State investigators found dozens of instances in which the addresses of homes under DCF matched those of Level 2 and 3 sex offenders, according to an audit released today that found the state’s child welfare agency does not screen for whether sex offenders live in a foster home’s neighborhood, does a shoddy job of keeping records on the background checks it performs on foster parents, and lags in getting kids in its care to doctors.
In the audit’s 27-month timeframe, state Auditor Suzanne Bump’s office said, investigators found 25 instances in which the addresses of foster homes, adoptive homes and others under the Department of Children and Families watch matched those of Level 2 and 3 sex offenders. When DCF investigated, it said none of the sex offenders were actually living in the same home and that they could not “substantiate” that any abuse happened. [Read Full Article]