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LEYNA: ONE OF THE FOUR L.A.
COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS CHARGED IN
THE DEATH OF ABUSED BOY HAS BEEN
WORKING IN THE SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
THAT RAISES THE QUESTION OF
COURSE WHY SOMEONE FIRED FROM
L.A. COUNTY HIRED TO WORK WITH
CHILDREN AGAIN?
CRISTY FAJARDO LOOKS INTO THIS
CASE.
REPORTER: UP UNTIL KEVIN
BAHAMAS, PEERED IN L.A. COUNTY
COURTROOM CHARGED WITH CHILD
ABUSE FOR FAILING TO PROTECT
8-YEAR-OLD GABRIEL FERNANDEZ HE
WAS WORKING IN ANOTHER
COURTHOUSE IN SAN BERNARDINO
COUNTY AS A CHILD CUSTODY
COUNSELOR.
PART OF HIS JOB DESCRIPTION?
YOU READ RIGHT, RISK ASSESSMENT
TO RULE OUT CHILD ABUSE.
NOW A VICTORVILLE LAWYER WHO HAD
A CASE INVOLVING BALM WANTS AN
INVESTIGATION.
YOU TALK TO LAST BOSS, YOU
TALK TO THE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY
DEALING WITH KIDS, YOU'VE GOT TO
DO YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.
REPORTER: WE WANTED TO KNOW IF
THAT HAPPENED.
WE SPENT THE LAST WEEK TRYING TO
GET ANSWERS.
BALM TOOK DOWN HIS LinkedIn PAGE
AFTER WE STARTED MAKING CALLS.
HE WAS HIRED JUST MONTHS AFTER
L.A. COUNTY FIRED HIM, IN THE
AFTERMATH OF THE DEATH OF
GABRIEL FERNANDEZ.
L.A. COUNTY SAYS IT DOESN'T KEEP
RECORDS OF PHONE INQUIRIES SO IT
HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THE
SUPERIOR COURT CALLED AS PART OF
THE VETTING PROCESS.
NO ONE FROM THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY WOULD
ANSWER THAT QUESTION EITHER, NOR
WOULD THEY SAY IF BALM STILL
WORKS THERE.
IN A STATEMENT LAST WEEK,
QUOTE --
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HIDING BEHIND CONFIDENTIAL
DOESN'T WARRANT IT.
REPORTER: HE WAS TOLD THE
REPORTS WERE CONFIDENTIAL.
EVERY CASE HE'S BEEN ON NEEDS
TO BE REVISITED.
REPORTER: HE SAYS THE COURTS
SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF
EVERYONE INVOLVED IN BALM'S
CASES AND TIME FOR EVERYONE TO
START TALKING.
I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE TO SAY
ALLEGED.
