13+ Children in care of Diana Lynn Groves
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13 to 16 children, mainly internationally adopted, were neglected by Diana Lyn Groves (aka Diana L. Roll, Diana Graves, Diana Martin, Spike Martin) after she was granted custody of them though private arrangements with the adoptive parents. She bound children with duct tape, beat them with a tennis racket, and disciplined 1 girl by putting her in a clothes dryer.
The 13 children removed in November 2003 included her youngest 2 biological children (16 and 13 years), a 2 year old child adopted at 5 months in Texas, and 10 other children. Six of these children had guardianship papers, 1 did not, and 3 are unknown status. Their ages were: 13, 11, 9, unknown, 9, 9, 7, 6, 1, 4 months. The 7 year old was from Poland. Other children were reported to "look like" they were from Eastern Europe, Ethiopia and Asia. She was previously charged with felony theft in 1989, fraud in 1991 and a felony charge of failure to appear in court in 1992. She allegedly operated under names such as Adoptions By Granny and Loving Choices placement agency. Besides the 3 children in the home in November 2003, there were at least 3 other children placed in the home by guardianship.
It appears she pleaded guilt to felony neglect of a dependent for the 2003 issues. She was apparently released by 2006
In 2006 Ms. Groves took $14,000 from 7 people saying she operated an adoption agency. She was sentenced to 3 years.
The 13 children removed in November 2003 included her youngest 2 biological children (16 and 13 years), a 2 year old child adopted at 5 months in Texas, and 10 other children. Six of these children had guardianship papers, 1 did not, and 3 are unknown status. Their ages were: 13, 11, 9, unknown, 9, 9, 7, 6, 1, 4 months. The 7 year old was from Poland. Other children were reported to "look like" they were from Eastern Europe, Ethiopia and Asia. She was previously charged with felony theft in 1989, fraud in 1991 and a felony charge of failure to appear in court in 1992. She allegedly operated under names such as Adoptions By Granny and Loving Choices placement agency. Besides the 3 children in the home in November 2003, there were at least 3 other children placed in the home by guardianship.
It appears she pleaded guilt to felony neglect of a dependent for the 2003 issues. She was apparently released by 2006
In 2006 Ms. Groves took $14,000 from 7 people saying she operated an adoption agency. She was sentenced to 3 years.
Documents
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Diana Lynn Groves v. State of Indiana (appeal) | 2008 Oct 16 |
| DIANA GROVES vs. MONROE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES | 2006 Dec 11 |
| Underground network moves children from home to home | 2006 Jan 18 |
| Adopting against the odds | 2004 Mar 4 |
| Neglect suspect was some parents' last hope; Bloomington woman assumed guardianship of troubled kids when families couldn't cope | 2004 Feb 15 |
| Suspect got custody in local court | 2004 Feb 13 |
| Child abuse suspect surrenders | 2004 Feb 4 |
| Mother surrenders on neglect charges | 2004 Feb 3 |