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How Dr. Scott Benton’s decisions tore these families apart

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Caryn Jordan took her 10-month-old daughter to Forrest General Hospital on March 29, 2020. Doctors told Jordan her daughter had a broken leg and 11 fractures across her body in various stages of healing. Dr. Scott Benton, a pediatrician at UMMC who specializes in child abuse pediatrics, determined abuse caused her injuries. Jordan was told to leave the hospital, and Sawyer went into the custody of Child Protective Services.

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How Dr. Scott Benton’s decisions tore these families apart

This story is the third part in Mississippi Today’s “Shaky Science, Fractured Families” investigation about the state’s only child abuse pediatrician crossing the line from medicine into law enforcement and how his decisions can tear families apart. Read the full series here. Caryn Jordan, Columbia Caryn Jordan and her daughter Sawyer pose for a portrait inside of their home Columbia, Miss., Monday, December 12, 2022. Credit: Eric Shelton/Missi…

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