She added that the children at times did not have a safe place to stay or enough food. Some of the children “felt betrayed” by local officials’ handling of their cases, said Melissa Donaldson, Riverside County’s director of victim services. There is also a criminal investigation into a foster family that allegedly mistreated children, including one of the Turpins. Riverside County has hired a private law firm to look into allegations that seven adults and six minor children did not receive basic services after being freed. Most of the funds are collected into a trust, which is controlled by a court-appointed public guardian. There's money for their education - they can't access it.”Ī court-appointed conservatorship has reportedly pushed them to the brink of homelessness. “They’re living in crime-ridden neighbourhoods. Some of the adult children are again living in squalor, Mr Hestrin said.
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