THE TERRIBLE TRUTH ABOUT CPS AND DCS

July 7, 2007, 3:42PM
Foster child says she had sex with her caseworker

© 2007 The Associated Press

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A 37-year-old former caseworker for Child Protective Services has been charged with having sex multiple times with a teenage girl he supervised.

Fredrick Shavers remained jailed Saturday, facing six charges that he had sex with the girl over a two-year period. Police said the girl, now 17, told them she was 15 when the relationship began and that they sometimes had sex in front of her infant son.

"We have a mountain of evidence to prove this occurred," Grand Prairie police Sgt. Alan Patton said.

Shavers posted $300,000 bail Saturday on three sexual assault charges in Dallas County but remained held on three of the same charges in Tarrant County, according to the Dallas County jail.

Shavers has declined comment, and it was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.

Authorities said the girl told police she and Shavers had sex when he picked her up for court appearances or visits with her infant son. The sex typically occurred in Shavers' car, police said.

Shavers resigned from CPS in April after 13 years on the job. He has supervised about 600 children whose names have now been turned over to police.

"We hope that the criminal justice system will be able to determine whether the allegations are true," said Marissa Gonzales, a CPS spokeswoman. "These allegations describe behavior that will not be tolerated."

The girl entered foster care in 2003 after she was molested and became pregnant, police said. Her first encounter with Shavers happened in January 2005, a month after he became her caseworker, police said.

According to affidavits, Shavers kissed her before a court appearance and then took her to a lake in Rockwall County, where "they had sexual intercourse in his vehicle for the first time."

Shavers had been investigated by CPS before, including one incident in which a 12-year-old girl said he kissed her. State investigators could not confirm the allegation, but gave Shavers a warning, according to CPS officials.

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Information from The Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnews.com

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