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To Hug a Porcupine
Debbie and Jorge Garcia-Bengoches did not understand why the three little boys they'd adopted were acting so violent. Only years later and by accident did the couple discover that the boys had been horribly abused by a series of adults in early childhood, a fact that the state's foster care system knew but filed to disclose. The technical name for the boys' behavioral ailment is "Reactive Attachment Disorder" but they have been described as sociopaths. The parents successfully sued the state for $10 million but cannot get the money released due to budget cuts and the concept of sovereign immunity.
Tags: reactive attachment disorder; adoption; foster care; budget cuts; mental health; child abuse
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Trouble on the Farm
This series about the University of Nevada-Reno's unethical treatment of their research animals came after five months of extensive investigation by the Reno Gazette-Journal. One university professor is under fire for filing complaints with the USDA about the neglect of animals used to help find new treatments for various diseases. One of the allegations looks at how the university has been disposing of animal carcasses (or parts) in their farm property just a few hundred yards from a Hidden Valley, a residental subdivision. Animal carcasses are left in the open air for coyotes, increasing coyote problems in the area. Other allegations include the unnecessary deaths of 38 pregnant ewes because they were not given food or water, research pigs housed with minimal water or space, and lack of regulations and quality controls for the university.
Tags: research animals; University of Nevada-Reno; Hidden Valley; United States Department of Agriculture
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The "X" Files
NBC reports on clandestine ecstasy labs. The investigation leads to "an anonymous guru who created a website which teaches people how to make illegal drugs such as meth and ecstasy." The report sheds light on the website, called the Hive, and examines the identity of the guru known under the pseudonym Strike and suspected for having ties with a huge Mexican drug cartel. The investigating team also tracks down some of the chemical suppliers that provided the ingredients needed to make ecstasy.
Tags: TAPE; TRASNCRIPT; colleges; students; crime; law enforcement; police; Internet; chemistry; X files
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One lawsuit filed by a former alter boy alleging sexual misconduct by priests triggered a series of reports exposing how Diocese shuttled abusive priests among parishes, including one involved in an until-then secret $250,000 settlement. Once exposed by the WCP X-TV investigation the priest was recalled by the Diocese and made to retire from active ministry. (February, 1995)
Tags: Pipitone Shuba Priest sex misconduct Contest entry TAPE ONLY