DeSantis Administration Investigates Leftists Who Terrorized Christian Family With False Abuse Accusations

Members of an anti-Christian Reddit forum determined the location of JD and Britney Lott in order to send Florida child welfare officials after them based on a false report that their one-week-old baby was in danger.

(LifeSiteNews) — Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is intervening in the case of a Christian military couple who were victims of an online harassment campaign that led to false accusations of child abuse against them.

The Family Freedom Project (FFP) explains that JD and Britney Lott met while serving in the military and after they married, they settled in Lubbock, Texas. They ended up traveling the country with their eight children, chronicling their travels on Instagram while homeschooling.

Their American Family Road Trip account has gained popularity, but with that support has also come anonymous online detractors, including from a Reddit discussion board called FundieSnarkUncensored, which is dedicated to vitriol against conservative Christians.

On April 29 of this year, while they were staying in Florida and planning to travel to Georgia, they noticed disturbing comments that their one-week-old baby Boone was “severely sunburned, lethargic and jaundiced.” After deleting the comment, they continued their trip the next morning until they received a call from Florida Child Protective Services (CPS).

FundieSnarkUncensored’s review revealed that group members openly discussed how to report the family to authorities and even determined their physical location to determine where to send the allegations.

The CPS caseworker “quoted verbatim the Instagram comment Britney had seen earlier,” explaining that they had gotten her phone number after conducting a wellness check at the family’s RV. “The investigator seemed understanding during the call, which ended with no further action required,” FFP continues, but later that day, JD had missed a call from the Walton County, Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), which was followed by a text message warning that they would issue a nationwide “custody order” if the message wasn’t returned.

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They contacted the Texas-based FFP, which found them a lawyer in Florida and set up a meeting with DCF at a nearby hospital. It eventually determined that the children were not being abused, but not before scaring the children with a police car that pulled up behind them with its lights flashing. The case was closed with no further harm to the family, but the far-left Redditors continued their harassment, and police and medical staff alike expressed shock that it had gotten this far.

On Thursday, DeSantis spokesman Bryan Griffin said: The Daily Thread “The use of government entities to make false reports or harass others is unacceptable and will be reported to law enforcement for investigation and, ultimately, prosecution.”

Florida DCF added that while it is “required to investigate all allegations of abuse, neglect or abandonment to ensure the safety of children,” it is also true that “false reports are reported to law enforcement for criminal investigation and prosecution. Filing a false report is a crime with legal consequences, as outlined in Section 39.205, F.S., and is also a waste of department resources dedicated to protecting children from abuse and exploitation.” The agency confirmed that law enforcement is now investigating false allegations.

In an emailed statement “applauding” the DeSantis administration, FFP Vice President Jeremy Newman said it was “long past time for accountability and reform of child welfare services in America. The Lott family’s story is just the latest example in a long line of outrageous and unjust cases across the country where a state child welfare agency was weaponized and turned against an innocent and unassuming family.”

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