Public Administrator refuses to protect

Peggyhelps

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Jurisdiction
Missouri
The Public Administrator is my step son's guardian and has refused to prosecute his mother for crime's. For example, RSMO 570.145 financial exploitation of an elderly person or persons with a disability. My son received a $5,000 inheritance from husbands mother. The check was written directly to my son instead of the public administrator. His mother and sister were with him when he received this check. His biological mother knew that the check was supposed to be written to the public administrator because, besides the Dr. She was the only other person to testify against him. When we discovered that this happened and that the money disappeared from a different checking account at the same bank the guardian had control of the original one. We reported this to the public administrator and subsequently to all 4 of them. The Guardian said nothing could be done. We went to the Sheriff's Department, we were told only the Public Administrator could file charges. We went to the prosecutor and was told he could not talk to us we had to go to the Sheriff's Department. That is just concerning money.
The other issue we have is that his mother is aloud to see him even after full disclosure of the fact that she was deemed a sexual deviant by the State of Illinois after she confessed to the FBI during a child pornagrapher and pedophile investigation that my husband helped to bring back the perpetrator from Afghanistan. During a court hearing, with a direct question from the Judge if she had molested her son. She states I have never been arrested or convicted of anything. And what I did do I did against my will. She had 3 child abuse case's in Illinois and a conviction for domestic violence with bodily harm in Illinois. I am at a loss at what to do. We can't afford an attorney because his ex-wife will not file for the Disability check his daughter is entitled to because he is disabled. We live on $390 a month. We fall a bit short sometimes but we can handle that. The only reason we would need more is to hire an attorney. I just want to know the law when it comes to the issue of only the Public Administrator can file a complaint when it comes to someone that is a protectee. I know the sheriff's department is the one that files charges and the
Persecutor puts a person on trial. So how is it possible that only the public administrator is the only one that can file a complaint against his mother for stealing his money.
 
You aren't legally related to anyone involved in this matter.

If you suspect a crime has been committed, report what you know, observed, or believe as occurred to the appropriate law enforcement agency.

As far as the legal relatives of the man, the same procedure applies to them.

However, one or more of them might wish to consult with a civil attorney.
 
Not only me but myself have reported to the city police chief, the Sheriff of the county, the Missouri Attorney General and he told unto contact the Sheriff or the Presiding Commissioner. The Sheriff stated only the Public Administrator could file a complaint. And the police Chief stated that the victim ( his son who was proven incompetent) had to make the report.
 
Honestly, your post is extremely confusing as to what happened and to whom. The bottom line is that when you are talking about an adult, only that adult may report a crime against them or file suit against a party who wronged them. If that adult has been judged incompetent and has a guardian, only that guardian may act on their behalf. Just as when it is the adult themself, there is no affirmative duty to sue every time it might be possible to do so.

It is really not clear at all that anything illegal happened. It is also not clear why you believe the mother should not be allowed to visit with the son and who has a daughter who is disabled and what that has to do with any of this.
 
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