Many of my readers are fathers who've been locked out of their children's lives after a divorce or separation. That's why we fatherhood/shared parenting advocates are always thrilled when some SOB who does enjoy joint custody mistreats his children.

Today's case in point, Lucien Hoffman, who (allegedly) left his two year-old daughter in a hot car for two hours while he was.....in a whorehouse.  Nice job, pal.

Apparently Hoffman never learned what most dads who have daughters understood the moment our daughters were born--dads are their little girls' protectors.

I'm not sure what Hoffman's punishment will be (I might suggest a rope and a tree). Fortunately the girl is OK, and is now with child protective services. Let's hope she's reunited with her mother, ASAP. The article is below, a video of the news report can be found here.

Two Year Old Left In Car While Dad Is In Brothel
September 3, 2007

A two year old is in protective custody Monday after being left in a burning hot car while authorities say her father was in a brothel.

The Storey County sheriff's department said, Lucien Hoffman, was inside the "Mustang Ranch" when deputies arrived Sunday evening.

Security guards were the first to find his daughter, paramedics who then arrived treated her for dehydration.

Authorities say she'd been left, unattended, for about two hours in 95-degree heat.

Hoffman was arrested for child neglect.

He is being held at the Storey County detention facility on 40-thousand dollars bail.

The sheriff's department says Hoffman who's from Bend, Oregon has joint custody of the girl.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 4th, 2007 at 12:26 am and is filed under Fathers' Rights/Noncustodial parents' rights, Shared Parenting, Child Protective Services/Child Welfare System, Parenting, Family Court Reform Movement, Single Fathers, Teen Fathers, Child Abuse. You can trackback from your own site.