Defense attorneys in OYFS child endangerment cases seek dismissal of charges, accuse DA's office of 'weaponization' of justice system Joseph Kohut and Terrie Morgan-Besecker, The Times-Tribune ...

The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office is weaponizing the justice system to hold child protective services workers criminally responsible for decisions with which it disagrees ...

Regardless of whether five Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services caseworkers who were arrested Tuesday are convicted, the agency’s top-to-bottom failure to protect helpless ch… ...

Jul. 3—Lackawanna County officials would not commit Monday to making public an action plan for its scandal-rocked Office of Youth and Family Services. Commissioner Chris Chermak ordered county ...

OYFS will be able to maintain their full operating license as long as they abide by the terms of the agreement. “The agency and Carey have all been working on a lot of these things for the past ...

Sep. 1—Lackawanna County Judge James Gibbons did not issue an immediate ruling Friday regarding the fate of prosecutions against five current and former Office of Youth and Family Services staffers.

Disagreement signaled on potential legal fees for Lackawanna OYFS appeal. Two attorneys say they will broach fee agreement with county. To stream WNEP on your phone, you need the WNEP app.

In its written response to the November report, OYFS said they are dealing with a severe staffing crisis and have just 12 caseworkers for an agency that should have more than 50.

The employees were arrested on felony charges of child endangerment and failing to report abuse, which come in the wake of the recent downgrading of the agency’s license by state authorities.

DHS restores operating license for Lackawanna County OYFS. More for You. Rescued NASA astronauts deliver message to Trump, Musk after 'incredible' nine months in space.

Jul. 24—The Lackawanna County district attorney's office is weaponizing the justice system to hold child protective services workers criminally responsible for decisions with which it disagrees ...