Online access to sensitive court records sparks concern
FOIFT2014-08-25T15:25:44-05:00By Kiah Collier Houston Chronicle Originally published Aug. 20, 2014 Harris County court documents in contentious Child Protective Services cases that should be labeled as sensitive, or kept confidential, are being posted online for anyone to see, sparking concerns that abused and neglected children and their caretakers could be put at risk. University of Houston Law Center professor Ellen Marrus, a juvenile law expert, said access to such files online could be used by parents whose children have been taken away to find out where they are living. In addition, she said, "Children who have been sexually abused or physically abused [...]