New Evidence of Altered Documents in TYC Coverup
March 12th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
A disciplinary report confirming misconduct by former West Texas State School Assistant Superintendent Ray Brookins was altered with the apparent approval of Texas Youth Commission Inspector General Ray Worsham shortly after Brookins was given a promotion, documents obtained by the Observer show. Worsham was suspended with pay last week after allegations surfaced that he may have been responsible for altering a key internal review of the agency’s handling of the crisis at Pyote. New, unreleased documents show that Worsham may have been covering for Brookins much earlier. See our home page for the full story.
March 12th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Wow, what a web we weave. It makes you question what these people have to gain by covering up for others????? Lydia Barnard was right in the chain and yet she is still employed and not suspended. She is the supervisor of Austin Parole—a position of authority yet everyone else involved in the chain has been suspended or fired. We have got to do away with the good ole’ boy or girl system and get back to business.
March 13th, 2007 at 11:08 am
Another important and excellent find. What I can’t figure out is why Witherspoon was unable to “confirm” the episode as sexual abuse. If he interviewed the kid and the eyewitnesses, including adult staff, what more did he need?
It is only a matter of time before major lawsuits start to be filed… I’m surprised it hasn’t happened already.
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:04 pm
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