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Probe Of Abuse Case Is Asked
Columbia AP The head of the state welfare department James L Soloman Jr admitted his agency mishandled a child abuse case that led to a contempt of court citation for the Department of Social Services The DSS board voted to seek a criminal investigation into the case Judge Burnside had cited DSS for contempt for failing to help the abusive family and for lying about actions taken The judge ordered Soloman to read the contempt order at a board meeting and to publicly note the agency's contemptuous action The initial caseworker was fired and the supervisor replaced prior to the contempt action The department contracted with American Humane Association to evaluate the Child Protective Service system with results due in July
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