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The Sooner Sentinel's avatar

Another great investigative article!

The case of Xander Faison, a former Oklahoma DHS employee with a criminal history and falsified credentials, exemplifies profound institutional failures in child protection, where inadequate hiring vetting and unauthorized system access enabled the 2025 kidnapping of a 1-year-old child under the guise of official custody.

Compounding this, Judge Sara Murphy Bondurant's repeated judicial decisions, such as granting unverified protective orders favoring Faison while denying others aimed at shielding children from them, reveal a troubling pattern of oversight lapses, potentially influenced by insufficient verification protocols or biases, that prolonged risks to vulnerable minors and underscore systemic deficiencies in Oklahoma's child welfare and court systems.

These interconnected breakdowns not only endangered young children but also erode public trust, demanding urgent legislative reforms in background checks, training, and most importantly, in judicial scrutiny to prevent future abuses.

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V1SUT's avatar

So appreciate the analysis. Your astute comments leave us all wondering why there is such resistance to real reform from the legislature, governor, AG and the state's highest court. The cries are only getting louder.

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Jan Nees's avatar

Unbelievable.

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V1SUT's avatar

The reality of the DHS/court system is indeed difficult to comprehend. Thank for reading and spreading the truth.

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Doug Pethoud's avatar

Excellent investigative journalism once again!!!!

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V1SUT's avatar

Appreciate your support!

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Donna's avatar

I will share this as far as I can. Great work.

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V1SUT's avatar

So appreciate you sharing the information. Only public pressure can force reform.

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Jenni White/ROPE Report's avatar

Awesome reporting as usual, Katy! 👏👏👏

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Patrick Gunning's avatar

Hiring the mentally ill and sexually perverted to monotor child safety is in and of itself insane...

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V1SUT's avatar

Agreed. So many systems should've seen this coming... DHS, mental health, courts. Thanks so much for reading and sharing your thoughts.

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Sober Mixtape's avatar

Racist trolls hiding outside of Norman. Muhahahahaha.

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