Woman tasked with protecting children from neglect arrested for neglecting her own kids who lived in ‘deplorable’ home: Cops

Polk dirty house

Polk County Sheriff’s Office took this picture of a “deplorable” home where an employee with Florida’s Department of Children and Families lived with her husband and two kids. The employee, Tawnya White. and husband Devin White are facing child neglect charges. (Polk County Sheriff’s Office)

A Florida woman whose job it is to protect children and ensure they have a proper home to live in apparently failed to hold her own household to the same standard.

Tawnya White, who has worked for the Department of Children and Families for 13 years, and her husband Devin White are facing a child neglect charge after their home was found in “deplorable” conditions, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

DCF employees on Feb. 9 requested Polk County deputies to respond to their co-worker’s home because of health and safety concerns inside, a probable cause arrest affidavit reviewed by Law&Crime says. A deputy noted the outside of the home had overgrown grass and trash strewn about the property.

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