Massachusetts ' top child welfare official resigns amid controversy . The resignation comes after a report that the state had failed to properly investigate allegations of abuse by one of its own caseworkers at an orphanage in Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick : `` There must be accountability for the tragedies ''
Massachusetts ' top child welfare official resigns amid controversy . Olga Roche steps down after deaths of 3 children . Governor Deval Patrick : `` There must be accountability for the tragedies ''