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Child welfare investigation shakes rural Colorado county

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Posted at 10:19 AM, Nov 15, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-15 12:19:07-05

DENVER (AP) — More than 80 cases are being reinvestigated after Moffat County child welfare officials discovered that a caseworker had fabricated reports going back years, including detailing home visits to check on children that had never actually occurred.

The Colorado Sun reports documents from a recent county commission meeting show Moffat County is looking for a new human services director.

The old one left the position after The Sun published a story last month exposing the fraudulent casework.

County officials are mum, and residents are left questioning whether children, as well as at-risk adults with disabilities, have been harmed by the negligence.