Mother Risks Loss of Child Because of Father's Past
by TChris
The Schuylkill County Department of Children and Youth Services has threatened to take away Melissa WolfHawk's baby as soon as it's born. Why? Because the baby's father was convicted of raping two teenage girls in 1983. He served his sentence for that crime, but that's not enough to satisfy the Schuylkill County social workers. The ACLU hopes to persuade a court that the County has no business meddling with the family when it lacks evidence that the baby will be endangered.
The ACLU argues that officials in Pennsylvania have no right under state law to question Melissa WolfHawk about her unborn baby, and that DaiShin WolfHawk should not be punished further. "There's just no evidence in this case that Mr. WolfHawk has engaged in criminal acts against very young minors," said attorney Paula Knudsen. "And while the charges that were lodged against him in the early 1980s are not excusable, he certainly has paid his time for those crimes and has moved on."
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