Irate residents confronted Riverside County officials after investigators outlined how the county failed to adequately care for the 13 Turpin siblings following their 2018 rescue.
Sisters Jennifer and Jordan Turpin are seen here during an exclusive interview with ABC News' Diane Sawyer for"20/20" airing Nov. 19, 2021.Riverside County officials were confronted Tuesday by irate residents after investigators outlined numerous ways that the county failed to provide appropriate care for thefollowing their 2018 rescue from their parents' California home where they had been subjected to abuse and deprived of food, sleep, hygiene, education, and health care.
Residents, in response, accused county officials of having a "total lack of leadership" and running a "broken social services system." Larson also noted that even before investigators finished the probe, they found "the situation was improving." The county also does not have enough "suitable" foster families to support the number of children in need of placement, investigators found.
While stressing the positive work cited by the report, Riverside County officials acknowledged following the presentation that there remains much work to be done.
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