Single mother accuses Gentle Hands orphanage head of kidnapping in lawsuit

The 27-year-old complainant also testified that the director had limited her children’s access.The mother had placed her son in Gentle Hand’s care for a short period beginning in January because she was dealing with her third pregnancy.“In my case, I entrusted the temporary custody of [the boy] with Gentle Hands Incorporated through its Executive Director, respondent Graff,” the complainant said.

“It is clear from the Admission Form and Consent for Admission that Gentle Hands Inc. will only have temporary custody of [the boy],” she emphasized.“Under no circumstance did I abandon or relinquish my parental rights over [the boy],” the woman clarified? “Respondent Graff cannot deny this fact because she approved of such an arrangement herself,” the mother said.The situation persisted even if Graff had received the complainant’s Parental Capability Assessment Report .Another mother previously filed a kidnapping case against Graff.READ: Kidnapping charges filed vs. QC orphanageDepartment of Social Welfare and Development issued a second cease-and-desist order against Gentle Hands on June 13.

The closure order followed the revocation of the fire safety inspection certification of the orphanage in May.Another cease-and-desist has been filed against QC private orphanage Gentle Hands by the state welfare department. DSWD issued the halt order due to alleged fire safety deficiencies. This follows the revocation of orphanage's fire safety certification in May.

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