Community members press DCFS for answers on abuse death of Gavin Peterson
Aug 6, 2024, 8:00 AM | Updated: Aug 21, 2024, 4:37 pm
SALT LAKE CITY — Dozens gathered in Ogden demanding answers from the Division of Child and Family Services in the death of 12-year-old Gavin Peterson.
“There are just too many unanswered questions in regards to Gavin, it was a senseless death that I feel could have been prevented. There were multiple calls and allegations of child abuse that went ignored,” said Sabrina Tracy, who organized the protest in honor of Gavin Peterson.
Protesters waived “Justice for Gavin” signs as they walked along City Hall Park on Washington Boulevard on Monday evening and chanted “investigate before it’s too late.”
They demanded answers from the Utah Division of Child and Family Services over complaints of suspected abuse that allegedly fell through the cracks for years in Gavin’s death.
“When I heard Gavin’s story, I am not kidding, I walked into the bathroom and I threw up,” Tracy said. “That was purely stress and grief and just also the thoughts that went through my head that that could’ve been my grandnephews in a similar situation.”
Tracy said Gavin’s case hit home as she also filed complaints with DCFS on behalf of her grandnephews, a process that she alleges took too long.
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