Sheriff’s Deputies Disciplined After Torture Death

It was the worst case of child abuse that local officials had ever seen. The death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez became a grim symbol of the failure of Los Angeles County’s child welfare system, prompting criminal charges against four social workers and far-reaching reforms of how authorities oversee abused and neglected children. Gabriel’s mother and her boyfriend were charged with his murder. But far less public scrutiny has been given to the role of L.A. County sheriff’s deputies who investigated Gabriel’s situation in the months before his 2013 death. READ MORE HERE

How NINE LA sheriff’s deputies ignored plight of boy, 8, who was ‘burned, shot and beaten by his mom over eight months before she finally killed him’ – but they won’t face criminal charges