Brenda Deutsch: Foster mother who allegedly abused children for decades tried to trade child for monkey

Brenda Deutsch, a Missouri woman who fostered over 200 children, has been charged with neglect, child abuse, and child endangerment after a missing child in Texas revealed horrific abuse. Allegations include physical and emotional abuse, neglect, hoarding food, and sending children to residential facilities as punishment. Over 200 calls were made to report abuse, but the home was not in the system, highlighting systematic failures in protecting minors.

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