2&3]

Tssiemer thank you for your honesty. I am sure what you deal with on a daily basis is heartbreaking. I have a question, if you are permitted to answer it.

I am also following another horrible case here on child abuse. When repeated calls come in about a child, human nature tells one that the truth is not going to come out by talking to the parents involved. Does the one social worker make the decisions or at what point are red flags raised and higher levels get involved? Maybe another way to phrase it, does the initial person have the ability to take the case thru all levels? TIA