BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. —
A former Department of Children and Families investigator accused of falsifying case records was released from the Brevard County Jail Tuesday afternoon.
John Porterfield, 53, turned himself in to the jail Monday on charges of falsifying records.
Porter resigned last year after working at the agency for five years.
His resignation came amid accusations that he made up family visits, forcing DCF to review all his case files.
A supervisor believed Porter might have copied and pasted portions of another investigator’s case notes into his own file, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation.
“Well, fortunately, the falsification that occurred in those two cases did not result in any kind of child safety issues,” said Kristin Gray, a DCF spokeswoman. “The children were not harmed. The falsification was not the cause or did not lead to any further abuse or neglect of those two children.”
Porter was responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect made through the Florida Abuse Hotline.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/ex-dcf-investigator-accused-falsifying-records-jai/nn2kH/
Porter resigned last year after working at the agency for five years.
His resignation came amid accusations that he made up family visits, forcing DCF to review all his case files.
A supervisor believed Porter might have copied and pasted portions of another investigator’s case notes into his own file, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation.
“Well, fortunately, the falsification that occurred in those two cases did not result in any kind of child safety issues,” said Kristin Gray, a DCF spokeswoman. “The children were not harmed. The falsification was not the cause or did not lead to any further abuse or neglect of those two children.”
Porter was responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect made through the Florida Abuse Hotline.
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/ex-dcf-investigator-accused-falsifying-records-jai/nn2kH/
evil people may they repent for their sins
ReplyDeleteIsn't that just the worst kind of crime? It was an evil and malicious against a child AND their family. I hope he never has a good night's rest again.
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ReplyDeleteThere needs to be more articles on this kind of stuff. Right now I know someone whos being falsely accused of Food Stamp Fraud and they are having everything threatened to be taken away. House of 4 where the parents make under 26,000 a year and the DCF decides to attack them. They've been fighting tooth and nail and have my respect for life for trying to make sure their kids are safe and provided for.
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This NEVER happened! It's propaganda. DCF IS CORRUPT! 'They' cover for their own. Their goal is to ADOPT kids out for the TITLE IV funding. Do you honestly believe there was ANY jail time served by any DCF worker?!? Endless Investigators LIE - that's what they do in order to 'seal the deal'. DCF makes a mockery out of family court and family court is willing to oblige. Our Constitution is null and void among the corrupted courts that exist nationwide.
DeleteSince when do 'accusations' mean anything? Falsifying records is a given by DCF. This is propaganda. DCF IS CORRUPT.
ReplyDeleteSome of us have a 'need' to believe that one bad apple didn't fall through the cracks... But ANY article claiming it forced DCF to 'review' a potential liar - is a total joke! Serving jail time???!!??? The one's who lie and falsify records are 'protected' by the government. Total BULLSHIT!
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ReplyDeletePLEASE HELP BY SIGNING AND SHOWING THE WORLD WHAT DCF HAS BEEN DOING TO THIS FAMILY
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