It's been two years since all those people showed up at the Lehigh County Commissioners

meeting to tell their stories. Now, 27 families are suing Lehigh Valley Health Network, Dr. Jensen,

and members of the Child Protection Team she led. The lawsuits make several claims, including

medical malpractice, negligence, and malicious prosecution.

Again, I wanted to talk to Dr. Jensen and to decision makers at the hospital where she worked.

But in an email, a spokesperson for the hospital wrote that, while they had a lot to say about the family's allegations,

and they very much wanted to speak with us.

They couldn't because of the pending litigation.

Instead, they pointed us to a court filing,

a lengthy response to the claims in one of the lawsuits.

That filing, they said, was a good representation of their position.

In that response, the hospital unequivocally defends the reputation and expertise of Dr. Jensen.

They call her dedicated, passionate, and eminently qualified, heroic even.

The filing argues that child abuse is actually underreported, and that the, quote,

spurious claims made by the plaintiffs

represent a danger to children in the community. Unfortunately, they write, child abuse pediatricians

are often attacked by parents seeking retribution. And quote, parents accused of abuse often have a

history of embracing a, the best defense is a strong

offense mindset, frequently lodging complaints against those who identify mistreatment in an

effort to deflect blame.

Unquote.

The hospital was implying that these families hadn't really been harmed.

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