I wondered too, about the wisdom of placing the child with family. It's mandated as a first choice but there seems to be a LOT of acrimony here. Possibly the boy had a close relationship to this family member and it was his choice. I'm a bit unclear on all the family dynamics. Preteens and teens are typically questioned about their preferences if there are options. In rereading the blog and here:
http://www.myspace.com/tigress1167/stream
she does refer to Caravella as the boy's father and she refers to herself as the mom. I wonder if she might be the step-mom. I also saw that she names the teen who accused Caravella of molestation and said that it was revenge. I'm shocked by the number of friends and comments after her posts.
I checked back to read any comments on the articles linked upthread and noticed that someone had written that Carol's website has been taken down. According to the commenter, CPS has done this. Somehow, I doubt that. I checked both the MS blog and the Stickam site and they're both active. I also found these:
http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/member/tigress1167
http://www.singsnap.com/snap/forum/topic/b22b946 (there's mention that this is back on-line)
http://www.myspace.com/fightcpsnow
Hold on. This might be more about it:
http://www.wnep.com/wnep-luz-hann-campaign-for-custody-20110615,0,519773.story
Campaign for Custody
June 15, 2011
"Carol Hann of Plymouth apparently plastered the alleged victim's picture online to try to get him back and her Facebook activity appears to show her working with a group where one member posted a video advocating the
execution of government workers who protect children.
Arrest papers claim the 13-year-old boy stayed in filthy conditions in Hann's home, never enrolling in school, not knowing basic skills like brushing his teeth and subject to a sexual relationship with Carol Hann.
After social workers moved him to another home last year, Hann's Facebook page started showing pictures of the child with messages like "Stolen by CPS" and "Have you seen him?"
more at link (disturbing article and video, but lots of answers)
FWIW, typically any child in the foster care system is not allowed to be photographed for public viewing without the permission of their case manager. That, alone, could get Hann in trouble. I checked and Hann's FB page is down but here's the site she affiliated with:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CPS-Victims-Unite/336624187863