Texas’ associate commissioner for Child Protective Investigations has resigned. His short tenure was marked by a botched investigation into alleged sex trafficking at a foster care facility and a mandate to investigate parents of trans teenagers.
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According to his resignation letter, Richman is leaving the Department of Family and Protective Services to “pursue an opportunity to continue my law enforcement career.” He thanked DFPS Commissioner Jaime Masters for the “opportunity to make positive changes throughout CPI during my time with the agency.”
As associate commissioner for Child Protective Investigations, Richman oversaw the arm of the agency responsible for investigating allegations of child abuse and neglect, child care licensing investigations, special investigations and human trafficking. DFPS did not remove all of the children from the facility for more than a month after the first documented report of sexual abuse, according to court records.that the children weren’t immediately removed because investigators believed the person responsible for the misconduct had been fired.
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