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POSTED: 3:20 pm CDT July 12, 2006
UPDATED: 3:38 pm CDT July 12, 2006
SAN ANTONIO -- A judge awarded temporary custody Wednesday of a premature
baby who was born addicted to drugs to Child Protective Services.
The baby's mother, Crystal Martinez, attended a parental rights hearing via
a video camera from the Bexar County Jail, where she has been in custody
since she was arrested a week ago on prostitution and theft charges.
When Martinez gave birth to her son, Guadalupe Rosales, on June 20, she and
the baby tested positive for cocaine and heroin.
When a judge asked Martinez if she would be clean or dirty if she were drug
tested today, she replied, "dirty."
The judge told Martinez and Albert Rosales, the father of Martinez's four
children, that if they didn't change quickly, they would lose permanent
custody of their newest baby.
"Drugs and kids don't mix," said George Willingham, Rosales's attorney. "You
have to choose one or the other."
The baby was born one day after Martinez and Rosales attended the funeral of
their 1-year-old son, also named Guadalupe Rosales, who died of shaken baby
syndrome while in the custody of his foster parents, who also attended the
tension-filled funeral.
Even though the case was ruled a homicide, no charges have been filed, which
continues to frustrate members of the Rosales family.
"They didn't mention nothing about that," said Ramona Ortega, Rosales's aunt
who also attended the hearing.
Martinez and Albert Rosales also lost their parental rights of their two
other children.
Copyright 2006 by KSAT.com
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