A FORMER guardian for some of the Turpin children has hit back at claims she failed to sufficiently care for the abused siblings after they escaped from their parents' house of horrors.
Vanessa Espinoza, a former deputy public guardian who was assigned to help the seven oldest Turpin children full-time, published a statement to Facebook on Saturday to shed light on what she called "unfair accusations" leveled against her.
"Due to the confidentiality on this case, I am VERY limited on the information I that I can provide," Espinoza, who currently works as a real estate broker in California, wrote on her page Sold By Eric and Vanessa.
"I can however provide the following information: "I was not assigned to all 13 [of the Turpin children]; I was only assigned to 7 individuals.
"Additionally, any and all funds received on behalf of those individuals, have always been accounted for to the court, the individuals' court-appointed attorneys, the Riverside County Public Guardian's County Counsel, Public Guardian's upper management, and the individuals themselves.
Espinoza continued: "I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify that I was not terminated/fired from my position as Deputy Public Guardian for Riverside County; in fact, I resigned from that position several months ago.
"My reason for leaving that position has nothing to do with this case or for any failure to perform my duties as a Deputy Public Guardian."
Espinoza also acknowledged an independent...
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