COVID disrupted the usual systems to protect children from abuse. What can be done? Roberta Lilla sat in the living room of her rural Turlock home surrounded by photos of her grandson, David Turner, his ashes encased in a pendant around her neck. “He was always wanting to be cuddled, loved … he was such a good baby, such a good kid,” she said through tears. “He was like my son.” Lilla helped her daughter Jovonna Lee Cruz raise David for the first 6 1/2 of his life. But in November 2019, Cruz moved to an apartment in Modesto with her boyfriend, Eyvar Rivera, their almost 1-year-old daughter and David. Less than a year ... Continue reading... https://www.modbee.com/news/local/article250873049.html Find in Internet Archives [google]COVID disrupted the usual systems to protect children from abuse. What can be done?[/google]
