Medically Kidnapped Children of Washington Parents Still not Returned

March 15, 2016

Medically Kidnapped Children of Washington Parents Still not Returned – CPS Wants them Adopted

The three breast-fed children shortly before CPS took them away.

by Health Impact News/MedicalKidnap.com Staff

Three breastfed, homebirthed babies who were taken away from their parents by Child Protective Services in Washington state more than a year ago are still not home, but their mother reports that she is very hopeful that they will be home soon.

The story of Erica May Carey and Cleave Rengo’s children being taken by CPS was first reported by Health Impact News in November of 2014. Their heartbreaking story went viral and was read by more than 1.5 million people in less than 48 hours, leading to a national outcry. The governor of Washington reportedly received 6000 phone calls after the story was published.

Original story:

Breastfed, Homebirthed Babies Taken Away From Parents For Not Using Hospital

Twins Morna and Daniel and their brother Levi remain in a foster home in Washington. Initially placed in separate homes, the 3 siblings are now together in the same foster home. As recently as the last court hearing, a Bellingham social worker is still telling the court that the children should be adopted out.

Daniel Clemente from a recent visit. Source: Erica.

Health Issues in State Custody

Ironically, all 3 have eczema. Part of the original allegations against the parents was that Levi, then 10 months had eczema that his parents refused to treat. In reality, Erica May and Cleave were treating his eczema, but were using natural remedies such as herbal calendula cream and coconut oil. A social worker termed this medical neglect, since they didn’t want to expose their son to the risk of steroids unless absolutely necessary. Yet, all 3 children have untreated eczema in state custody, and no one seems concerned.

After the children were abruptly weaned to formula, the twins developed gastric reflux, and Daniel had a feeding tube for awhile.

CPS reportedly wants Morna to have hip surgery, because “her hip pops.” Erica would much rather Morna be sent to a chiropractor to check it out before anything so drastic as surgery is done.

Morna Kai Grace at a recent visit. Source: Erica

Daniel’s heart murmur has reportedly returned. It mysteriously went away during the few weeks in late 2014 that he was returned home, but is back now. Erica believes that it must be stress related, from being taken away from his family.

Levi is reported to have “behavioral problems,” “throwing tantrums and engaging in self-destructive behavior,” but his mother isn’t buying that. He had always been a happy, loving child when he was at home. According to Erica, these behavioral problems are because:

He misses his mom! He needs me. He has abandonment issues because they tore him away from me!

Levi in foster care. Source: Erica.

A Family Torn Apart

Previously we reported that CPS was demanding that Erica split up from Cleave as a condition of her getting her children back. Unfortunately, we have noticed that this is a trend with CPS, where parents are pitted against each other, and often told that the children can only come home if the parents break up or divorce.

See:

CPS Destroying Rengo Family: Demands Erica Separate from her Husband to Get Children Back

They felt that they had no choice. During this difficult time they discovered that Erica was again pregnant, but CPS had made it clear that the only way that either parent would have a chance to get the other 3 children back was if they separate.

They are no longer together, and are working on being friends for the sake of the children.

Erica made some big changes and relocated to be closer to some of her family members who could be there to help support her as she made the transition to single life and worked toward complying with all of the CPS conditions.

A Blessing in the Midst of the Pain

After she moved away from Bellingham, Erica was again near some of her relatives and has become involved in a good church. She was surrounded by love and support as she neared the time of the new baby’s birth.

Like her other births, Erica May chose a homebirth. This time, she was without Cleave. Elijah was born during a storm on a full moon on October 29. Erica’s mother, a childbirth educator and La Leche League leader who herself had homebirths, was her birth attendant. Erica describes a beautiful, glorious birth at her cousin’s spa, surrounded by peaceful music, candlelight, fragrant frankincense and other soothing scents, and lots of love.

Erica and newborn Elijah after his “glorious” birth. Source: Erica

CPS has left Erica alone about this new baby, thankfully. She is completely in love with little Elijah, but:

There is this huge emptiness inside of me, and I miss my children.

Erica has been “completely compliant” with every demand placed on her by CPS. She has taken parenting classes, and is participating in the therapy and services they want her in. She has a new apartment that family and friends have helped her to pull together. For the second time, she has passed the home study with flying colors. The social worker where she lives now told her that the home study would be “glowing.”

Erica’s apartment. Source: Erica.

Back and Forth in Foster Care

After the children were taken the first time on November 6, 2014, they were returned home on December 5, but there were so many conditions attached to their return that many who know how the system works said that Erica May and Cleave were being set up for failure. CPS remained completely enmeshed in their personal lives, despite the fact that the parents never abused or harmed their children.

Judge Allows Rengo Babies to go Home: But with Conditions, Calling CPS “Heroes”

Twins Morna Kai Grace and Daniel Clemente were just 5 weeks old when they were seized from their home. Levi was 10 months. All 3 babies had been breastfeeding, but were abruptly weaned and given formula. Erica May and Cleave recognized that their children had been traumatized during the month they spent in foster care, and were trying to get life back on track, while complying with the CPS demands for classes, therapy, etc.

When they decided to get away from the stress for a little while by going to visit relatives in California, CPS interpreted that as the couple fleeing. They issued reports to media and police on the west coast to be on the lookout for the family, stopping just short of issuing an Amber Alert.

Breastfeeding Mother Arrested and Babies Taken Away by Force: The Parents’ Side of the Story

When Cleave and Erica May learned of this, they turned around and headed back home. They had fully intended to be back for the next court hearing scheduled for February 10th. Police met them at a California gas station and forcibly removed Levi from his mother’s breast.

Erica devastated as she was arrested and her babies taken from her. Photo courtesy of ksbw.com.

Erica was arrested and the children taken back to be placed in a Washington foster home. The charges were dropped, but the children were placed in foster care, where they have been ever since.

Currently, Erica gets one 15 minute Skype visit per week with her children. Cleave has even less time with the children.

New Judge

Erica reports that there is a new judge on her family’s case. She has been told that the court will not discuss the case further or consider the children coming back home until he gets the In-Home Study report in his hands.

When Health Impact News spoke with Erica May this past weekend, she had more hope in her voice than in any previous conversation throughout this whole ordeal. She has people on her team who believe that success is imminent and that her children will be returned home soon. She believes that God has shown her in her prayers that they are coming home soon.

The hopes and prayers of many are with her that her children will be returned soon.

Published on March 15, 2016

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13 Comments

Cynthia April 4, 2024 at 1:36 pm - Reply

This is happening across the state of Maine as well.It’s very disturbing.It needs to stop.We need to hold those involved accountable. They are tearing precious families apart
For no reason. Sperwick Needs to be investigated.I see, this Doctor is not only doing it in this state.,but Other states as well.
How can one Doctor have so much power in several states? Nobody wants to go after as far as attorneys.Why does he have so much power, And is able to Falsify  documents and dates and get away with it.It doesn’t make sense to me!!!

Daniella September 24, 2019 at 4:21 pm - Reply

So so

So tragic

How dare they do this to a family so sad the patents forced to split ..take the so called authoritys to court for causing this .they should ne compensated and helped to reunite .

Theresa K June 25, 2019 at 8:32 am - Reply

It is clear that the mis-named "social workers", still so EVILLY trying to adopt-out the God-given children of others that were so EVILLY STOLEN from them, belong being locked in a PRISON for the rest of their lives/ a minimum of 50 years in prison each. The SAME thing goes for the FAILURE-to-God and humanity, evil buffoon "doctors"/ hospital personnel, social workers, judge(s), and whoever else was party to these unconscionable crimes against God and humanity; and works of terrorism, extreme child abuse, and inexcusable, extreme violation of God-given human rights (including parental rights, over their own God-given children, which are duly gifts/ "an inheritance" to their PARENT[S] [Psalm 127:3] and NOT to "the state.") It is good to know that God places KIDNAPPERS such as this in the same RUNG OF EVILDOERS as "murderers of fathers" and "murderers of mothers." (1Timothy 1:9,10) The EVIL, terrorism, child-kidnapping, life-damage and losses, and other extreme injustices worked upon this family are so BIZARRELY INHUMANE, UNCONSCIONABLE, SENSELESS, and DESTRUCTIVE of INNOCENT HUMAN LIVES, and are being worked by such OBVIOUS LIES that one can only conclude that the CRIMES being worked upon this family are coming from persons of sheer and EXTREME EVIL, HATE, GREED and CORRUPTION. The stiffest penalties (excluding capital punishment itself – I’m NOT for that), for Violation of Constitutional Rights Under the Color of Law – Including KIDNAPPING (even 2 NEWBORNS and a still-nursing young child, and keeping them hostage away from their mother during these vital young years) – belong being meted-out upon the damage-working, FALSELY-name "child protection" service workers and others directly involved in these INHUMANE, TERRORISTIC, EXCUSELESS, MERCILESS, HIDEOUSLY STUPID/ DERELICT, CORRUPT KIDNAPPING. The "doctor(s)" and others responsible for these EXTREME, SUFFERING-CAUSING, DAMAGING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS BELONG BEING BARRED FROM MEDICAL PRACTICE, or in any trusted position of treatment or authority / power over other human beings, because they have UNCONSCIONABLY and DESPICABLY VIOLATED THAT TRUST. They are UNFIT, the lot of them, to care for/ being in charge of human beings. Perhaps they can all get into ANIMAL husbandry/ breeding and trafficking ANIMAL livestock, veterinary chores, and meat-packing together – but none of them belong being trusted to "care" for HUMAN BEINGS anymore. Thankfully too, Armageddon Day from a God hotly and rightfully angry over such diabolical and completely unconscionable/ inexcusable, grotesquely INHUMANE CRIMES AGAINST GOD and HUMANITY IS SOON. NOTHING is HIDDEN from God’s sight – and His own scriptural warnings against such depraved evil have been delivered world over. There is NO EXCUSE for such EVIL INJUSTICE – and the Creator and Giver of children to THEIR PARENT(S) KNOWS EXACTLY WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE EVILS, and will certainly mete out His due vengeance upon them accordingly, as deserved. OR those responsible for these evils can QUIT with them immediately, RETURN the innocent family’s innocent children immediately; and make what restitution they can to those HARMED by their EVIL. (And then try to attain to a repentance with God – Acts 3:19 – for such works of extreme and damaging evil.) Armageddon day, from the Judge of the Earth/ Universal Sovereign is NEAR. "Just a little while longer, and the wicked one will be no more." (Psalm 37:10)

Kathryn Kalb December 13, 2018 at 4:08 pm - Reply

These people are way out of line. If you read up on New World Order and the law Hillary Clinton passed you will get a better understanding what is going on! My grandsons were in Foster care this is the worst thing you could do to little kids! They were scared, and traumatized by Foster care! They have been returned and my son is working very hard to keep his sons! My oldest grandson told the worker the other day that he did not want to go back to Foster care! She said don’t worry you won’t unless your dad messes up again! What a cold hearted bitch!

T. Kopecky April 13, 2016 at 12:53 pm - Reply

This nightmarish atrocity against all justice and human rights is “homeland” TERRORISM. Satan uses humans willing to discard their conscience and work his evil as his human hoarde-TOOLS. I will pray for the end of this Devil-run system all the harder, as well as pray for this family. They are being foolishly and wickedly victimized by harmful and DANGEROUSLY IGNORANT persons who have thoroughly BETRAYED THEIR SAID-INTENT and TITLES, to be “child protectors”. Further, these evil, greed-driven, family-destroying, and child-brainwashing and/or harming human trafficking schemes are being widely EXPOSED on youtube, social media, and other websites for being what they are. DIVINE RETRIBUTION ONTO PERSONS WHO WORK SUCH EVIL ONTO OTHERS WILL BE SOON, as Jah has a strong HATE for, and anger towards, such torrid and excuseless terrorism, harm, and injustice. Armageddon by Jehovah the Judge of the earth and Universal Sovereign is SOON. The persons who have VIOLATED HIS KNOWN DIVINE STANDARDS, TO THE HARM of THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO HIM FOR THAT. Armageddon is soon. (Cortisone cream instead of a superior [and harmless] skin cream; and a life-risking HIP OPERATION on a toddler instead of some chiropractor visits???!!! The persons making these “official recommendations/ dictates are DANGEROUSLY UNFIT and UNQUALIFIED to do so. They and their choices mark THEM as being POORLY- INFORMED, IGNORANT, FOOLISH, and  A DANGER TO THE VERY LIVES OF CHILDREN. Again, What has been worked by these people – and all of the rings of state child kidnappers, stealing children away from innocent parents and working human trafficking using those children is DISGUSTING, ABUSIVE, DESTRUCTIVE, and Satanic  TERRORISM. God will end it soon. Armageddon is soon.)

Peggy Palm March 18, 2016 at 8:35 am - Reply

They took my grandson from my daughter 1st , then from me after i had him for a yr, done alot of digging and they get up to $9000.00 for a successful adoption,if i had a lawyer, i would be rich, because they done so many things wrong. Ill pray for this mom and hope everything turns out for her , god bless..

danleefoster March 17, 2016 at 9:05 am - Reply

This is so sad! These people and our government are over-stepping into our lives!! It is such an injustice to our children, whom are stripped of loving parents and home!! My prayers are with this family …..

sck March 17, 2016 at 5:47 am - Reply

cps has no right. how much are we going to let government decide what is right and not right. cps works for the people. i think ultimately if given the community and peers can decide on if and when cps should step in. only if the community can not help them themself. theres the saying it take a community to raise a child. and what i mean be help, is not taking a way the child, that is just heartless.

Annomous March 16, 2016 at 7:41 pm - Reply

Karen-Backmeier said:
> This article has showed me no reason these children should have been taken away from the parents. What a terrible injustice to these children and parents. I pray that the new judge will see that these children have been greatly harmed by the actions of the CPS. How very very sad this is. God bless the children and parents and send them home where they belong..

The State must show clear harm has been done to a child. There is no law to give CPS or POLICE  authority to take your kids. Josh Powell stood up and decided that if he can not be the father of his family…..no one will.  Though his idea was crude and unorthodox, the CPS and Sheriff had no idea that one man will stand up for his parental and constitutional rights. The CPS and Sheriff did not win their battle with him….so in revenge, and spite, they took it out on his father.  There has to be an end to this continual barbaric black market baby ring some how and some way. The laws are there to protect us…but the law enforcement are now bullies and refuse to support those laws. The CPS is their buddies for a quick adrenaline rush and are hoping someone will pull a weapon so they can shoot.  The bad thing about Josh Powell, is that he has not studied the constitution well and did not execute the case worker who deemed him as a bad man…..and there was no supportive evidence to point at him other that what who said what and even in that there was no physical evidence to hold against him.

Annomous March 16, 2016 at 5:02 pm - Reply

I went to court on a fact finding hearing. There was nothing to support the complaint of under weight and malnutrition. When I was on stand I told everyone I was tired of this black market baby ring and they are either going to have a parent or a criminal.  I looked at the judge and he looked away. After I stepped down I sat behind my attorney and my wife and her attorney. When the judge said he finds the kids dependent of the State….I made a motion that made him think twice.   YOU PEOPLE NEED TO STAND UP AS THIS IS A WAR AGAINST YOU AND YOUR KIDS. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS STATE TO ANYONE, YOU FIND THE STATE ACTING AGAINST YOU IN A WAR LIKE FASHION AND IT IS LEGAL TO KILL ONLY STATE OFFICIALS.  YOU CAN DO THIS BUT YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING WHY….WHEN YOU SHOW  THE STATE IS USING YOU FOR MONETARY REASONS AND THERE IS NO PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HARM DONE TO THE KIDS….YOU WILL BE LET GO.   THE SECOND AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION SAYS….WHEN THE GOVERNMENT GOES AGAINST THE PUBLIC THE PUBLIC HAS A RIGHT TO FORM A MILITIA AND CORRECT THE GOVERNMENT.    THE JUDGE RECESSED AND CAME BACK AND GAVE US OUR KIDS AND WE JUST DO THE STUPID THINGS THE STATE WANTS US TO DO.

Karen Backmeier March 16, 2016 at 2:09 pm - Reply

This article has showed me no reason these children should have been taken away from the parents. What a terrible injustice to these children and parents. I pray that the new judge will see that these children have been greatly harmed by the actions of the CPS. How very very sad this is. God bless the children and parents and send them home where they belong..

MomOfIV March 16, 2016 at 2:08 pm - Reply

Admin said:
> Three breastfed, homebirthed babies who were taken away from their parents by Child Protective Services in Washington state more than a year ago are still not home, but their mother reports that she is very hopeful that they will be home soon.
> 
> The story of Erica May Carey and Cleave Rengo’s children being taken by CPS was first reported by Health Impact News in November of 2014. Their heartbreaking story went viral and was read by more than 1.5 million people in less than 48 hours, leading to a national outcry. The governor of Washington reportedly received 6000 phone calls after the story was published.
> 
> Twins Morna and Daniel and their brother Levi remain in a foster home in Washington, but despite earlier placement in separate homes, the 3 siblings are together in the same foster home. As recently as the last court hearing, a Bellingham social worker is still telling the court that the children should be adopted out.
> 
> Erica reports that there is a new judge on her family’s case. She has been told that the court will not discuss the case further or consider the children coming back home until he gets the In-Home Study report in his hands.
> 
> When Health Impact News spoke with Erica May this past weekend, she had more hope in her voice than in any previous conversation throughout this whole ordeal. She has people on her team who believe that success is imminent and that her children will be returned home soon. She believes that God has shown her in her prayers that they are coming home soon.
> 
> The hopes and prayers of many are with her that her children will be returned soon.

thank you for the update…I pray they continue to receive strength and blessings from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

joe gibson March 15, 2016 at 7:25 pm - Reply

This must stop parents torn away from their children! We live in a society where the truth can be found but is buried under corruption and money! And at what cost? Our children! Wake up America our children our the future!