“We failed this child,” – Police Commissioner on Death of Janelika Romney
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“We failed this child,” – Police Commissioner on Death of Janelika Romney
“We failed this child,” – Police Commissioner on Death of Janelika Romney
On July 3rd, 2025, while addressing the barrage of social media commentary surrounding the death of the missing Janelika Romney, Commissioner of Police, James Sutton expressed the following:
He continued that the public has to address the” countless careless, deviant acts” that are normalized which “endanger children, destroy families, and rob communities.” He emphasized that actions that are “laughed off” and “excused under the guise of culture and tradition”
must end now.
In addressing specific social media commentary such as opinions, rumors and speculations of child abuse, neglect, hyper sexualization, as well as child endangerment, he made this plea: