国际英语资讯:Trial of Boys death questions L.A.s child welfare system
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 16-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Superior">Superior</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="an">an</span> 8-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="Fernandez">Fernandez</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tortured">tortured</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abused">abused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013.</p><p><span word="Prosecutors">Prosecutors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="defendants">defendants</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="charges">charges</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mishandling">mishandling</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span>.</p><p><span word="L">L</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Superior">Superior</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="Judge">Judge</span> <span word="Mary">Mary</span> <span word="Lou">Lou</span> <span word="Villar">Villar</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="misses">misses</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>' <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="file">file</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="timely">timely</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="abuse">abuse</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="L">L</span>.<span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Times">Times</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="department">department</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="protected">protected</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="Gabriel">Gabriel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alarm">alarm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span>," <span word="Jerald">Jerald</span> <span word="Schutte">Schutte</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sociology">Sociology</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="supervision">supervision</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="places">places</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
页:
[1]