Rep Ted Lieu: Dear Sec Nielsen: You should read this article. Then you should resign.

[kpete]

A "tender age" six-year-old girl was forced to sign this document after being sexually abused in an immigrant detention center while separated from her mother.

This trauma would not have happened to the little girl but for the fact that your agency ripped her away from her parents and placed her in a facility without adequate supervision.

Link to tweet

https://www.thenation.com/article/six-year-old-girl-sexually-abused-immigrant-detention-center/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

[uponit7771]

1. This is some outwardly devilish evil

[spanone]

2. K&R...

[malthaussen]

3. Since a six-year-old's signature is not legally binding...

... I don't get it. Why bother? The only people who would think she had been instructed or protected wouldn't care anyway.

-- Mal

[pazzyanne]

5. Hard to believe I know but

there is a mandated reporting law out there that requires all people working with vulnerable people (children and adults) to report to authorities any instances of abuse they become aware of. It does surprise me that a report was made on the tRump administrations watch since they do nothing that is legal. My guess is that they are unaware of the Mandated Reporting law.

NOTE: It would be interesting to see if a safety plan was developed for this little girl, as the law requires.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Do not see any law mandating a clinician to get a 6 year old to sign any report...more likely

this is some error, clinician personal practise for therapeutic purposes? or...fake news?

What about a 5 year old, 4, 3, 2,1... makes no sense...color me skeptical.

[pazzyanne]

7. Regardless of the victim's ability to sign their name the Mandated Reporting law

is there to protect especially those victims. I have worked with children in a school setting and later with adults with developmental disabilities where I made reports to the Ombudsman office on several occasions. I had one report that I made on behalf of an elderly friend living in a nursing home. All of these people cannot report without help.

Here is a more complete explanation of that law:

"Mandatory reporting is when a person is required by law to report abuse. Typically doctors, counselors, teachers, who are required to report child abuse. Certain 'authorities' in society (USA) have been designated by Law as "Mandatory Reporters"

[Fred Sanders]

11. Thank you. The reporting is by the professional, not the child, and the child signing the form is

not legally required...the form in the OP seems fake/stunt/joke.

[brush]

13. As long as this has been going on I doubt this is the only case of abuse...

that has happened. Maybe the only one reported so far as you alluded to.

[forgotmylogin]

12. This is a CYOA maneuver.

"Look, we took care of it. We told her there was counseling available!"

Notice that the language says "peers/coworkers".

This is a standard reporting form for sexual harassment in the workplace.

[empedocles]

4. traitortrump could care less

[OMGWTF]

22. Traitor Tot couldn't care less.

Sorry, I'm a former editor and think that's what you meant. To say Traitor Tot could care less means that he still has caring left to give, but we all know that's not true.

[blue-wave]

8. This is so sad and

disgraceful for our country.

A lot of people are tired of the comparison, but the nazis were guilty of horrific acts against children during WWII. Heck, it even continued after the war:

https://www.dw.com/en/chile-germany-establish-colonia-dignidad-commission/a-39682775


What are they, and you all know who "they" are, trying to turn us into? I'm disgusted, just disgusted.

[lancelyons]

9. Where is the messaging from the Democratic Party that shows how democrats are

Where is the messaging from the Democratic Party that shows how democrats are the ones trying to help reunite the parents with the Kids. Its not trump supporters helping/ volunteering. I hear there are volunteers going down to the countries the parents where deported to in that scenario and are trying to find the parents. Im dead certain that Democrats are the ones that are driving this and volunteering.

Get the message out there. Good grief I feel our National Party is paralyzed and wont do anything because they are afraid of doing the wrong thing. There are some safe messages.

[Squinch]

19. Good question.

[Hekate]

23. I don't know where you are looking, but Dems are all over this. Congressman Lieu, Senator Schatz...

...and many others are speaking out, have visited the prisons.

Senator Kamala Harris -- shoot, I'm not going to make your list for you.

[SCVDem]

10. The Best People?

Meanwhile, back in Puerto Rico .............

You just knew this was going to be a clusterfuck!

Who is watching the (children), prisoners?

Only the best people!

[gademocrat7]

14. This is a travesty.

[Solly Mack]

15. Nielsen should go to jail and not just her.

The Trump government set up the circumstances with their original abuse and crime - kidnapping children - for all the abuses and crimes occurring within those circumstances.

I'm beyond disgusted and angry at government being treated as if it isn't committing crimes when it commits crimes.

[Farmergene]

16. Not supprised at all

I'm not supprised. Saddened, dismayed, angered - sure. The way immigrants are being treated is a travesty. But I'm not supprised.

Afterall, what else would a Russian assett do?

[ooky]

17. Nielsen is one of the very worst of Trump's "people". I hope someday she pays for her crimes

against humanity.

[dalton99a]

25. +1

[Maraya1969]

18. Is there a crime she can be charged with? Some crime against humanity?

[RestoreAmerica2020]

20. Sorry Ted Lieu is wrong..donald trump ORDERED the abuse and torture of over 3000 refugee children

....the rape of this 6yrold child is on him, as well as any injury and God forbid deaths of children under his charge. The " letter" should be addressed to donald trump, this is his crime against children for which there is no perdon. And, when this odious mal hombre ( bad, evil man) is impeached, the articles must include the charge of crimes against children.

Yes, orhers are responsible and should be charged, yet they are following donald trump's orders. Instead of a letter, donald trump should be arrested and charged with crimes against children, against humanity.

[Hekate]

24. Congressman Lieu has been on Trump from the get-go. Sorry you found one (1) thing ...

...that wasn't strong enough for today.

[tblue37]

21. K&R for visibility. nt

[KT2000]

26. so glad we have Ted Lieu

so few voices in Congress raising the alarm about this. I know they are trying to do things to fix it but they need to speak out - all of them.

[BarbD]

27. Isn't there any way we can have congressional hearings on this?

Do we have to wait until the mid-terms?