Corpus Christi TX Grizelda Lopez-Hess formar CPS SUPERVISOR made up a false child abuse report
Greegor
Former CPS supervisor is accused of making false report
State felony punishable by up to 2 years
By Mary Ann Cavazos
Friday, December 5, 2008
Lopez-Hess is accused of making a false report.
CORPUS CHRISTI — A former Child Protective Services supervisor faces a
charge that she falsely accused a man who is instrumental in helping
convict child abusers of molesting a child himself.
Grizelda Lopez-Hess was indicted Thursday on a charge of making a
false report of abuse.
The indictment accuses her of making a false indecency with a child
report on Oct. 9 with the Texas Department of Family and Protective
Services, under which CPS falls.
Lopez-Hess doesn't have a listed phone number and it was not clear if
she had an attorney.
The state jail felony is punishable by as many as two years in jail
and as much as a $10,000 fine.
Lopez-Hess was arrested Monday and released from the Nueces County
Jail that same day on a $2,500 bond, jail officials said.
Lopez-Hess was the supervisor for CPS' local sexual assault unit until
she was fired in May. She had worked for the agency since December
1997, according to Patrick Crimmins, a department spokesman.
Crimmins said in an e-mailed statement that she was fired "for sharing
confidential case information which damaged her professional
credibility in the community."
He didn't give further details about her termination.
http://www.caller.com/news/2009/jun/02/ex-cps-worker-to-serve-90-days-in-jail/
Ex-CPS worker to serve 90 days in jail
By Mary Ann Cavazos (Contact)
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Lopez-Hess was taken from court to jail Monday.CORPUS CHRISTI — A
former Child Protective Services supervisor who falsely accused a man
of molestation must spend 90 days in jail as a condition of her
probation.
After District Judge Tom Greenwell announced his decision Monday, a
bailiff immediately handcuffed Grizelda Lopez-Hess. Her husband,
Corpus Christi police detective Michael Hess, then moved to her side
and kissed her goodbye.
Lopez-Hess, 38, pleaded guilty May 22 to a charge of making a false
report of abuse. She said she made an anonymous call to the Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services on Oct. 9 in which she
claimed Ricardo Jimenez was molesting the daughter of the woman he was
dating. She says in the phone call, played for the judge, that she
learned of the abuse from her daughter, who is friends with the
victim.
The problem: She made the whole thing up. She doesn’t even have a
daughter.
Jimenez is a forensic interviewer with the local Children’s Advocacy
Center.
The allegation launched a Child Protective Services investigation that
found it was untrue.
Jimenez said the lie has embarrassed him and hurt his reputation. He
said he is unsure what long-term effect it will have, but said already
defense attorneys have tried to bring up the issue in unrelated
criminal cases in which he is called to testify as an expert witness.
As part of a plea deal, Lopez-Hess was sentenced to two years in state
jail, which was suspended for three years probation. Other conditions
include that she stay away from Jimenez and his family, pay a fine,
complete 100 community service hours and attend anger management
classes.
But prosecutor Angelica Hernandez also had asked for the jail time
saying it was likely the only way Lopez-Hess would realize the
magnitude of her actions.
She characterized Lopez-Hess as a woman who carried out a cold and
calculated act and manipulated the system to attack Jimenez.
“It was a very strong message that I think the community needed to
hear,” she said.
Lopez-Hess’ attorney, Eric Perkins argued that jail was unnecessary
and excessive.
Hess testified that his wife would be in danger if she went to jail.
After her arrest last year, she was briefly in a holding cell in which
two fellow prisoners recognized her as the person who took their
children away.
Jail officials said she would be isolated from other prisoners for her
own protection.
Lopez-Hess made the false report months after she was fired from CPS.
Lopez-Hess said she made the call the same day she found out her
husband was being transferred from the family violence unit to
property crimes. Both she and Hess said they believed Misty Guajardo,
who is in a relationship with Jimenez, was to blame for the transfer.
Guajardo, executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Center, said
she had nothing to do with it. Hess and his wife say Guajardo harbored
animosity for issues Hess brought up when he served on the nonprofit’s
board of directors.
But prosecutors cited a disciplinary action letter to Hess in which he
agreed to a transfer. That disciplinary action was prompted by
allegations that he and his wife tipped off a suspect in a criminal
case.
A CPS official said those allegations also were a factor in Lopez-
Hess’ firing.
She and her husband said the allegations are untrue. But prosecutors
pointed out the suspect, his wife and daughter all testified at his
trial that Lopez-Hess had tipped them off.
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Former CPS supervisor pleads guilty to falsifying a report
Lopez-Hess still may face jail time after a June 1 hearing.
A former Child Protective Services supervisor took a plea deal Friday
for probation for falsely accusing a man instrumental in helping
convict child abusers of molesting a child himself.
Grizelda Lopez-Hess, 38, pleaded guilty to a charge of making a false
report of abuse. She still could be sanctioned to jail time.
Lopez-Hess was accused of making a call to the Texas Department of
Family and Protective Services on Oct. 9 and making a false indecency
with a child report. The false report was made months after Lopez-Hess
no longer was employed by CPS, which falls under that department.
As part of the deal prosecutors recommended she be sentenced to two
years in state jail, which was suspended for three years probation.
The agreement includes the conditions that while on probation she stay
at least 200 yards away from the man she falsely accused and his
family, and not work with any child abuse victims. She also must
attend anger management, complete 100 community service hours, pay a
$1,000 fine and give $50 to the Nueces County Children’s Advocacy
Center.
Prosecutor Angelica Hernandez also asked District Judge Tom Greenwell
to impose one more condition — that Lopez-Hess serve 90 days in county
jail. She said the jail time is warranted because the allegation
prompted a CPS investigation and disrupted the lives of the man and
the child he was accused of molesting.
Defense attorney Eric Perkins argued jail time isn’t appropriate for
his client.
That issue will be decided by the judge at a June 1 hearing.
Hernandez said after the hearing that the falsely accused man approved
of the plea deal and likely will testify along with the child at the
next hearing.
A department spokesman has said Lopez-Hess had worked for CPS since
1997 and was the supervisor for the local sexual assault unit, until
she was fired in May 2008 for sharing confidential information, which
damaged her credibility.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30892788/
KRIS-TV
updated 5:46 p.m. CT, Fri., May 22, 2009
CORPUS CHRISTI - Former CPS worker Griselda Lopez-Hess plead guilty
Friday for making false allegations that a man was sexually assaulting
a child.
Prosecutors said Lopez-Hess will serve three years probation for the
charges.
On June 1, 319th District Judge Tom Greenwell will hear prosecutors
request that Lopez-Hess spend at least 90 days of her probation in
jail.
http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/45872717.html
Former C.P.S. Supervisor Pleads Guilty To Making False Report Of Abuse
KIII TV3 South Texas May 22, 2009
A former C.P.S. supervisor who's job was once to protect children
from harm, pleads guilty to filing a false report.
Griselda Lopez-Hess, the wife of a Corpus Christi police officer,
admitted in court that she falsified documents alleging that an
investigator at a local advocacy office inappropriately touched a
child.
An investigation proved that to be untrue. Lopez-Hess had been
relieved of her duties as a C.P.S. supervisor before the false report
was made.
Today 319Th District court judge Tom Greenwell accepted the plea
and placed Lopez- Hess on probation.
Watch Rudy Trevino's report for more information.
Greegor
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> http://current.com/items/90147165_former-cps-supervisor-pleads-guilty...
She has to do 90 days to be eligible for probation!
Greegor
to the court about the terms of the plea bargain!
Just IMAGINE how much she'd like serving the
TWO YEAR sentence if she violates probation!
That much ISO will make a person insane.
Right Diane?
http://www.caller.com/news/2009/jul/20/former-cps-worker-wants-out-jail-early/
Judge says no to early release for former CPS employee
CORPUS CHRISTI — A judge on Monday refused to shorten the
sentence for a former Child Protective Services supervisor who
falsely accused a man of molestation. Grizelda Lopez-Hess
was ordered in June by 319th District Judge Tom Greenwell
to serve 90 days in jail as a condition of her probation. Her
attorney, Eric Perkins asked Monday that she be freed or put
in a sheriff’s office program that allows offenders to do manual
labor instead of jail. Perkins said Lopez-Hess already has
served more than half of her sentence. She is in 23-hour
lockdown for her protection because of her former job and
because her husband is a police officer. Lopez-Hess, 39, has
no contact with other inmates and the hour she does get out
of her cell each day is typically too late at night to call her
family, he said. He said she understands the magnitude of
her actions and likely will be a model probationer.
Prosecutors told the judge the man Lopez-Hess falsely
accused didn’t object to her early release. The man, a
forensic interviewer with the Nueces County Children’s
Advocacy Center, attended the hearing. Lopez-Hess,
shackled and handcuffed, gave a tearful statement saying
she was sorry. But Greenwell denied the request
saying her original sentence was appropriate and sent
her back to jail. Her husband, Corpus Christi police
officer Michael Hess, and her son sat in the front row.
Lopez-Hess pleaded guilty in May to a felony charge
of making a false report of abuse. She made an
anonymous call to the Texas Department of Family
and Protective Services on Oct. 9 accusing the man of
molesting the daughter of the woman he was dating.
Lopez-Hess made the call months after she was fired
from CPS. As part of a plea deal, Lopez-Hess was
David Alex Moore
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From: Marilynn <Marilynn_mem...@newsranger.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 02:55:23 GMT
Local: Tues, Apr 3 2001 9:55 pm
Subject: Re: Iowa and false accusations
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Good luck! Are you a member of CPS Watch yet? It's at www.cpswatch.com.
Marilynn
In article <Ncty6.49543$hf.21149...@news1.elmhst1.il.home.com>, Greg
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>My family is in week 8 of DHS/CPS hell right now in Iowa.
>Obsessive maternal grandmother left her phone number with senile old man
>across the
>road from us to watch us. Old man is known to be a neighborhood grouch and
>has
>yelled across the road at us many times over the last two years. Grouchy
>neighbor
>mouths off at us, then calls the grandma, who incites grandfather to come
>over here
>and whack me on the side of the head and force his way in. (vigilante' act)
>They called the police, and I called the police. (There are 911 tapes)
>Police interviewed 7 year old who denied she was abused. (accusation was
>false)
>Child was removed for clutter in our house and the accusation they already
>found
>out was false. Removed to the grandpa, who just committed a vigilante
>act of violence upon me, and grandma who doesn't take her Prozac, doesn't
>take her prescribed heart medicine, is diabetic and incontinent (wears
>depends).
>Perhaps it helps them that the senior Police officer is neighbor to
>grandparents.
>(We figured out Police mysteriously didn't report assault upon me.)
>One of the officers asked the grandma if she was on any medication "No"
>(lied)
>DHS found out right away that the neighbors accusation was false, and began
>emphasizing our clutter as a safety issue. We made the mistake of
>cooperating
>with DHS in good faith for two weeks, until we realized that they were not
>working in good faith with us. A third party agency social worker spent a
>week
>with us with the stated goal of safety, and the title of Family
>Preservation.
>The child would have to return within 7 days or this would be cancelled.
>This sounded great, except DHS had absolutely NO INTENTION of fulfilling
>their side of that bargain by sending the girl home. A plan we wrote up with
>that worker for resolving clutter issue was never answered by DHS. At the
>two week mark we realized their bad intentions and retracted information
>releases from
>and to all of the agencies and the childs school. (As yet untainted) We went
>to
>DHS to obtain our copy of the first document signed, and to request
>visitation. The rather bariatric supervisor took us into an office. We left
>a handwritten note requesting visitation. I asked why we were not given a
>copy of the first document automatically.
>The supervisor of the vacationing social worker said "Well, maybe she didn't
>have a copy." as she pulled out the form. I pointed out that it was a
>multipart carbonless form (visible) so she obviously DID have a copy! I
>asked her why she was "making excuses" for the vacationing social worker. I
>pointed out that we had cooperated
>with the DHS without a court order, and that we COULD HAVE taken the child
>home any time during the prior two weeks. This supervisor apparently lied
>and said
>that we INTENDED to take the child home. (Why turn in visit request then?)
>That Friday I got a call from DHS warning us not to exercise our legal right
>to go get
>the girl, that DHS was going to court on Monday and Police were directed by
>DHS to take the girl back to grandparents if we got her. (Absent a court
>order, promising one) I informed Kevin at DHS that The US Supreme Court had
>decided
>11 to 1 that DHS removal is in itself ABUSE, and so they need damned good
>reasons to remove a child. I pointed out that "clutter" just doesn't
>conform.
>I also informed Kevin that this was a pretty severe violation of our 14th
>amendment rights under the US constitution. I also informed Kevin that he
>was not immune to
>prosecution for this according to another US Supreme Court decision. I
>complained
>that I knew he would sneak into court to get the removal order without any
>rebuttal
>and asked if we could be present to rebut it. We spent half a day at the
>court house,
>and met the prosecuting attorney "I heard your house was a disaster area.".
>Try though we did, rebuttal at this point was not possible. DHS got removal
>of course.
>Our public pretender was appointed. Didn't subpoena anything, didn't motion
>for
>anything, didn't object to glaring improprieties, didn't fight anything,
>allowed them
>to do a sex-abuse exam for no other reason than a potty problem from the
>past and
>a proveable lie from DHS themselves. Girls mother was to go and hold her
>hand during the legalized groping. Instead DHS people did an "ambush
>interview" of the mother during the time of the physical exam, without
>attorney present. Photographed the 7 year old girls crotch and interviewed
>her on video tape. No physical evidence of sexual abuse. Later they still
>implied that I had washed her privates with my hands. The mother has had 2
>two hour supervised visits in 8 weeks. (requested at 2 week mark remember) I
>have had none, and I was supposed to get some visits after this sick sexual
>exam cleared me, which might explain why they are implying dirt.
>One interview with bad witness written up two substantially different ways.
>Child herself refuted bad witness' accusation.
>DHS caught in big lie to judge about their own past reports on me.
>DHS violated many of their own rules, if the foundational DHHS guide is even
>close.
> (1992 Child Protective Services: A guide for caseworkers (Panfilis/Salus)
> US HHS Contract HHS-105-88-1702 (NCCAN 800/FYI-3366)
> impartiality, respect for individuality, fairness, .....
>At 8 weeks and facing four or more weeks of this crap, we are filing for
>another
>public defender who will fight for us. In addition, we are exploring
>possibility
>of getting a Federal emergency order to enforce our 14th amendment rights as
>expressed in some US Supreme Court decisions. Having good lawsuits later
>is less important that getting our family back together now.
>Gree...@hotmail.com
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From: "Greg Hanson" <gree...@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 06:34:05 GMT
Local: Sun, Apr 29 2001 1:34 am
Subject: abuse or discipline?
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After all of the witchhunt these last 11 weeks, here is the
meat of what we're accused of:
- Made 7 year old take fast cold shower as consequence for daytime
wetting
- Pushed head under shower spray
- Cluttered house
I could see these justifying parent counseling, but removal of child
for over 11 weeks seems extreme.
Have we come so far that a fast cold shower is viewed as sadism?
PS- Cold shower treatment was highly motivational and worked.
(Was not wetting because of bladder infection.)
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From: "Greg Hanson" <gree...@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 03:47:30 GMT
Local: Sun, Apr 29 2001 10:47 pm
Subject: Re: abuse or discipline?
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Ric: I only partly understand your sarcasm in this response.
I suspect that if I really* let them know that other people are
considering this treatment, they will come after me more. :)
The baseball black eye analogy was sort of disturbing to me.
From one angle it could be construed as making fun of me, which
I can take. I am not so fragile. I can't even be sure about
whether or not you intended to make fun of me. I hope not.
I am not trying to explain away real abuse as sports injury.
(That's the uncertain hint that crossed my mind.)
The angle that seemed stronger and more likely intended was that
a kid needs to pay attention to both softball and bladder.
Failure in either arena results in problems.
So your recommending that I tease them for their 11 week "solution"?
I confess that I feel foolish and naive about how a quick cold shower
becomes sadistic. I've taken many cold showers in my life.
I never felt they were sadistic. Should I see them that way?
Admittedly confused, Greg
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From: "Greg Hanson" <gree...@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 00:02:19 GMT
Local: Mon, Apr 30 2001 7:02 pm
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"Fern5827" <fern5...@aol.com>
> Greg, the child may have a bladder infection. It is daytime accident.
Definately not bladder infection. Frequency gives those away.
> It's a good idea to keep those large sized baby wipes on hand, no alcohol,
> rinse in warm warm to cleanse.
Too big an area, shower less invasive on 7 year old.
> Anyway, CPS should not be INVOLVED. Micromanaging lives doesn't work
anyway.
> Does your boss micromanage your work?
Understood.
Jon,
I grew up in Minnesota, and my ancestry is mostly Norwegian.
My ancestors took saunas and then jumped into snow banks.
I am well aware of what real hypothermia is and this is not.
This child was not wetting because of a physical ailment of any kind,
nor a psychiatric disorder. She just simply didn't want to take time
out of her exciting activities to waste 5 minutes in the bathroom.
1st grader performing at 5th grade level, enormous enthusiasm.
We established the fast cold shower as a consequence for
failing to manage bathroom trips. Her daytime wetting was
and is completely avoidable, as was the consequence.
It worked.
Why can't they presume the good, not the bad?
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From: "Greg Hanson" <gree...@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:59:43 GMT
Local: Tues, May 29 2001 2:59 pm
Subject: Fair Psych Eval vs. "Input" from DHS
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I have scheduled a Psych Eval for June 21st, the carrot is visits.
I am not as much concerned that the facility is a stooge for the DHS,
as I am about the "Input" required to even schedule the Psych Eval.
The scheduling person could not even schedule the Psych Eval until
knowing the parameters of just what DHS wants the Psych Eval to
"look for", so that they can report to DHS what they need to
clear me. Apparently, different modules or tests can be set up and
there is a legitimate side of this having to do with time and
facilities
scheduling. On the other side, I don't like that there IS input to
this.
Input parameters/concerns DHS has:
Controlling
Need to be the victim
Domestic Violence
Anger Management Issues
There may be more, as these were passed verbally, and scheduling
person did not tell me what I already knew was input, only
verified what I already knew, no other points.
(In other words, logical reason to suspect more are hidden.)
Another factor that bothers me is that they scheduled 10 more
hours for therapy, after the Psych Eval. (Presuming need!)
(Sure, it might be "just in case" but there's reason to question.)
Coincidentally (not) this ongoing therapy was spelled out in the
"Case Plan" a month back. Hmm....
Controlling? If they knew Lisa, they would not even try that.
Let's just say she has a strong personality. :)
Need to be the victim? The assailant who attempted an
illegal removal by force on removal day Feb 8th now has
a warrant out for his arrest. DHS *IS* abuse.
Overcame DHS perjury accusing me of sexual abuse.
Logic and justice are also victims.
Domestic Abuse? From my past. None here.
My record from 4 years ago makes me an easy target for this.
No credit for having gone through Domestic Abuse classes.
Risk is everything, 2.5 years with Lisa and no incident.
Anger Management? I never needed Anger Management
until my family began suffering DHS ABUSE.
Doesn't this "input" to DHS skew the Psych Eval against me?
Would a letter to the judge about this "input" help?
I feel railroaded.
Greg Hanson
Gree...@hotmail.com