Beto O'Rourke and Texas leaders blast Abbott for inaction in the foster care system
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is in the hot seat after a recent sex-trafficking scandal showed just a sneak peek at injustices against children in the foster care system.
Earlier this month a report out of Bastrop County accused employers at The Refuge, a residential treatment center contracted by the DFPS of sex trafficking girls ages 11-17.
Despite the Texas Rangers releasing a statement on Thursday denying the claims at the facility for lack of evidence, Jamie Masters, commissioner of DFPS confirmed the facility’s employees were sending nude photos of the young girls for money and or drugs in January of this year.
According to Masters, a Child Protective Services supervisor was supposed to report the incident higher up the chain of command, but was “disengaged.”
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