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Officer Charged in Murder of Son, 8, Kept in Freezing Garage, Police Say “Get your hands off his mouth”: Audio was captured hours before the boy’s death at the hands of his N.Y.P.D. father, officials said. Officer Michael Valva was arrested and charged on Friday with killing his 8-year-old son. Credit... Johnny Milano for The New York Times By  Rebecca Liebson Jan. 24, 2020 The voices were captured by household surveillance equipment. “Get your hand off his mouth,” a woman says. “There’s people everywhere.” The woman, Angela Pollina, was talking to her fiancé, Michael Valva, a New York City police officer. The mouth she was urging him to remove his hand from belonged to his son, Thomas, an 8-year-old with autism, officials said. Not long after the recording was made, the authorities said, Thomas Valva was dead. He had been kept overnight in the couple’s unheated Long Island garage as the temperature outside plunged t...

 We are often asked, who parents can g complain to about ACS and especially ACS workers. The real answer is, no one. ACS is an agency that is beyond being shamed or attacked or punished in any way. It is an agency that has failure as its hallmark. This is an agency that has, through its incompetence, allowed children to die in unsafe homes, yet at the same time attacking innocent parents. In fact, when ACS allows a child to die, the mayor and commissioner hold a press conference stating how this should never have happened and how ACS will obtain moire training and money. The ACS budget is now over 3 billions dollars. And no one has any idea how this money is spent. In fact, a judge in Manhattan recently held ACS in contempt for not buying a handicapped child a new wheelchair. This is child abuse in its worst way. The only way to fight ACS is in court before an neutral judge. There are a few courageous judges that stand up to ACS and will hold them accountable. We also tell parent...

We receive many calls a week from parents who want to sue acs. Their anger is understandable. One of the main problems with suing ACS is that they are a state agency. For this reason, they have certain legal protections not afforded a civilian agency. Thus, many lawyers will not take a case against ACS, unless the parents have been found not guilty at trial or the charges have been dismissed. The best option is to contact a personal injury lawyer who regularly sues state agencies and explain your case to them. Do not be surprised if they do not take your case. Winning a lawsuit against ACS is very difficult.Of course the ACS workers know this and use it to their advantage. That is why it is critically important to contact an attorney as soon as you are contacted by an ACS worker. The attorney can fight for your rights and make sure ACS does not violate the law. Do not speak to the ACS worker without an attorney. brooklynacsattorney.com