Texas: Is a 90 Day Sentence Enough for a Lying Social Worker?

On May 22, 2009 a Corpus Christi TX judge sentenced Grizelda Lopez-Hess, 38, to 90 days in jail. I wonder if she’s out yet. She plead guilty to making a false report of abuse.

According to reporter Mary Ann Cavazos, Grizelda Lopez-Hess phoned the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services on October 9 to make a false report of “indecency with a child”. She accused Ricardo Jimenez of molesting his girlfriend’s daughter, claiming she learned about the abusive situation from her daughter, a friend of the supposed child victim.

But Grizelda Lopez-Hess doesn’t even have a daughter! She made the whole thing up! And she was an ~~investigator~~ forensic interviewer for the Children’s Advocacy Center – a former CPS caseworker, child-taker, and supervisor! What a manipulator!

The victim of this lie, Ricardo Jimenez, is called upon to testify as an expert witness, and this false allegation has already been brought up in criminal cases wherein he’s been asked to testify as an expert. But this was not Grizelda Lopez-Hess’ motivation for making such a sick and dreadful false accusation of child abuse.

Grizelda Lopez-Hess said she made the false accusation in retaliation against Ricardo Jimenez’ girlfriend, Misty Guajardo. Grizelda Lopez-Hess blamed Misty Guajardo for a job transfer forced on Lopez-Hess’ husband. But county officials said that the job transfer (a demotion?) was done because Grizelda Lopez-Hess and her husband did yet another dirty deed: they tipped off a suspect in a criminal case. The suspect and his family members testified that indeed they had been tipped off by Grizelda Lopez-Hess and her husband.

Grizelda Lopez-Hess plea bargained. She was to get a two year prison sentence, but that was changed to three years probation and the 90 days in jail. Plus she has to pay a fine and complete 100 hours of community service and attend anger management classes.

Hess’ husband tried to get her off easy. He testified that Grizelda Lopez-Hess would be in danger because while she was in a holding cell two fellow prisoners recognized her as a child-taking CPS agent! But she went to jail anyway and was to be isolated from the other prisoners. Solitary confinement for 90 days? I hope she’s still serving the entire 90 day sentence and that she’s had plenty of time to think about what it means to LIE and falsely accuse people of child abuse.

So there you have it, folks… the truth coming out about a really bad character that the county used against American families. They put Grizelda Lopez-Hess in a position of power and she used it to knowingly harm and harass decent people.

This is the tip of the iceberg! There are THOUSANDS of false accusations happening in this country… and it is time for all these lying idiots to get investigated, prosecuted, and IMPRISONED. Forget jail! One year isn’t enough to pay for the massive amounts of grief they’ve caused!

Every child taken away from a parent due to a false accusation of child abuse is a child that is being abused by the government child protective services agency and its agents.

So now you have my opinion. What’s yours? What would be the proper sentence for a child protective services social worker who knowingly makes a false accusation of child abuse or neglect?

Source: Former CPS Supervisor to Spend 90 Days in Jail by Mary Ann Cavazos, published on June 1, 2009 at Caller.com.

Filed under: Social Workers, Texas — Linda Martin @ 11:16 am

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All Civil Service workers, cops, Social Workers, Prison guards, etc. know that if they are charged with a crime, they ask the “Judge” to hear their case, and not a jury.

The “Judge” slaps them on the wrist (If that)
and they all go laughing out the courthouse door together.

When enough people get sick of it, the bullets will fly just as they did in Russia, Spain, France. etc.

Comment by bILL mEDVECKY — July 8, 2009 @ 12:25 pm

As far as I am concerned, anyone proven to make a false allegation of this nature, should be forced to serve the sentence that the accused would have had to serve if found guilty. In a business where the accused can serve 20 years to life in prison for the crime with nothing more than an accusation, it seems only fair that a false allegation carry the same penalty.

Comment by Evian Nezitic — July 8, 2009 @ 12:40 pm

No 90 days is not enough they should give them at least 5 years in prison for playing with peoples families

Comment by Renee — July 8, 2009 @ 12:43 pm

A social worker is a person that the public is supposed to trust. When a trusted person lies then the community cannot trust the structure that is supposed to support it. The sentence should be firm and fair.

Comment by Ventrilo — July 9, 2009 @ 3:39 am

I think that they should get 5 years including the Judge for being on DHS side why can’t that happen in Iowa for every year that I don’t get to see my child that should be how many years they spend in prision I am not talking about jail time I am talking about prison time I haven’t seen my children since 2006 but I want their time to double for the lies they cause me including my exinlaws I think we as parents should pick out their punishment for them

Comment by Terri Rote — July 9, 2009 @ 1:21 pm

Apparently Texas DFPS has been running amock for years.

Take a look at the FLDS debacle, and realize that it took an Appeals Court to affirm that over 400 children should not have been SEIZED.

Her husband is LE—it seems there’s a lot of gossip around CC about the 2.

And lying to get retailiate against someone is NEVER ACCEPTABLE.

Her sentence ( whatever it amounts to ) sends a potent message to caseworkers throughout TX.

And notice, too, it appears the woman had been DEMOTED FROM BEING A SUPERVISOR. Her position was that of former supervisors. Can you say nepotism?

Comment by fern — July 11, 2009 @ 3:04 am

NO WAY 90 YEARS WOULDNT EVEN BE ENOUGH! THEY NEED TO THROW ALL EVIL KIDNAPPING SOCIAL WORKERS IN PRISON FOR LIFE AND THROW AWAY THE KEY!!!!!! BUT OH WELL AT LEAST THEY WILL HAVE TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT TO GOD SOME DAY AND THEN THEY WILL BE CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE THEIR WILL BE WEEPING AND GNASHING OF TEETH. AND THIS WILL GO ON FOREVER AND EVER. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PAROLE IN THE AFTER LIFE ONCE YOURE IN HELL YOULL BE THERE FOREVER BURNING ALIVE!!!THE ONLY ESCAPE IS BY ASKING JESUS TO FORGIVE YOU OF YOUR SINS AND ASKING HIM TO BE YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR AND TURN REPENT OF SIN.

Comment by SCOTT A. — July 11, 2009 @ 10:12 am

I unfortunatly am in a similiar situation in which the caseworker(CW) lied to my kids and whenever my kids said something nice about me and goes entirely against their case it is/was conveniently left out. Whenever my kids tried to explain themselves, they would accuse them of being coached and go as far as calling my kids liars. How conveniant to call a kid a liar when they dissagree with you. Anybody from Aurora, colorado better hope they never have to deal with Carol Chambers, DA, cause shes a whack job and can and does prosecute everybody.

Comment by Eric — July 11, 2009 @ 4:09 pm

This woman should get at least 5 – 10 years because if this had stuck and no one would have found out this man and his family would have paid a long time and suffered. Also this woman should be more than demoted she should not have her job back to maybe do this again. there are alot of social workers that lie and make stories up. We all need to unite together,because united we stand and divided we fall.

Comment by Betty — July 11, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

I’m wondering: who filed a complaint against this caseworker? The parents or cps supervisors/caseworkers? Or, was it the prosecutor/ cps attorney?

I’m just curious..someone please send me an email to let me know, as I would love to file complaints against cps workers; I’ve tried: local police department, sheriff’s office, county police, cps supervisor, AND the governor himself..

all referred me BACK to the caseworker;
the supervisor said, and I quote:
“Oh, you just cant make accusations against a caseworker, accusing her of LYING~~ after all, she does not have any personal agenda!”

YAH RIGHT~~! HOW ABOUT KEEPING HER DAM JOB…PROMOTIONS, MORE MONEY??????

njgrandma4justice at yahoo.com

Comment by Lisa :NJGrandma4jusitc — July 12, 2009 @ 3:10 pm

I think the appropriate place to report would be your local District Attorney’s office… but they can’t prosecute without proof. In the case of this social worker, they had the recording of her call to CPS to make the false report. I’m not sure how it got reported.

Comment by LindaJoMartin — July 12, 2009 @ 8:58 pm

FIGHTCPS.com get your facts straight..First of all. The Child Advocacy Center (crisis center) does not have investigators..that position does not exist. Second of all, it is a PRIVATE AGENCY. it is NOT a Government agency. She may have been a FORMER cps worker..okay..so your going to hold CPS responsible for that? get real..A former cop kills someone. Your going to blame the police department they used to work at? I see the point, but get your facts right. CPS saves thousands of children every year from DEATH. Mistakes are made all the time and of course that happens. But it is with it is. Get your facts right at least.

Comment by Canaan — July 13, 2009 @ 12:44 pm

Canaan, thanks for pointing out I got the word wrong. She’s wasn’t an “investigator” for the CAC… she was a “forensic interviewer.”

The point was that the woman was an employee or ex-employee of CPS in TX and it is clear they were using an untrustworthy person for the job — someone who didn’t care about families — someone who thought lying about people was okay. As parents who have been lied about by CPS workers, we victims of the system are very happy that lying caseworkers are finally being brought up on charges from time to time. The more the better!

And yes, it does reflect on the agency or employer if an employee is found to be an untrustworthy liar. Employers should be more careful about who they hire, especially if the employee will be in any kind of position of power over children and their families.

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Comment by Christy — July 14, 2009 @ 7:52 pm

90 days is not enough. The exact same thing happened to me,. My family who intevened then took their side. I have not seen my daughter for over 2 years. I still cry many nights. They need to have community service and 5 years with a written letter of apology included, Then some of will forgive and never forget.

Comment by Christine Desjardins — July 15, 2009 @ 3:16 pm

(((Christine))) . . . there’s no penalty stiff enough for having ruined someone else’s life.

Comment by LindaJoMartin — July 16, 2009 @ 1:17 pm

She deserves 5-10 for that. I know the pain and suffering and shredding and ripping apart of souls – She should gotten HARD TIME for this CRIME!

Comment by Walt — July 18, 2009 @ 11:05 am

I understand she has petitioned the Judge to vacate the sentence.

People like her deserve no mercy whatsoever.

Comment by MaggieC — July 20, 2009 @ 5:37 pm

MaggieC, that caseworker sure has her nerve, does she not? I am with you there in that people who ruin other people’s lives for their paycheck deserve no mercy whatsoever. I can’t stand social workers and their holier than thou attitude, and I thank God that I have never had to deal with these imbecilic, uneducated morons. They are all beneath contempt. Even if it takes the rest of my days on this earth, CPS and their days of ruining other people’s lives based on nothing will end. This is not a promise I make lightly. I will soon be graduating with a degree in Criminal Justice and social wreckers are going down, they ruined my brother’s life while he was in care, and so help me they will not get away with doing the same to any other child as long as I have the fighting spirit within.

Comment by Jennifer Foster — July 23, 2009 @ 6:33 pm

my comment about article being accused of child abuse is nightmare. My teenage he don’t like rules at home I move from missouri to tn so i can stay away from this people in missouri my exhusband wife her and my son make false accusation again me all because she don’t like me want my son to live with her sister.

What they make he be a better parents to me and husband. my son been in drugs because he keep runnaway to missouri so he can do drugs with them. I love my son in i want help him so he stop doing drugs but this people don’t leave us alone keep pick my child from my state with my permittion but the law don’t do anyhing to them. now he got together with then to planned how he can make lie about us abused him all he want to be in that state so in continue doing drugs.this woman been harrsment me for las 14 years in my life . she happy what happen to me now.

Comment by Maria — July 28, 2009 @ 12:02 pm

This social worker is the same woman who wrongfully accused Hannah Overton of murdering her son, Andrew Burd. Hannah was wrongfully convicted of capital murder and was jailed for life without parole. The police officer overseeing Andrew’s autopsy was this lady’s husband! Can we say conflict of interest? Hannah is awaiting her appeal to see if she will be exonerated of this false crime. She’s been waiting for 8 months already. This woman needs to do life without parole. This is a real sentence that was wrongfully given to a loving mother of 5 kids that lost one to PICA. Hannah’s children are suffering as is Hannah. 90 days is a travesty.

Comment by Kristen — August 3, 2009 @ 11:15 am

I bet we could get a lot of them for this. It seems to be their usual and customary behavior.

Comment by Cynthia Morgan — August 3, 2009 @ 7:25 pm

This is what I want to know: Why isn’t the “anonymous” person/people that call cps never have screening or their background checked? I mean a lot of these false accusation stem from “anonymous” calls and I know that if these people were subjected to a background or screening check, then I am willing to bet that many of these cases would cease to exist.

Comment by Dana — August 6, 2009 @ 7:12 am

I think the punishment should fit the crime. Since they are so Gung ho on removing children, they should be barred from having any contact with children including their own or Grandchildren. EVER. I can assure you even a few days without your children distroys you. I assure you no one will do this in the future.

A co-worker made a false accusation against me and my kids were taken for 2 days. The court gave them right back and said the worker had been over zealous. But you can not imagine the horrible trama on my children being dragged from their parents by CPA and the police. The lady who reported me had previously been CPS blacklisted for repeatidly calling “unrealistic and overly abundant and suspicous accusations”. She had been calling on 80-90 percent of her child care students. Making accusations of “neglect” because the parents ONLY sent 5 bibs when 6-7 were needed. It seems every child was beaten. So she was blacklisted in the county where the center was located.

But I happened to travel to work so the case was filed in the county I live not where the center was. But since our boss told her that she was repeatedly calling CPS the Judge said it was irresponsible not to contact the CPS agency in the county where the Day care was located before taking the kids “just to be on the safe side”.

In the end it all came out that she knew she would never be lead teacher until I was gone (not that it would have happened anyway). She also knew that the parents and staff loved me and the only way she could get me fired was to take it our of their hands, and get my background sullied. These fools need a strict punishment.

Comment by Kay — August 8, 2009 @ 7:30 pm

you guys are still miss representing the facts..This was NOT a caseworker. I don’t care if she used to work for CPS. CPS uses a forensic interview as a small piece of a puzzle. There are many other tactics used during an investigation. Yeah she screwed up, but I don’t how how you can reflect her on the Agency of CPS. She is NOT a social worker. She is NOT an investigator. Anybody can get CPS called on them at any time. Don’t blame CPS for that. I would LOVE to see evidence that she used to work for CPS..

Comment by Canaan — August 20, 2009 @ 12:33 pm

Wow, that’s actually really heartening. It’s so rare for people in Texas to be prosecuted for making false accusations in CPS cases. The state needs to take prosecution of false reporters a lot more seriously as it will exponentially lower the number of stupid and damaging investigations that take place.

Comment by Insider — September 2, 2009 @ 11:35 am

no, 90 days is not enough, alot of caseworker do the same them and get the same thing and if you not a case worker,you would get alot more,so are suppose to trust these caseworker and to do that is so wrong. my son ,mother of his children,where cps took the children out of the home(my son and her does not live in same home) and they never let him know they did,he find out 3 weeks later they did and the mother let her mother have them and now my son has to fight the other grandmother to get his children,cps did not do there job,the other grandmother lets her daughter move in with her and the daughter has a real big drug problem,the reason cps took the children out of the home cause of drugs(meth lab),the grandmother told cps that stole flu shots at her job(cause the one grand son told me about it and i told cps about it) and all the case worker told her u know the breaking the law and the other grandmother said please do not turn me to the nurse board cause i started a new job and she has hit the children with a fly swaper and a crutch(been turn in about that also) and the caseworker just turn there head about all the diffent concerns, that is negect and abuse to the children and cps turns they head,this grandmother is and has mental abuse the children and nothing being done about it and my son can not afford a lawyer to fight the cps for all the wrongs,i see they are not they for the children at all cause they have not did nothing ,also let the case worker know the mother of the children she was sex abuse when she was young,by all her mother boyfriends and her mother has change(that what the mother of the children said to case worker ) case worker did nothing to look more into it all,so we have a BIG question that really concerns of our grandchildren, she started bathing the children and there are 10 and 7 yrs old and the grandson told me it really bothers him for his other grandmother to do that and told cps about that and they do knowing. can any help me where or who i can talk to help get my grandchildren away from the other grandmother? thanks

Comment by sheila stone — December 8, 2009 @ 10:30 am

I have been reading this site for today and feel that if there is anyway to get things rolling on how to have false claims prosecuted whether it is in Texas or any other state then we need to get on the ball with supporting that effort. Like someone said here in another post, coming here just to vent is not enough action needs to be taken for real. I for one have had CPS called on me several times because my personality is “abrasive” and have dealt with each and every case the same. I will not allow you to take pictures of my child unless you provide me with a release form saying when the pictures will be destroyed. I have told all of the workers who try to deny me the form that if they took those pictures I would be filing a claim against them because I would not know if they planned to go home or in their car to have illegal satisfaction from my children pictures. I will not be intimidated at all and there needs to be more laws that will back people up with my mind set. I keep reading about this new CPS law that is proposed and never get whether it has been passed in to law or not, saying that you as parents would have no right to tell a worker that they can not enter your home. I am hoping someone can clarify that for me. There needs to be some form of protection at least afford the parents the right to say I don’t want my child questioned without legal representation there. Someone who is not hired by CPS or the parents a separate organization with legal officials just for that purpose. Someone to be bale to say you are not questioning this child correctly or even legally or the ladder if that is the case. CPS should not be able to question your child and have no one there to verify what they said and what your child really said. I have had a time when a worker told me and my family that my child said something that my child swore not only to me he didn’t say, but forcefully told the worker he didn’t say as well. The worker sat in his chair embarrassed as to what to say next and all he could do was vacate the case. If my son had not felt confident enough to stand up for his rights then that case would have been something for my family and I to deal with. It is absolutely ridiculous how over the years CPS has grown and such a dysfunctional manner. If there is any organizations out there looking for volunteers please post their information so I can research them and finally put my words and works to good use, thank you.

Comment by Sheree Scott — February 4, 2010 @ 12:04 pm

Sheree, if you’re looking for an organization to volunteer for, how about AFRA?

Comment by LindaJoMartin — February 5, 2010 @ 5:21 am

Absolutely not and I have proof of lying social workers and supervisors. But The system is hiring non-qualified people and then supports them to do so. Question is Would you lie to protect you job? Well I would not but know alot of people that would in the society today. To me It determines your character and if you do so then you should pay for your actions. It is very easy to get a Social worker job. My wife was offered a job with them and turned it down because she did not feel comfortable taking the children out of the homes without knowing why she would be taking the children out of the homes. They told her there would not be a day that she would not be working past 7pm including saturdays to pick up children, get children from homes, clean them up, and transport them to appointments as well as stay with them overnight at a cps office if they did not have a placement for them. This of course was 6 months before they came upon us for the 3rd time. So They were going to hire her when we had be investigated two times prior.

Comment by Justicentx — March 27, 2010 @ 4:34 pm

I long for the day I hear about a judge that will stand up in a courtroom and demand accountability from the CPS caseworkers (or anyone else who is involved in removing children) who has given false and unsubstantiated allegations or accusations against parents. I am appalled at the amount of reports of CPS workers violating people’s rights and getting away with it. I have the same questions as many – above all: what and where are the credentials for these people who are allowed to make such serious judgments on your lives? Why are they so often allowed to present incorrect information (too often with malicious intent), and form vendettas against people who try to fight or stand up for themselves. Worst of all, why has it become so easy for these people to ’steal’ children and put them in unsafe places.

Comment by Cindy4justice — April 8, 2010 @ 5:09 pm

And no Canaan, I am not talking about the social workers who are honest and try so hard to protect innocent children from harm. I think we all know about the cases that are necessary – we are talking about cases in which the abduction of the children is very questionable, where the allegations have been over-exaggerated and fabricated, when the reports or “stories” have been discredited and proven incorrect but that fact is ignored and they continue to take the kids and keep them from their families – and those stories are way too many. One cannot help but wonder just how much money is involved in it all – especially the innocent parents and families who are subjected to this.

Comment by Cindy4justice — April 8, 2010 @ 5:18 pm

our nightmare started with this monster grezidela hess. not knowing our rights,the laws the whole investegation was fabricated there was no investegation. a single parent has no chance in court. as far as the judge goes cps is right the parent is wrong. i still have my parental rights with my 13 year old daughter whateverthat maens i have no contact with her i learned she has not received any letters ive sent her,she told me its only time mommy,well be together again. how sad is that.my oldest daughter lost her parental rights of my precious 4 year old grandson. him and i were very close, only hearing him in my mind now “i love you grandma” i feel like i’ll die from a broken heart. the allegations were neglectful supervision on both cases. my daughter and grandson were very well taken care of.never neglected,very loved. beautiful gifts from god. cps has no concern for thebest intreast of the child. they have left this family devestated. it has left me numb,still trying to comprehend how this is allowed to happen. cps targets single low income mothers.there scared to go after the real abusers and neglectful parents so our beloved childern and their mothers are the ones who pay the price.

Comment by lisa — April 27, 2010 @ 2:06 pm

I am so sorry your grandson was kidnapped by these evil people. I’m glad to hear your teenage daughter plans to contact you again when she can.

Comment by Linda Martin — April 28, 2010 @ 12:36 pm

I have had my children taken away due to false allegations. I am still trying to get my children back. This has to be stopped. Is anyone starting a federal lawsuit. I would be happey to contribute to one. Also, we need to network.

Comment by leonard — June 1, 2010 @ 2:37 am

Since the cps can get away with not having to prove anything, lying, and coersion, what can someone do to get progress in getting children home? I wonder why the social worker is so bent on finding that my sister is guilty of abuse, that they refuse to look at any other possibilities? This is in San Diego. If tests can prove other circumstances, why do they refuse to do them, and why won’t the judge order the tests done? I feel like they are on a witch hunt.

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