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This article calls the caretaker a foster mother, but most articles call the woman a caretaker.
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Foster mom faces kidnap charges
09:34 PM CDT on Friday, August 8, 2008
By GLORIA CAMPOS / WFAA-TV
Gloria Campos reports
August 8, 2008
8/7: Fugitive foster mom in custody
HOUSTON — Rhonda Tavey, the caregiver accused of kidnapping five children who were Hurricane Katrina evacuees, is out of jail after posting bond.
Tavey, 44, appeared in a Houston courtroom Friday morning. She faces five third-degree felony charges of kidnapping the children she had been sheltering for three years.
Tavey was arrested Thursday at her grandmother's home in Houston after fleeing with the children to the Dallas area.
In setting bond, State District Judge Mike Anderson imposed several conditions on Tavey's release.
"You will have a curfew of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., wear an ankle monitor, and have no contact with these children," he said.
The judge also ordered Tavey not to leave Harris County and said she must turn over documents necessary to enroll the children in school. Judge Anderson set a deadline of next Tuesday for her to comply.
Tavey's lawyer said her client still believes she did the right thing by fleeing with the children she claims were abused by their mother.
Assistant District Attorney Jane Waters said the children are now safe and in the custody of their mother.
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Aug 14, 2008 9:21 am US/Central
Houston Katrina Survivor Cleared By Texas CPS
HOUSTON (AP) ― The state's child welfare agency has cleared a Hurricane Katrina survivor of allegations she abused her five children, who were allegedly kidnapped by their caretaker last month.
Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin told the Houston Chronicle in its online edition Thursday that no abuse or wrongdoing was found in its investigation of Erica Alphonse, 24. She said the family "has the right to go on with their everyday lives."
Rhonda Tavey, a former Red Cross volunteer, had befriended Alphonse and her family, who were among the thousands who fled to the Houston area after Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. Tavey agreed to take care of Alphonse's five children while Alphonse sought to rebuild her life.
In July, however, Tavey refused to return the three girls and two boys, ages 3 to 8, and took them to the Dallas area, claiming Alphonse was abusive.
After being on the run for nearly a month, she was arrested last week and charged with five counts of kidnapping.
Alphonse said she was pleased with the outcome of the investigation, but Tavey's attorney Dick DeGuerin said it did not go far enough.
Harris County prosecutors have also said they found no evidence to support Tavey's claims of abuse.
On Monday, Tavey had gone to a Houston court and filed paperwork saying she should get custody of the because of alleged physical abuse, family violence, drug abuse and child neglect by their mother.
Aug 14, 2008 9:21 am US/Central
Houston Katrina Survivor Cleared By Texas CPS
HOUSTON (AP) ― The state's child welfare agency has cleared a Hurricane Katrina survivor of allegations she abused her five children, who were allegedly kidnapped by their caretaker last month.
Child Protective Services spokeswoman Estella Olguin told the Houston Chronicle in its online edition Thursday that no abuse or wrongdoing was found in its investigation of Erica Alphonse, 24. She said the family "has the right to go on with their everyday lives."
Rhonda Tavey, a former Red Cross volunteer, had befriended Alphonse and her family, who were among the thousands who fled to the Houston area after Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005. Tavey agreed to take care of Alphonse's five children while Alphonse sought to rebuild her life.
In July, however, Tavey refused to return the three girls and two boys, ages 3 to 8, and took them to the Dallas area, claiming Alphonse was abusive.
After being on the run for nearly a month, she was arrested last week and charged with five counts of kidnapping.
Alphonse said she was pleased with the outcome of the investigation, but Tavey's attorney Dick DeGuerin said it did not go far enough.
Harris County prosecutors have also said they found no evidence to support Tavey's claims of abuse.
On Monday, Tavey had gone to a Houston court and filed paperwork saying she should get custody of the because of alleged physical abuse, family violence, drug abuse and child neglect by their mother.
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