Prosecution Of 'Non-Affirming' Dad Ends In Exoneration By Human Services Judge

An update on Brent Bowlby of Minnesota

Minnesota Human Services Judge William B. Madsen has recommended Sherburne County CPS reverse its finding that Brent Bowlby maltreated a minor by mental injury. Madsen’s findings are an absolute embarassment to CPS officials at the County Government Center.

In an extensive podcast last October, The Distance reported how Minnesota Child Protective Services officials enabled Mr. Bowlby’s ex-partner to alienate his children from him for five years, even in defiance of family court-ordered reunification.

Issued in June, Madsen’s decision finds that “other than being a party to the custody dispute and attempting to obtain parenting time, I find it more likely than not, that the Appellant did not inflict a mental injury” on his daughter, the second of three children from the relationship.

Judge Madsen criticized CPS for providing notes to the court from the daughter’s therapist, Ms. Rachelle Morrison-Weseloh, that “appear redacted and incomplete.” Furthermore, “when asked for clarification the…