Los Angeles County Didn't Report Child Deaths

The violations involve "potentially dozens" of child fatalities. Interestingly, the investigation was conducted behind closed doors (a violation to the state's open meetings law). The county's inquiry into allegations of abuse or neglect had been open for close to 2 months and exceeded the state's 30 day deadline. Since then, the number of children whose cases have run past the deadline has grown by 1,000. More than 13,000 children are the subjects of abuse investigations that have been open beyond the deadline to close inquiries. Officials have pledged to address the issue of holding children in makeshift areas (temporary quarters) while the inquiries are investigated. The fact that anyone would consider abusing a child is inexcusable. Yet to think that the number of abuses has increased, and that deaths as a result of this have been under-reported due to the County's lack of funding, diligence and failure indicates we have a serious problem on our hands with a child's life at stake.