Colorado DHS supervisor sued over false allegations

A former Department of Human Services employee, Robin Niceta, is being sued for making false allegations about an Aurora, CO city councilwoman named Danielle Jurinsky.

Jurinsky is the plaintiff in the class action lawsuit, which also names ACDHS division manager Michelle Dossey and the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners. The exact size of the class is unknown, but is estimated to feature more than 40 people, according to court documents.

The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday, focuses on the alleged separation or attempted separation of children from their parents or caregivers by ACDHS. Court documents allege that ACDHS “failed to conduct adequate, thorough and constitutional investigations of child abuse and neglect complaints.” The department is accused of altering witness statements, ignoring experts’ findings and silencing those who spoke out against the separation or attempted separation.

Niceta… She was charged in May after she allegedly made a false child abuse report regarding Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky.   Denver7

Oh, but wait, it gets juicier. Turns out, Niceta was the ‘partner’ of the Aurora Police Chief, Vanessa Wilson (pictured with her above?) Wilson says she had nothing to do with Niceta’s actions.

Jurinsky first encountered the name Robin Niceta, a former social worker for the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, in April when she was called to the Arapahoe Sheriff’s office, she said. The councilwoman had already been cleared in an investigation alleging she had sexually molested her 2-year-old son – a claim that was reported on an anonymous tip line.

The tip was made on Jan. 28, one day after the councilwoman went on a radio show to speak out against then-Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson, describing the city’s top cop as “trash” who needed to be ousted. Jurinsky, an outspoken supporter of police, said during the interview that Aurora is “not safe,” pointing to dozens of shootings that month, a staffing shortage of police officers, and a police chief who allegedly threw “police officers under the bus.”

The arrest affidavit stated the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department found the tip against Jurinsky was made from Niceta’s personal cell phone and that computer records showed Niceta researched the tip line’s number and Jurinsky’s address, the Gazette reported.  Fox News

You’re not done yet. As Mr. Popeil says, “But wait! There’s more!”:

The former social worker is accused of making sexual advances toward women she was actively investigating in her role as a social worker, and trying to separate children from those women’s families if her advances were spurned, according to the lawsuit.

“According to the client, Niceta said that she had gift cards to provide to the mother when she went and visited her child, gave her personal cell phone number and asked her to come to her personal residence to pick up the gift cards. When she arrived there, Niceta invited the target of this investigation into her house, offering her an alcoholic beverage,” Elliot Singer, the lawyer who prepared the lawsuit, said last month. “Once this member of the class declined what was clearly sexual advances, Niceta essentially turned on her and did everything in her power to make sure the child was permanently removed.”   more Fox

Oh – and while we are on the subject of guns and RedFlag laws… there’s no possibility of similar abuse, is there?  Heh, heh, heh…

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