FALSE ALLEGATIONS IN THE NEWS
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This archive of news articles includes publications that discuss wrongful allegations of child abuse or neglect, medical conditions that present as symptoms of abuse, news regarding child protective services, policy changes, stories about reunification, events and other topics. For any content-related inquiries or suggestions regarding articles in this archive, contact us here.

Mass exodus at Alaska child abuse clinic as former Wisconsin doctor accused of bullying, misdiagnoses
Alaska CARES hired Dr. Barbara Knox after the University of Wisconsin suspended her in 2019 for allegedly bullying colleagues.
Brenda Wintrode from Wisconsin Watch and Michelle Theriault Boots from Anchorage Daily News
Wisconsin Watch
11/15/21

Charges dropped against longtime inmate in shaken baby case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman who has spent nearly two decades in prison on charges of killing a baby in her care could be released as soon as Thursday after new evidence in the “shaken baby syndrome” case led to charges being dropped.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
WoodTV
10/21/21

New Texas Law Curtails Power of Pediatricians Contracted by CPS
A Texas law that went into effect this month entitles parents who come under suspicion for physically harming their children to a second medical opinion and in-person examinations. Illustration by Christine Ongjoco.
Sara Tiano
The Imprint
9/30/21








