Nine teenagers and young adults were held like prisoners in Judith Leekin's home in what appeared to be a decades-long scheme to line her pockets with the government payments she received for adopting and raising them.
Date: 2007-07-30
Type of abuse: Non-lethal physical abuse,
Abuser: Adoptive mother
Placement agency: Four separate New York City agencies among which: HeartShare Human Service and St. Joseph’s Children’s Services
Home schooling: yes
Location: Port St Lucie, FL, US
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