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The mother of a missing Maine toddler said in a new interview that she is considering a lawsuit against the social services agency that was supposed to be overseeing her daughter’s care.
Trista Reynolds told the Portland Daily Sun that the Maine Department of Health and Human Services should have investigated 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds’ living conditions while the girl was staying with her father and performed background checks on his family members. Ayla was reportedly last seen at father Justin DiPietro’s home on the night of Dec. 16, 2011. He claimed she was gone the next morning.
“I think if they checked up on Ayla, we wouldn’t be where we are today,” Reynolds said, according to the Sun.
Reynolds claimed DiPietro took custody of the girl with DHHS support while she was in rehab last October, and she said the agency did not properly monitor Ayla after that.
Citing strict confidentiality policies, DHHS has refused to comment about the case to HLN or other news outlets. A spokesperson told the Sun they could not even confirm whether they were involved with Ayla’s case at all.
An attorney representing DiPietro’s sister and mother is also now speaking out. In an interview with the Morning Sentinel, Steve Bourget said Elisha and Phoebe DiPietro are cooperating with police and have told them everything they know.
Elisha, 23, was in the house on Dec. 16, along with Justin’s girlfriend and two other young children, and police have suggested that three adults are holding back information about what happened that night.
“As far as Elisha is concerned, she has been honest, open and told the whole truth,” Bourget said.
Phoebe DiPietro, Elisha and Justin’s mother and the owner of the house, has told CNN she was not home on the night of Dec. 16 when Ayla allegedly vanished. Speaking to WLBZ, Bourget denied rumors that there was a party there that night and said Phoebe would not have allowed drugs or alcohol in the house.
Waterville police announced Tuesday that charges have been filed in a vandalism incident at that house earlier this month. On the night of Feb. 3, Phoebe DiPietro called 911 because someone was breaking her windows. In a press release, police said 19-year-old Jeremy Hanson has confessed and was summoned for criminal mischief and violating the conditions of release.
The second charge stems from a previous unrelated case involving alleged driving to endanger, criminal mischief and reckless conduct with a weapon, according to police. Police do not know if he had any connection to DiPietro’s family.
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Nancy,
Bobby Brown is in concert tonight in Maryland. The old band he use to play with I forget the name but they are having a band reunion in Maryland. Morning? I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello Nancy I think there is to many loose hole in this story. I think someone put a pill in her drink when she was in the club. and I think someone was with her before her death. but they was not the one who killed her. but when she had fall out they did not know what to do. so they went to tell someone elese. and they are not saying who was with her. when the report come back. you might find a different drug in her body
I know Whitney Houston had issues but I hope the police can look past it all and treat her death as a possible homicide. It seems like everyone else has ruled it out already. All I am saying is this is a crazy world full of crazy people doing crazy things. People are killing innocent children for no reason surly some nut could have gotten pissed off at Whitney for something. I am just saying lets be sure and not assume anything. God forbid.
how would you like it nancy grace if someone speculated about your family. This is a stunt for ratings for your show which is absolutly no class at all to achieve ratings. Hopefully when this is over you can retract your ststement and you loose your ratings for your show. I use to have respect for you but that has since changed. It would be nice if you can get pass this and go back to doing good for the children of the world just stay with children you cannot do anything else very well
Now I'm mad. I understand this mother was in a recovery program and unable to take care of her daughter. If the dad was so bad and she knew it, why didn't she leave her with someone else? If I felt the way she has claimed about the father before going into rehab, there is no way I would leave my child with him. What kind of mother was she to this child before she decided to get help? Now she wants to blame social services. What about a civil suit against the father? When is she going to do something other than that beneficial to her? When is she going to do something to fight for her child?
Why is there talk about close friends to Ms Houston yet no one step up and confront her, show genuine concern for her behavior and TRULY be a friend to her? How close of a friend is Miss Nicci Gilbert to Ms. Houston? Where was Ms. Houston "paid" body guards during the time she was in her room getting dress?The clip that's being circulated of a interview with Mr. Clive Davis, Ms Brandy and Mrs. Monica which Ms Houston interrupted is questionable as to why they did not exercise extreme interest in her behavior?
I do wish that everyone would let whitney rest in peace. And that Nancy and CNN and anyone else who reports the news would stop trying to get information on her death. Besides any information on her should only be giving to the family and not the world. Please leave her life alone, if not for her do it for her daughter.
People always want to blame others. The PARENTS should check on the welfare of their children. I'm sure if she sues she'll get a bunch of money but if it were my child I would do backgrounds checks and check on the child every single day. There was nothing to stop her doing this, even when in re-hab. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WELFARE OF YOUR CHILD!!
Maybe if she woulod have been a good mom she would have had her daughter with her. She started bashing the father as soon as the girl went missing. However, if she felt that way about him then why wasn't she being a responsible mother herself?
How long does one hage to wait for so called moderation
Has anyone told this girl – SHE was the one responsible for her daughters safety. Hate to tell you Trista Reynolds you were this beautiful little angels mother- that makes you responsible for her safety, YOU not DSS .
DHHS should countersue the mother for being a crummy addicted mother.