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04.18.08
The Enquirer Foster parents' names public - for now
BY EILEEN KELLEY AND JON CRAIG COLUMBUS - The public has a right to know the names of foster parents who care for the state's 10,000-plus foster children, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday.
The decision, in a case brought by The Enquirer, comes 20 months after the death of Marcus Fiesel, who was killed by his foster parents in Clermont County in August 2006.
The Fiesel case raised concerns about how Ohio's 88 counties check the backgrounds of foster parents because both Liz and David Carroll Jr. had criminal records.
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