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flag Tennessee authorities ignored multiple warnings before finding two children in severe neglect at a home linked to a registered sex offender.

flag Multiple warnings were issued to Tennessee authorities over months before Chattanooga police found two children in severe neglect at a home with trash, roaches, and foul odors. flag A neighbor reported concerns twice, and police had visited the home in October and November for unrelated incidents, including a missing child, each time alerting the Department of Children’s Services. flag Despite these reports, no action was taken. flag Officers responded to a welfare check for Leon Woods, a registered sex offender with prior child molestation convictions, after his daughter feared for his safety. flag They discovered the children during the visit. flag Woods and Carol Phillips now face aggravated child neglect charges, with Woods also charged for violating sex offender registration laws. flag DCS has not responded to inquiries about its handling of prior reports.

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