CPS abuse claims spur lawsuit by victim

CPS abuse claims spur lawsuit by victim
October 30, 2010 12:00:00 AM
By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat

The man falsely told he faced sexual molestation allegations and then assisted law enforcement in a sting that ended with the arrest of Child Protective Services worker Yolanda Fryson is suing her and Yuba County.

Roseville resident Christopher Lindsay said that Fryson told him she could make the charges go away by paying her $10,000. Fryson, 43, was arrested two years ago after a taped sting that law enforcement said ended with her accepting the bribe money officers provided Lindsay.

Lindsay states after Fryson first contacted him that he couldn't go home or to work until he was able to prove that the allegations were false.

"Plaintiff knew that he was innocent but here there was a county worker from Yuba CPS," Lindsay recounted, "alleging these horrible things."

He said he was unable to sleep, started drinking heavily and displayed mood swings toward loves ones. Lindsay, in the suit field Oct. 21 in federal court in Sacramento, said he just lost interest in everything, could not focus at work "and would just stare at his computer monitor all day long."¹

Child Protective Services failed to adequately supervise Fryson, according to the suit.

Russ Brown, spokesman for Yuba County, said, "We are unable to comment because this matter is in litigation."²

Lindsay declined to comment on his legal filing until the criminal case against Fryson concludes in Placer County Superior Court. Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday and began deliberations Friday.

Deputy District Attorney Stephanie Macumber included in her closing argument a reference to how Lindsay said he'd been dealing with Fryson's actions for two years. "These false allegations rocked his world in ways you can't imagine unless you're there,"³ Macumber said.

Justin Mixon, the defense attorney representing Fryson, contends she's a victim of law enforcement entrapment and that the matter "became about money when the government got involved."⁴

But Mixon also told jurors that if he were Fryson, he'd apologize to Lindsay for the molestation allegations that were "totally false."

"She did a bad thing," he said. "She shouldn't have accused this man."⁵

"It was wrong," Mixon added. "It was absolutely wrong."

1- God knows a bunch of us have been there.  Here I am, almost eleven years later, not exactly staring at my computer screen.  I am still madder than HELL, and I won't be happy until this entire TYRANNICAL system is defanged and shut down.

2- These pukes wouldn't have anything to say anyway.

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4- Utterly Lame.

5- Bad thing, wrong, absolutely wrong means it is a Federal Capital Crime.  Which means these people are earning the DEATH PENALTY   according to the Federal Law.