The Destruction of an American Family

DADDY WHY DONT YOU LOVE ME NOsexual abuse, sources say the foster family's
MORE?The true Story of the Crowton FamilyUnited"grandparents rights" were terminated. It seems quite
States citizens who are naive to the ways of the Childodd that the State of Michigan would end the
Protective System and the courts, or perhaps notGrandparents rights of this foster family partly
wealthy or connected, may inadvertently findbecause of their failure to protect this little girl but then
themselves subjected to a nightmare. Many entitiesapprove the placement of David's children in this same
profit from the time a child first enters the system .home.The Ombudsman, a state-appointed office set
What are some of the techniques CPSEvery dayup to oversee the state's Child Protective Services,
across America, citizens of the United States log ontoreviewed this case and subsequently recommended a
the internet and inquire whether there might be childpolicy change forbidding this from occurring in the
molesters and other kinds of sex offenders livingfuture [ Read report ].In spite of all this, steps are now
somewhere in their neighborhood. Yet, the State ofbeing taken for this foster family to adopt these
Michigan has made sure that David and Hegechildren. They refused to grant adoption to the
Crowton's children get to live with one.After takingchildren's Norwegian grandparents who are available
away David & Hege's children with a false petition andand waiting with open arms to adopt them. The
keeping them away because he admitted to needingadoption to the foster family is VERY close to being
help with drug use and because of the State's failurefinalized. Their fate is to ultimately be decided by the
to provide the services required for them to have theirsame judge that allowed the placement of these
children returned, the State of Michigan refused tochildren into this foster home, judge Elizabeth Pezzetti.
remove their children (including their 5 year old girl) fromPezzetti was recently re-elected as a probate court
a home where the children would cohabit with a childJudge in Oakland County.State Representative Tim
molester. The biological son of the foster parentsPope, who was on the Health and Human Services
assigned to the Crowton children was convicted ofCommittee in the state of Oklahoma and has vast
Criminal Sexual Conduct (Second degree multiple) forexperience in dealing with Child Protective Service
doing something very sick to an innocent little 5 yearlaws, has investigated and reviewed the entire file. He
old girl. Sources say that the foster family had gone tofound that State and Federal laws have been broken
court to acquire "grandparents rights" and force theby the State of Michigan Child Protective Services
visitation of their grand-daughter. They were granted(FIA). Click here to read one of the letters he wrote
under the condition that the child be underasking a Michigan State Representative for help. The
supervision.According to the police reports (which arefollowing is a statement from Tim Pope about this
public information available through the Livingstoncase:"I have gotten to know David and Hege Crowton
County courthouse), at least one visit resulted in the 15pretty well and I am convinced that they have been
year old biological son of the foster parents inviting thedealt a very bad hand from the Child Welfare Agency
visiting 5 year old girl up to his room. There, he had his(that title is a real joke). David and Hege have had their
way with her while his parents and David's childrenrights repeatedly violated and I hope that somehow
were in another room. For one reason or another thejustice can prevail and they can get things put back
State of Michigan doesn't believe he ever touchedtogether. Unfortunately, to make these kind of people
David's children.They apparently also are putting a lotaccountable for their actions you must get them in
of stock into the idea that he never will.Amazingly, thecourt and that takes a lot of money - money that they
State of Michigan believes that the same childdo not have. I served for a number of years on the
molester who sexually abused a 5 year old girl whoOklahoma Department of Human Services committee
visited the home never once touched the 5 year oldin our State House and I can promise you that, if
girl he lived with and babysat on numeroussomething like this had happened here, heads would roll
occasions---David's daughter. They believe this in spiteand the people who perpetrated this crime in the name
of the fact that a police report shows a "similarof the state would probably be put in jail."Tim Pope,
complaint" about sexual molestation coming fromFormer Oklahoma State RepresentativeThis is an
David's 5 year old daughter. They have chosen to relyOUTRAGE and must be stopped!To read more about
on "forensic interviews" by total strangers (rather thanthis horrific tragedy you can go to to order a copy of
someone the child would trust) to determine he hadthe book by Author David CrowtonThe author of this
not abused her.Note: A Study of 630 cases of allegedartical has been an activist for family rights for many
sexual abuse of children from 1985 through 1989: Usingyears and has had many victories for families around
a subset of 116 confirmed cases, findings indicated thatthe country. David has now written a teel all book
79 percent of the children of the study initially deniedcalled:
abuse or were tentative in disclosing. Of those who didDestruction of the American family.Please go too to
disclose, approximately three-quarters disclosedread more about this case.
accidentally.Source: Sorensen & Snow, 1991.After the