Jesse Lafferty Accused Of Starving 2 Children [Archive]

Silvahalo

August 25th, 2010, 05:09 PM

OMG! the puss-bucket AND his girlfriend deserve to be starved and beat!

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Jesse Lafferty

Court records: Girl and boy showed 'classic signs of starvation' (http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=251554&format=html)

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A 3-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy who showed “classic signs of starvation” were found Friday in a Martinsburg home that had a padlock on the refrigerator door and a deadbolt on the food pantry, according to court records.

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Arrest warrants similarly charging Lafferty’s girlfriend, Karen S. Boback, who lived with Lafferty, have been issued, but she had not been arraigned as of Monday night, according to court records.

Boback allegedly told police Monday that Lafferty punished the children by withholding food from them over a 24-hour period, made them take cold showers, spanked them with a belt and forced them to spend the night in the home’s unfinished basement, according to a complaint filed with the court by West Virginia State Police J.M. Walker.

“When questioned concerning the frequency of food being withheld from his children, Ms. Boback stated out of seven days (Lafferty) would withhold food from his children two to three days,” Walker wrote in his complaint.

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In a walk-through of the home Friday, Walker found the basement’s concrete floor was bare except for a small piece of carpet and a couple of blankets, according to court records. A baby monitor was found near the blankets, and a child’s portable toilet was in one corner of the basement, according to court records.....An official with the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources on Friday told Walker that she believed the children exhibited signs of being starved and that a case worker was attempting to remove them from the home, according to court records.

poor babies! living a hell down in the basement starving! and if I'm reading this right, CPS was aware of the situation in the process of getting the children removed. SO, why wasn't an emergency order put into effect given the reasonable assumption? and was it CPS that got them out of there FINALLY or a family/friend who called the authorities with concern?

I *think* these are the children (http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/100/l_fb7ba5d5f36c465099036cb5f99f994a.jpg), not sure as he has a son named Jonathan not pictured here who looks much the same age...

62julietandvoid

August 25th, 2010, 05:46 PM

WTF at parents locking these fucking refridgerators? How much can small kids eat? I have to bribe and remind mine to eat unless they've been playing hard and work up a good hunger. Even then they won't eat much.

carolinablue

August 25th, 2010, 05:49 PM

a couple of sadists. I'd like to put them in a cell , together, and starve them to death. But I'd give them water and crackers so it would take a long time. oooooh! And someone could sit outside the cell and eat a big steak dinner. every day!

CiaraLuna

August 25th, 2010, 05:53 PM

Jesus Christ! I haven't been on here in a month (laptop still broken...) and I see this? I don't know if you guys remember me telling you about the Kirby salesman doing the mattress test (some story on here was about Kirby and a mattress...) and that I had traded my old one for a new one after the in home demo...Anyway, this guy was the one who SOLD ME THE DAMN VACUUM! Jerk! I can't believe he was in my house! ICK!

Nevermind...After I saw the pic, it wasn't the same guy. It may be a different Jesse Lafferty in M-burg...the Kirby guy was blonde. But still, they have the same name and live in the same town! Scary!

navsec

August 25th, 2010, 06:00 PM

search of myspace reveals a Karen Boback in Martinsburg W. Va:

http://www.myspace.com/brobfan

not sure its her but likely

TKaz

August 25th, 2010, 06:18 PM

AngelFire

August 25th, 2010, 07:28 PM

I don't get locking the fridge. My youngest is 6 & has NEVER opened the fridge for food. It's because he's FED. He's satisfied with his meal, he doesn't need to go looking. If he IS hungry I at times tell him what's available & he gets it himself....but on his own - no.
If a child has what they need...no locking necessary. I know I'm preaching to the choir & anybody who entertains the idea of locking up the fridge most likely would not be a member on her...UGH!
And the basement...WHY the basement? Can't you just put them in their room if they're in trouble? When a time-out is necessary in our house I LOVE my kids rooms, they can entertain themselves & I can take my time-out. ;)

Then you should go ask my mom, cause she did the same thing to us when I was a little girl. It's about control.

YOU get to say when they (kids) eat, when they drink, when they do anything...you control their every movement as if they were your pawns. This world was all that we knew, we didn't know that kids were able to feed themselves and eat or drink when ever the urge hit them. I, and my 2 sisters, thought that this way of life was the same for all kids. It's a sadistic way of disciplining a child, well that is what I think coming from my experience.

Silvahalo

August 25th, 2010, 08:42 PM

I don't get locking the fridge. My youngest is 6 & has NEVER opened the fridge for food. It's because he's FED. He's satisfied with his meal, he doesn't need to go looking. If he IS hungry I at times tell him what's available & he gets it himself....but on his own - no.
If a child has what they need...no locking necessary. I know I'm preaching to the choir & anybody who entertains the idea of locking up the fridge most likely would not be a member on her...UGH!
And the basement...WHY the basement? Can't you just put them in their room if they're in trouble? When a time-out is necessary in our house I LOVE my kids rooms, they can entertain themselves & I can take my time-out. ;)

Well, I get what you're saying but my kiddo, the 6 yo seems to ALWAYS eat. I can just feed him a snack/meal and he'll turn around and ask for something else, he eats all. the. time! on the other hand my 3 yo I'll have to beg sometimes to eat, he's SO picky!
More than likely these kiddo's would NOT go to the fridge unless doing so without him knowing 'cause of the "discipline" he used with withholding food, and children will seek food when hungry, its just like the rest of us survival mode kicks in. The very thought of this fucker feeding his face but withholding food from the kids makes me want to puke on his face and kick his balls! it's a most cruel and awful thing to do to children!

It's the basement 'cause he's an asshole, POS, loser, dickwad who loves to control those that are the most helpless.
Makes me so angry I better get off now before I turn this into a long page rant!!:argh:

Tundratot

August 25th, 2010, 11:42 PM

It's the basement 'cause he's an asshole, POS, loser, dickwad who loves to control those that are the most helpless.
Makes me so angry I better get off now before I turn this into a long page rant!!

If I may add my two cents' worth, it's the basement with a baby monitor because their room(s) are too plush. He wants them to suffer a hard cold floor and nothing to do, and if they talk or play or laugh, he'll know and punish them more. I bet he even makes them stay in separate corners down there when they're not sleeping. The authorities should inspect the children for stress injuries from being forced to stand still in one place too long.

MadeaBecBec

August 26th, 2010, 02:26 AM

Karen Bobacks facebook (private) http://www.facebook.com/kboback1
Jesse Laffertys facebook (private) http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=562566582

The childrens Moms facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000212582271&v=wall

hopefully this answers questions and helps me get my kids back!!! this wouldnt have happend if they were all with me in the first place when i asked for help!!!!!!
Tuesday at 10:48pm
This posted after she put a link up about Lafferty's arrest!

Jesse the Jerk, projected his anger at the childrens mother on to the innocent babies! He could not control her, so he would control them.... to death!

Heal completely precious chldren!

MadeaBecBec

August 26th, 2010, 02:39 AM

http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/104/l_2b0f51f3cdf842f380aa8deb337e9134.jpg
Jesse
http://www.myspace.com/jlafferty77/photos/56579403#a=0&i=56579675

carolinablue

August 26th, 2010, 07:08 AM

What is that thing on his head? I mean, it's ....it looks like his true nature bursting out of his..whatever he uses for a brain. (like Alien) Does he go out in public like that? How many people have tripped or wrecked their cars gawking at him?

Those poor kids.

carolinablue

August 26th, 2010, 07:10 AM

oops, double post

CiaraLuna

August 26th, 2010, 07:40 AM

Then you should go ask my mom, cause she did the same thing to us when I was a little girl. It's about control.

YOU get to say when they (kids) eat, when they drink, when they do anything...you control their every movement as if they were your pawns. This world was all that we knew, we didn't know that kids were able to feed themselves and eat or drink when ever the urge hit them. I, and my 2 sisters, thought that this way of life was the same for all kids. It's a sadistic way of disciplining a child, well that is what I think coming from my experience.

I have a friend (actually my DHs cousin) who sounds a lot like your mom. Her fridge is locked, and the children (age 2 and 3) are "banned" from the parent's bedroom..b/c it is the "kid freezone". He keeps them to a tight strict feeding schedule, even as infants, she would make them wait until her clock said it was time, even if their bellies said now. Her kids want to eat all the time! It drives me crazy when I babysit because I hear almost immediately "I wanna snack, I wanna snack..." even though I know for a fact that they just ate breakfast! Maybe b/c they don't have that freedom to eat when they feel like it, they know I will give them a little bowl of goldfish or a string cheese or something.

On the other hand my son is so picky I will let him eat just about whatever he wants whenever he wants. In the past couple of months things have gotten much better with his eating, but he is still tiny. He has grown taller, about 3-4 inches over the summer, but has not gained a pound! I try so hard to get him to gain, he is just so active and always on the move. I am always sneaking in Boost kid essentials, Instant Breakfast and making smoothies out of just about anything just to get nutrients into him. The only time I had to "lock up" food was when I had to keep a doorknob cover on the pantry b/c he would push the dining room chair into the pantry and climb up and steal my baking chips and marshmallows! He has a sweet tooth and just doesn't understand that that is NOT a meal! LOL!

My son very rarely sleeps with us, but if he has had a bad dream or having a bad night he is more than welcome to come snuggle with us, or me go in to his room to snuggle with him. She won't do that, she just lets them cry. I just don't understand the brick wall they put up between them and their kids. They claim it is to make them "tough" and not be needy cry babies but I think it sends the message that they can't come to mom and dad. What are they going to do when these boys are teenagers and something happens and they want to know "Why didn't you just come to us?" I can imagine the answer would be something around the lines of "I didn't want to bother you.." or something to that effect.

Woah, sorry for the book! Great to be back! :hello:

thebooblady

August 26th, 2010, 07:40 AM

Mom, dad, and step mom arguing in June:

Charyl Boysen WTF?!?! here I am so upset missing two of MY kids and everyone seems to be happy thae the older two are gone..... KIDS ARENT MADE TO GET MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Missa Dawley HUH? What's going on?
June 3 at 10:02am
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Charyl Boysen just jesse and how now it seem like now that he doesnt have the older two his life is grand when Im fixing all the issuses he gave the older two
June 3 at 5:52pm
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Jesse Lafferty wow are mad that they are happy
June 3 at 11:40pm
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Charyl Boysen no just seems like you are happier with out the older ones thats all. I wasnt trying to sound overly bitch Im just stressed is all. you havent called the older two they are upset and with school and shit I forget.l;
June 4 at 1:39am
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May I say something about that comment NO he's not happier without them he misses them more and more every day and can't wait until july to come see them and bring them back home with him but that doesnt mean that the 2 babies can't be happ...y being with us. He tried calling on wednesday but NO answer and he's always called them. You dont even know about stress yet until your in my shoes trust me! Lets just be adults about this! the 2 older ones are not messed up because of him that was ignorant to even say to be honest and childish but like i said before I am not here to replace YOU ! I have my 2 beautiful kids and maybe 1 on the way! :) I love Jesse and yes i love all 6 kids because thats the mother in me. :) He called you every wednesday when he had all 4 kids so that they could talk to you so don't say that he is to blame. That comment really hurt him and he doesnt deserve that! Lets just say you need to be in my shoes and then you will know what stress is all about!!! See More
June 4 at 8:19am
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Kyle Boysen it's kind of hard to answer a phone call when it doesn't ring.... and the thing is.... i know what the difference between a baby and TWO CHILDREN IS..... babies are in diapers, and children are 2 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER..... that's one thing i don't get luv... is how can there be so many fast food loving retards out there.....
June 4 at 3:50pm
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Karen Kershner Boback WOW!!!! WE HAVE SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD !!! hmmmm i guess PIZZA HUT is'nt fast food maybe i need to look into that! I wasn't calling names i was being nice about this and you have to say things like that. I cook every night and if you dont believe me ask my 2 kids. Hermione is only 3 so shes a toddler.it's not just babies who wear diapers some 2-4 yr olds do too! I will not stoop to your level with the childish name calling!
June 4 at 5:22pm
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Charyl Boysen
For one Im not name calling. for two I would love to cook dinner every night and be a stay at home mom and all that fun shit... but in my world called life I have to work fast food to make sure there is food on the table, a roof over my kid...s heads and clothes on their backs. I cant spend my life online unless I am doing SCHOOL WORK to make a better life for me and ALL my kids. and the only thing I think right now is IGNORANT about you two right now is you both are getting pissy with my opinion when I said SEEMS not that it was true so... lighten up i have the right to state my opinions when it comes to MY KIDS ALL OF THEM!!!!!!See More
June 5 at 5:18am

Dakota Valkyrie

August 26th, 2010, 02:31 PM

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A Berkeley County man who allegedly punished his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter by starving them and forcing them to live in an unfinished basement remained in custody Tuesday at Eastern Regional Jail following his arrest Monday on child abuse charges.

Jesse Arlo Lafferty, 32, of Labonte Drive, was arraigned late Monday afternoon by Magistrate JoAnn Overington on two counts each of child abuse, child neglect, conspiracy to commit child neglect and conspiracy to commit child abuse.

Lafferty's girlfriend, Karen Sue Boback, also of Labonte Drive, faces the same charges and warrants for her arrest have been filed, but she has not yet been arraigned on them as of Tuesday.
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"They exhibited signs of being starved to death," Walker said. "I mean they had very little muscle on their bones and obviously no fat."

During a walkthrough of the home, Walker noted that the refrigerator had a padlock installed on the door and the food pantry had a deadbolt that required a key to open, records show.

Walker also found the basement door had a lock on it with a doorbell installed at the top, which would sound every time the door opened and closed. Other than a small piece of carpet and a few blankets, the entire concrete basement was unfinished. Walker also found a baby monitor and toys in the vicinity of the blankets and a child's portable toilet in the corner.

"It appeared that the children spent a substantial amount of time in that unfinished basement," Walker said.
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On Monday, Boback was interviewed by police after more information was obtained from other witnesses. When questioned, she stated that Lafferty would punish his children by making them take cold showers, withholding food from them, spanking them with a belt and making them stay the night in the unfinished basement.

"I was told between 50 and 60 percent of their time was spent in the basement," Walker said.

Boback also told police that Lafferty sometimes withheld food from his children for more than 24 hours.

"A little bit later on during questioning she stated that, 'Well, Jesse didn't starve them all the time.' After further questioning based upon that statement that she made, she stated that there were times where he would only feed them once during a 24-hour period or they would not even be fed during a 24-hour period," Walker said.

When questioned even further, Boback said that out of seven days a week, Lafferty would withhold food from his children for two or three days a week.

Boback also stated she believed it was a crime what Lafferty did to his two children after being asked by Walker.

"I (also) said do you think it's a crime that you did not come forth to authorities and alert them of what was occurring (and) do you think that was a crime that you failed to do that. She said yeah," Walker said. "She has a responsibility definitely. These are helpless individuals."

Walker said he believed the reason why Boback hadn't been arraigned yet on the charges she faces in the case is because she was reported to be in the hospital.

Boback has two children herself who also lived at Lafferty's home on a temporary basis. Statements also were taken from those children, which corroborated the abuse detailed by Boback during questioning. Boback's children did not show signs of abuse.

"They were fine. Those two children had their own bedrooms, their own bed and everything. Jesse's children were confined to a concrete basement and lived on a concrete floor," Walker said.

Lafferty's two children are currently in the custody of DHHR, and Walker said he believed they have since been placed in a foster home.
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http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/542526/Father-charged-with-child-abuse.html

His MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/jlafferty77

carolinablue

August 26th, 2010, 02:36 PM

'Well, Jesse didn't starve them all the time.'

Oh, well, that's different... let him go then. I mean he occasionally gave them food.

Stupid twatwaffle. What do you want to bet she stays with him?

Obsolete

August 26th, 2010, 02:38 PM

http://www.dreamindemon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39035&highlight=Karen+Boback

Tundratot

August 26th, 2010, 05:34 PM

They claim it is to make them "tough" and not be needy cry babies but I think it sends the message that they can't come to mom and dad. What are they going to do when these boys are teenagers and something happens and they want to know "Why didn't you just come to us?" I can imagine the answer would be something around the lines of "I didn't want to bother you.." or something to that effect.

They are sending their children a very clear message -- You don't matter to me. Those kids won't come to their parents when they're teens, and their parents wouldn't want them to. Their home is a marine barracks. Make them tough, indeed!

How about make them compassionate human beings who have self confidence and self worth? I bet those boys won't have any qualms about being bullies or seeing bullies in action. They won't have any compassion for their less fortunate friends or for animals. My kids are very compassionate and I am grateful.

FknKraze

August 27th, 2010, 02:14 AM

Wow what a bunch of fucking loser trash!! Look at the conversation I just pulled off of the Mother of the children, Charyl's, F.B. wall!!

Charyl Boysen WTF?!?! here I am so upset missing two of MY kids and everyone seems to be happy thae the older two are gone..... KIDS ARENT MADE TO GET MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Missa Dawley HUH? What's going on?
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Charyl Boysen just jesse and how now it seem like now that he doesnt have the older two his life is grand when Im fixing all the issuses he gave the older two
June 3 at 5:52pm
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Jesse Lafferty wow are mad that they are happy
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Charyl Boysen no just seems like you are happier with out the older ones thats all. I wasnt trying to sound overly bitch Im just stressed is all. you havent called the older two they are upset and with school and shit I forget.l;
June 4 at 1:39am
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Karen Kershner Boback
May I say something about that comment NO he's not happier without them he misses them more and more every day and can't wait until july to come see them and bring them back home with him but that doesnt mean that the 2 babies can't be happ...y being with us. He tried calling on wednesday but NO answer and he's always called them. You dont even know about stress yet until your in my shoes trust me! Lets just be adults about this! the 2 older ones are not messed up because of him that was ignorant to even say to be honest and childish but like i said before I am not here to replace YOU ! I have my 2 beautiful kids and maybe 1 on the way! :) I love Jesse and yes i love all 6 kids because thats the mother in me. :) He called you every wednesday when he had all 4 kids so that they could talk to you so don't say that he is to blame. That comment really hurt him and he doesnt deserve that! Lets just say you need to be in my shoes and then you will know what stress is all about!!! See More
June 4 at 8:19am
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Kyle Boysen it's kind of hard to answer a phone call when it doesn't ring.... and the thing is.... i know what the difference between a baby and TWO CHILDREN IS..... babies are in diapers, and children are 2 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER..... that's one thing i don't get luv... is how can there be so many fast food loving retards out there.....
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Karen Kershner Boback WOW!!!! WE HAVE SO MANY IGNORANT PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD !!! hmmmm i guess PIZZA HUT is'nt fast food maybe i need to look into that! I wasn't calling names i was being nice about this and you have to say things like that. I cook every night and if you dont believe me ask my 2 kids. Hermione is only 3 so shes a toddler.it's not just babies who wear diapers some 2-4 yr olds do too! I will not stoop to your level with the childish name calling!
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Charyl Boysen
For one Im not name calling. for two I would love to cook dinner every night and be a stay at home mom and all that fun shit... but in my world called life I have to work fast food to make sure there is food on the table, a roof over my kid...s heads and clothes on their backs. I cant spend my life online unless I am doing SCHOOL WORK to make a better life for me and ALL my kids. and the only thing I think right now is IGNORANT about you two right now is you both are getting pissy with my opinion when I said SEEMS not that it was true so... lighten up i have the right to state my opinions when it comes to MY KIDS ALL OF THEM!!!!!!See More
June 5 at 5:18am

Dakota Valkyrie

August 27th, 2010, 06:15 AM

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The girlfriend of a man accused of depriving his 3-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son of food over a 24-hour period and forcing them to sleep in an unfinished basement as a form of punishment was arrested Thursday on the same charges.

Karen Sue Boback, 43, of 292 Labonte Drive in Martinsburg, was charged with two felony counts of child neglect by parent or guardian leading to serious bodily injury, two felony counts of child abuse by parent or guardian and four felony counts of conspiracy to commit the abuse and neglect, according to Berkeley County Magistrate Court records.

Boback and her boyfriend, Jesse A. Lafferty, 32, were in Eastern Regional Jail on $140,000 bonds Thursday, according to jail and court records. A preliminary hearing in magistrate court for Lafferty, who was arrested earlier this week, is scheduled for Monday, according to court records.
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The biological mother lives in another state and “to our knowledge, (Lafferty) is the custodial parent,” Games-Neely said. “We have no reason to charge the biological mother.”
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http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=251734&format=html

MadeaBecBec

August 27th, 2010, 10:17 AM

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Lafferty children before abuse and starvation

Posted on facebook March 27!

Prayers of total healing and restoration to happiness!

AngelFire

August 27th, 2010, 11:54 AM

Look at these kids, look at these sweet faces. Now tell me how fucked up you must be as a human being to inflict this type of torture on such little people. You have to be right up there with the devil himself on the evil scale to go about your day eating, drinking and enjoying life, when these two innocent children withered away starving,in pain, wishing someone would love them and most likely scared.

Fuck, this guy, and the sea cow, should thank their lucky stars we have laws, because what they really deserve as punishment is way more severe than what the justice system could ever give them.

CiaraLuna

August 27th, 2010, 12:20 PM

.... Their home is a marine barracks. Make them tough, indeed!

How about make them compassionate human beings who have self confidence and self worth? I bet those boys won't have any qualms about being bullies or seeing bullies in action. They won't have any compassion for their less fortunate friends or for animals. My kids are very compassionate and I am grateful.

You are right, it is like a boot camp, and she is an OCD cleaner too. They hardly have any toys because toys are "clutter". When they come over they both say "Wow, Austin has a lot of toys!" I don't think he has excess...has a bin organizer full of little misc things, a toy box full of little balls, toy phones etc, some larger type balls, toy cars, the usual boy things. Also has legos, some play food and play tools. All fit nicely into his room and closet. If my home was exploding with toys then I'd say he had excess but I don't think he has any more toys than the average 3 yr old. I worry about the older one, they show favoritism to the younger. He has not one toy in his room, just a bed, dresser, pillow, 2 stuffed animals and a blanket. He destroyed a nerf ball a yr and a half ago, so they took away the toy box and never gave it back. It is in their "kidfree" bedroom and he has to ask to play. the younger one on the other hand has a toy box in his room. The older one was very distructive, but seems to be growing out of it. I also worry that they will not learn to be compassionate because of how strict their mom is about everything. The dad gets "bullied" by the OCD mom (He will clean the kitchen for her and she will re-do everything he did) and I am not sure what to think about how seeing that dynamic will affect them in adulthood.

Tundratot

August 27th, 2010, 06:07 PM

The older one was very distructive, but seems to be growing out of it. I also worry that they will not learn to be compassionate because of how strict their mom is about everything. The dad gets "bullied" by the OCD mom (He will clean the kitchen for her and she will re-do everything he did) and I am not sure what to think about how seeing that dynamic will affect them in adulthood.

My armchair analysis is that the older boy is/was very angry. Probably because he was missing compassion in his life (for him). What kid doesn't need to be held and cuddled at a young age? Maybe the younger is less angry because he doesn't have the singular scrutiny the older one endured as an only child, therefore he's less destructive and gets to keep his toys.

Meanwhile, Mom has the household under her iron fist. If Dad resents her domineering, there'll be a divorce in the boys' future and I doubt it will go well for them. Probably solidify their resentment of mom (and women, by extension). If she blames them for the loss of their father or decides that as boys they're hopeless, well, she'll further screw them up.

Sad case, if it continues. I hope you are able to convince them that all is not black or white, chaos or order.

Whisper

April 4th, 2011, 11:23 PM

Woman agrees to testify against boyfriend in child-abuse case

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.— A Berkeley County woman will plead guilty to two felony counts of child neglect and will testify against her co-defendant in a case involving the abuse of the man’s two children last year, under an agreement discussed during a hearing Monday in Berkeley County Circuit Court.

Karen S. Boback, 44, and her boyfriend, Jesse A. Lafferty, 33, both of 292 Labonte Drive, were indicted in February on felony charges of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, gross child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily injury or death, and conspiracy.

Under a plea agreement discussed before Circuit Judge Christopher Wilkes, Boback, who faced eight felony charges, will plead guilty to two felony counts of gross child neglect, Berkeley County Prosecutor Pamela Games-Neeley said.

“She’s going to turn state’s evidence against him,” Games-Neeley said after the hearing.

A presentence report and plea agreement for Boback are scheduled for May 23. She likely will be sentenced that day, court officials said.

Prosecutors are considering concurrent one- to five-year prison sentences for Boback.

Lafferty is scheduled for trial before Wilkes on April 12, but court officials said the trial likely will be continued, pending the outcome of Boback’s hearing.

According to court records, the alleged abuse against the children occurred between January and August 2010, the month Boback and Lafferty were arrested. The children, ages 3 and 5 at the time, are Lafferty’s biological children.

According to the indictment, Boback told police at the time of the arrests that Lafferty withheld food from the children for more than 24 hours at a time, made them take cold showers, spanked them with a belt and made them spend nights on a cold, concrete floor in the basement.

She told investigators that Lafferty wouldn’t feed his children for two to three days out of every seven and that they spent more than half of their time in the basement with only a small carpet and a couple of blankets, court records show.

Police found a baby monitor near the blankets and a child’s portable toilet in the basement, records show. The refrigerator was padlocked and a deadbolt was found on the food pantry, according to records.

The child’s biological mother lives out of state and is not being charged in the case, records show.
[...]http://www.herald-mail.com/news/hm-woman-agrees-to-testify-against-boyfriend-in-childabuse-case-20110404,0,367216.story?track=rss

Tundratot

April 5th, 2011, 01:55 AM

I wish they'd give an update on the children. Where are they? Are they doing well?

Fslenentine

April 5th, 2011, 01:59 AM

I'm just curious as the when the biological instinct kicks in... What the hell?

misfirefly

April 5th, 2011, 04:21 AM

i wish there was some kind of test they could give people in the hospital, before they leave with a totally helpless new life, that would show if the understood and were capable and willing to meet the demands of parenting.

greenwomen

May 24th, 2011, 01:30 AM

The children are doing as best to be exspected, from what is known the mother has been fighting tooth and nail to get her children back to her and their siblings. The mother of the children is being put under a microscope, mostly because she looks different. She has done everything asked of her and then some. CPS is dragging their feet and now all the children are suffering, the abused children are feeling very unwanted, due to being shipped from one foster home to the next. Mother is fighting, long days asking CPS people what she can do next and what more she can do she has taken parenting classes and child abuse and neglect classes to educate herself to be better, she has gone to CPS to get parenting coaches to learn how to be able to handle all that is to come.
From this end it is looking like because the mother of these children does not look like the every day house wife she has to fight harder and the children are suffering more then they should be at this time in there lives West Virginia needs to stop dragging their feet and get this family back together, how much more suffering can all five of these children go through???

Robynne

May 24th, 2011, 02:04 AM

Tundratot

May 24th, 2011, 04:18 AM

The state is stalling giving the (formerly) abused kids back to their biological mother? Because she looks different. How so? Is she covered in tattoos? A tiny person? Or is the problem more of a total package thing: too single, too alternative, too not in WV?

I would think a state would leap at giving the children to their biological parent if that parent has met the stated qualifications. If the state can get the other state to monitor the situation for a satisfying length of time, it's just perfect.

I hope she is able to win them back. It's heartbreaking to think they've been having a hard time in foster care, too. Being passed around? Why?

greenwomen

May 24th, 2011, 11:54 AM

The mother has piercings, 14, tattoos,23, dreadlocks, colored green blues and reds. She has also been looking for more people to help her win this fight. But there is one thing that has been over looked in this whole case, the mother called CPS three months before to have them do a wellness check on the children and WV stated her claims were unsubstaincal, and they were not going to do anything, the mothers current husband even called the police two months prior to all this and nothing, when the mother brings this up she gets in trouble for being hostel and passing blame. The state was suppose to look in on all calls of concern and they did nothing and now the mother that has tried to get her kids back from this monster has to fight a bigger monster!!! The state, oh and the step dad to these children does have a marijuana charge, so now the step dad that helps the other children with school work, teaches them to build snowmen, holds their hands at the dentist, and loves them is called a bad step dad, the three kids with the bio mom are healthy, little over weight and happy, to a point.
So yes the bio mom has some issues and so does the step dad, but a loving home with laughter and happiness isn't that what a child needs? Show me the perfect family that doesn't have any issues. She's not perfect but she's trying.
Plus when mom does talk to her kids, or skypes them she has to explain to her children why they are not home with her and if she says one thing bad about WV and the system she gets in trouble by the system that's suppose to help the good families and keep families together CPS is hurting this family!!!!

Tundratot

May 24th, 2011, 02:21 PM

Thank you for the explanation. It sounds like it is more than her look, though. If it were just her look, I'd say, hey, give it up. She could go back to it in the fullness of time, but if looking like June Cleaver would get my kids back, I'd wear petticoats, pumps, and a pearls. Of course, not much you can do about tattoos.

She should get good lawyers. WV CPS sounds like it's run by vindictive, scared people. No doubt they don't take criticism from someone is so alternative in outlook well, but their failure to respond to earlier reports is not the sort of thing they would want to hear about from someone who doesn't meet their expectations. Good old boys . . .

I hope she prevails.

VXIII

May 24th, 2011, 02:49 PM

greenwomen... All the things you described are changeable, take out the body armour, comb and dye your hair, put on long sleeved shirts and try to look normal to get your kids back, she can always add that shit back later, does she really want the kids back or is looking "different" more important? its what I would do and what I think I can say, any other mother here would do to get our kids back... Judges kind of balk at placing children with people they perceive as looking like circus freaks so change for a bit... for the kids sake...

Aeon

May 24th, 2011, 03:02 PM

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Aeon

May 24th, 2011, 03:02 PM

Someone is making this battle unnecessarily hard.

She can and should IMMEDIATELY modify her self presentation. It is FAR less important than getting these children into a loving stable environment.

If they ask her to do cartwheels in a clown outfit, she should make a stink about it LATER.

Dreadlocks --- My Children. Tatoos --- My Children. Piercings --- My Children. My wardrobe --- My Children.

Each of these has a clearly defined choice involved. One is right. One shows your prorities are skewed.

Doesn't matter if its fair. Deal with fair after you've dealt with what's important.

If your hairstyle is the higher priority....then you shouldn't have custody.

MadeaBecBec

May 31st, 2011, 01:20 AM

MARTINSBURG, W.Va.— The circuit court trials for a Berkeley County couple accused of starving two children in their care and locking them in the basement of their home were rescheduled Monday.(May 23rd)

Boback has agreed to plead guilty to two felony counts of gross child neglect and testify against Lafferty, who is the biological father of the children. Circuit Judge Christopher C. Wilkes decided to delay consideration of the plea agreement until after Lafferty’s case is resolved in order to make “a more informed decision.”

Six of eight counts pending against Boback would be dismissed if the judge accepts the plea, and she would serve two, one- to five-year sentences concurrently, according to court records.

The trial for Boback, who is not the biological mother of the children, was postponed until Aug. 29. In a separate hearing Monday, Lafferty’s trial was rescheduled for July 19. His defense attorney, Joseph R. Whiteoak III, requested time to allow an expert to review medical records of the victims.

Lafferty and Boback remain in Eastern Regional Jail.
http://www.herald-mail.com/news/tristate/hm-child-abuse-trials-delayed-20110523,0,4342735.story

CasperGirl

May 31st, 2011, 11:39 AM

i will be back later, i am going to duck tape my kids to the hood of my car and go get my nails and hair done, then do some shoppin at the dollar general store then off to see a mantinee movie....................oh dont worry about the kids they will be fine on the hood.............and I have an interview later today ..............................i am trying to get a job at a bank, I am sure they won't mind all the piercings and tatts all over my face, and my dreds are still colored like a flag from memorial day, wish me luck! Hmmmm Maybe I should park towards the back of the bank parking lot, I don't want my potential employers to see that I don't have a baby sitter and my kids on the hood of my car just wouldn't make a good impression.

greenwomen

June 18th, 2011, 04:54 PM

CasperGirl,
I find you quite funny! So judgmental. I am so happy that people I know raise there children not to be so closed minded. I know when I have kids I will teach them that people that think that the way you look is everything, are not worth your time. People like you don't understand that you are making the world so sad. But please but please keep going... Personally I thought it was the father that was being a bad person, who said the mother was? The mother I thought was just being investigated harder because of her looks not because she was a really bad parent? But I could be wrong.... I'm just another person on here that reads stupid opinions and believes, and anyone with an ounce of brains in their heads would know that banks and corporate monkeys all think like you and anyone with dreads and piercings would know that because they are all not stupid stoners. Get a clue fast, or be the one parents warn their kids about... Lol sorry you are so funny I have to laugh every time I read your post. I hope your world gets a little more opened lol.

Nell

June 18th, 2011, 05:07 PM

greenwomen

If you really knew me at all you would know that i have a very alternative lifestyle. So I see your point entirely. But don't you think that sometimes you should clean up and look the way the world accepts? I do, and one of those times is if you are fighting to regain custody of your kids. People will judge you on your appearance, and people involved in the Government will judge you even more harshly.

Take this for instance. My man had long hair he wore in a ponytail. Took him forever to grow it and he really loved it. But after 8 months of job hunting and no interviews much less a job offer, he cut it off. He looks like a banker now, and he did it all for his child. You dig?

When he gets a job he will start to grow it again. And once your friend gets her kids back she can do what she wants with her hair and such. But for now she needs to walk the walk, as much as she hates it.

greenwomen

June 18th, 2011, 05:24 PM

Nell,
I dig what you say, and understand, my man had long hair, couldn't get a job cut it all off and he has one now. But the point I was tring to get at was CasperGirl, said the mother was being a bad mom because of said dreads an color. I know for a fact that the mother of these children, works, works hard, she does as she's been told by the government, I wish I was as strong as she is she says she does what she does for fear of losing, she's a fighter she is strong she doesn't listen to all this hype said about her, when I talk to her she blows a lot off, so my friend looking off the wall as far as I can tell has opened some eyes to what a mom is,hair looks and all that jazz who cares she loves her kids and hasn't given up and it's been a year almost. She hasn't quit her job or went down another path but the one a good mom would follow. She's a strong one. I pray for her everyday I hope she wins and all gose good for her.

Nell

June 18th, 2011, 05:38 PM

If what you are saying is true i really hope she gets them back too. Good moms come in all sorts of packages. As long as the love is there they need to be with mommy.

carolinablue

June 18th, 2011, 05:39 PM

I have also lead a pretty alternative lifestyle, and now that the kids are grown and on their own, I do again. But when the kids came along, I realized that my life was no longer my first priority. My kids and their total well being was at the top. Very early on I realized how important fitting in is. Even in pre kindergarden it was important that I look like "all the other moms"; they never said it out loud, but I knew. Kids will be teased and bullied over bs like this and I wasn't going to do one thing to make childhood more difficult and challenging than it is. So, I wore the skirts and low heels or tailored slacks and a blouse. It was a minor inconvenience. Now I'm back to what they call "Mama's hippie outfits"...long skirts, worn jeans, band tshirts and bare feet (not out in stores or the like), I dye my hair peculiar colors and don't give a hoot what people think or say. You do it for the kids, you choose your battles. There are some battles you can and should avoid when your kids are involved. Your friend should not use her kids to make a statement. Sticking to her guns and demanding that she be accepted as she is has resulted in the loss of her kids AND their being given to a vicious sob who abused them and undoubtedly scarred them. Please help her to reassess her priorities.

greenwomen

June 19th, 2011, 05:39 PM

From what I understand she won't even have her new husbands mom watch her kids because she falls asleep randomly and she knows that's not safe for her kids.... That's a good mom to me

blacksheep

June 19th, 2011, 09:32 PM

i would LOVE to look more interesting and "alternative"....

Sticking to her guns and demanding that she be accepted as she is has resulted in the loss of her kids AND their being given to a vicious sob who abused them and undoubtedly scarred them. Please help her to reassess her priorities.
carolina blue, I concurr.

BlueAngel

June 19th, 2011, 10:36 PM

In the end, like everyone is saying, it's all about doing what is best for these children-no matter what. I hope that their biomom truly is a good mom and does whatever is necessary to get them back and to give them the best life she can. I hope this as fervently as I hope their male biodonor and his female burn in the depths of hell for what they have done to these sweet kids. I hope that they experience misery for the rest of their days.

badfish76

June 20th, 2011, 11:52 AM

Call me a heartless bitch, but if it were between conforming and being a "sheeple" to get my kids back or leaving them in foster care to retain my "individualism", I would sell out so fast it would make heads spin. Period. End of.

Any parent worth their salt would crawl thru the depths of hell on their knees and chew the balls off the devil to get their kids back.

Just because a person loves their kids, doesn't beat them and feeds them meals doesn't make a fabulous parent. Priorities must be in order and if some piercings, funky ass hair and freaky clothes are more important than the kids, well you can probably guess what I think.

walkingeagle

June 20th, 2011, 12:31 PM

One of my bosses cusses now when I grow my beard. He, and his job, are not that important to me. He cries about it looking like a Hell's Angel maintaining the property. What he doesn't recognize is that most of his customers know me from my other job. They knew me when I had hair down to my ass. Let him find someone else who can do what I do there in the time that I do it though.

missidoll

July 25th, 2011, 08:58 AM

The Lafferty children have been re-united with their mother, older siblings, new baby sister and stepfather.
I have heard that they are doing alright, though stil traumatized by their ordeal I'm sure.

The mother and stepfather have been able to pass drug tests and prove that they have a safe home for the children- which, due to all of the rumors everyone was spreading about her, was all I wanted to hear.
Charyl and I are no longer friends, and I'm ok with that. Just knowing the children are safe makes me so damn happy. Jesse's trial is slated to begin on Aug. 30th, and I hope there will be no more delays. He deserves to be punished to the fullest possible extent.

CasperGirl

July 25th, 2011, 06:17 PM

Now enquiring minds really want to know, did she change her appearance at all? Don't get me wrong here. I am very happy she got the kids and I wish all the best for them. Just curious..............

this is going badly

November 18th, 2011, 11:00 AM

I wish they'd give an update on the children. Where are they? Are they doing well?

He was arrested 8.23.10 but this child abusing loser is still awaiting trial which has been postponed until Jan 2012...

Re: The LAFFERTY Children - 5 and 3 yo - Martinsburg WV

by TomTerrific0420 on Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:50 pm

.MARTINSBURG, W.Va. —

The trial for a Berkeley County man accused of
starving two children in his care and locking them in the basement of
his home was postponed until Jan. 24 to allow his new attorney more time
to prepare for the case.

Jesse A. Lafferty, 33, of 292 Labonte
Drive, along with his girlfriend, Karen S. Boback, were indicted on
felony charges of child abuse causing serious bodily injury, gross child
neglect creating substantial risk of bodily injury or death and conspiracy.

Defense attorney Christopher J. Prezioso was appointed last month to
represent Lafferty after his public defender, Joseph Whiteoak III,
requested to withdraw from the case, citing an ethical conflict involving his office.

http://www.herald-mail.com/news/tristate/hm-trial-postponed-for-man-accused-of-starving-children-20110906,0,4845485.story

I bet the chicken shit is stalling so he can do as much of his time as possible in the county jail instead of in the prison ...Unless their status is updated the trial it's doubtful that anyone will know what happens with the children.

It's too bad that the jail can't make him sleep on a cold floor or skip feeding "dad" for 3-4 days every week...

Dakota Valkyrie

November 18th, 2011, 11:27 AM

I bet the chicken shit is stalling so he can do as much of his time as possible in the county jail instead of in the prison ...
Well he really IS an idiot then. The amenities at state prisons are far better than at a county jail. I say let him rot in the jail as long as possible.

Jerri Blank

May 6th, 2012, 09:32 AM

Man pleads guilty to starving children
Offender accepts counts of child abuse causing serious bodily injury

MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County man accused of starving of his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter and forcing them to sleep in an unfinished basement pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of child abuse causing serious bodily injury as part of a plea agreement.

Jesse A. Lafferty, 34, who is currently incarcerated at Eastern Regional Jail, was originally named in a seven-count indictment issued in February 2011 by a Berkeley County grand jury. The agreement resulted in the dismissal of the remaining counts.

Lafferty is scheduled to be sentenced July 16 by West Virginia 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge Christopher Wilkes and is represented by local attorney Christopher Prezioso. As part of the plea agreement, the court will be unfettered in sentencing. Lafferty faces two to 10 years in prison on each of the counts.

"I willfully withheld food from my children in order to punish them, which led to neglect and malnutrition, sir," Lafferty told the court.

Berkeley County Prosecuting Attorney Pamela Games-Neely told the court that the state's evidence would show that there were periods of time where food was withheld from the two victims for more than 24 hours at a time as punishment and that during certain weeks the children were sometimes not fed for periods of three to four days. When the children were rescued by authorities, Games-Neely said they were found to be severely malnourished and had distended abdomens similar to starving children from third-world countries.

"Let the record show that the defendant has executed the written guilty plea form. ... Sir, are you sure this is how you want to resolve this matter?" Wilkes asked the defendant.

"Yes," responded Lafferty, who was shackled and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit.

As a result, Lafferty will be required to register with the state's child abuse registry and the court also could make a finding at his sentencing that he is an abusing parent under state law, which would result in his parental rights being terminated.

A co-defendant in the case, 45-year-old Karen S. Boback, of Berkeley County, will appear before Wilkes May 7 for a plea and sentencing hearing. She was named in the same seven-count indictment as Lafferty and is accused of failing to inform authorities that Lafferty, her then-boyfriend, was starving his two children.

She accepted the terms of a proposed plea agreement last year that could see her plead guilty to two felony counts of gross child neglect.

The case was investigated by West Virginia State Police Cpl. J.M. Walker and the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The abuse came to the attention of authorities in 2010 after neighbors noticed the children appeared to be malnourished.

When Walker traveled to Lafferty's former residence at 292 Labonte Drive near Martinsburg, he found the children appeared to be sickly and were suffering from "classic signs of starvation," records show.

Walker noted that the refrigerator had a padlock installed on the door and the food pantry had a deadbolt that required a key to open, records show.

Walker also found the basement door had a lock on it with a doorbell installed at the top, which would sound every time the door opened and closed. Other than a small piece of carpet and a few blankets, the concrete basement was unfinished. Walker also found a baby monitor and toys in the vicinity of the blankets and a child's portable toilet in the corner.

Boback later told police that Lafferty would punish his children by making them take cold showers, withholding food from them, spanking them with a belt and making them stay the night in the basement.

http://www.journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/578918/Man-pleads-guilty-to-starving-children.html?nav=5006