Mom allegedly leaves kids in maggot-filled home

A 35-year-old Cypress mother of three was arrested for allegedly leaving her two children home alone in a house filled knee-high with trash, bugs and maggots, authorities said today.

Police found the children Tuesday living in "deplorable" conditions, said Sgt. Tom Bruce of the Cypress Police Department.

“Frozen bugs were inside the refrigerator and the toilets were overflowing with human feces,” Bruce said.

Their mother, Alison Le Anne Ebert, turned herself in to police, allegedly telling officers she had been smoking marijuana at  “some dude’s house,” was addicted to methamphetamine and felt lazy and depressed. She was released on her own recognizance and is scheduled to appear in court Aug. 2.

The investigation began Tuesday afternoon when police received an anonymous tip of possible child abuse at the house in the 8500 block of La Homa Street. When officers arrived, they found two girls, ages 9 and 11, inside the home, Bruce said.

The two girls were placed under the care of Orange County Child Protective Services, Bruce said, adding that a third child, a 15-year-old girl who had been staying at a relative’s home, also was taken into protective custody. City code enforcement officers deemed the house uninhabitable.

-- Ruben Vives

Photo: Alison Le Anne Ebert. Credit: Cypress Police Department

Comments

[angry lib]

you need a license to drive a car. a license to operate a boat.
But any idiot with ovaries can have kids.
Forced sterilization for anybody who tests positive for meth use in the last 10 years would improve the quality of life for our yet-to-be born citizens.
do meth, get sterilized. sounds like a winner!

[Hawkfeather]

Please tie her tubes.

[drj]

Come on! How selfish and despicable can you possibly be???
Great role model for you kids. Nice to see you consider drugs and getting high with "some dude" a higher priority in your life than your children. Grow the %*@# up lady.

[Gary L. Hammontree]

This "lady" should indeed be sterilized however, there are a million more exactly like her. Perhaps a significantly harsher penalty would help curb some of these incidents.

There some people indeed that truly do not deserve to live in anything resembling freedom. What would have been the reaction and or penalty if these children had been found dead among this filthy chaos?

It seems as though there are some people undeserving of children and their continued existence, being allowed to live at this expense is questionable. We would never miss these people at all.

[Eva]

Meth addicts should automatically be sterilized and have their children taken away. I know this sounds extreme, but there are SO many children who are currently suffering...so many children who have already died who suffered, because of this drug and because of these loser addicts.

[Louie]

I second that angry lib! Sterilization for all Meth users!

[Paul186]

Nuts. So many heart broken couples who can't have kids,and this one parent so self pitying and selfish.

I thought Meth was a drug that made some go on
cleaning frenzies. Take the kids to the zoo and let
one of her Meth pals go into cleaning mode.
Please, let no more whacko-evil drugs be invented.
Enuf, already.

[John]

What a moron. Throw her in jail and take the kids away. Far far away.

[tim]

what is wrong with people? just look at that womans face and tell me you dont want to feed her her own heart, how immature can you be? i think everyone should have to take an intelligence test and if they are too stupid, they should be sterilized, the world would be a better place if people like this couldnt breed. i hope she never gets to see her children again

[RGFrano]

I would NOT agree to death penalty-type remarks; 'Forced sterilization' belies the fact that there is NO social control over who can/cannot have children.
Why ISN'T there some sort of licensure/certification to have children?
If the (so-called) 'pro-lifers' wish to defend their bizzare, talibanic religious beliefs, why aren't they clamoring for some sort of mandatory certification for the awsome responsibility of pregnancy/child rearing?
Are they too busy improving their 'marksmanship'?!

[JustMe]

Well, RGFrano, the reason the "pro-lifers" dont want certified parenting is because NONE of them would be able to have children. But as far as this woman goes and her children go, her children would have been better off with her than foster care, IMHO.

[The Hearts Voice]

We are all in this together. Humanity is One and what is done to one is done to all. Until we accept all of life's abuses and challenges as a message (call) to each of us to return to whole-ness (remember we are One), we separate ourselves. Is this separation not the cause of all sin (sin in latin means "without" or separated from) from the heavens into the earth? We must remember compassion, forgiveness, and that but for the Grace of God, it could be any of us - as the mother or the children. We are commanded to Love, not Judge. None of us are worthy of judging... only judgment. So, let us be swift to weep for those who weep and heal through Love as we have been commanded by our Creator. Or, at the very least, the basic golden rule..do unto others as we would have them do unto us. A whole (holy) person doesn't fall into these pits, something is missing from their being. Let us pray and assist those who are partial until they are whole. Not break them into more pieces. We have been given the power to remove all sickness and evil, but first we must not judge our brother, but heal and love him as we were taught from the beginning. How can we do this when we hate or disdain our brother? The Creator may judge (though I doubt He will as harshly as we think), but WE are commanded to Love our neighbor as ourselves. Who is our neighbor? This mother, her children, all of us.
Luke 17:1-6
1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. 3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.

So, let our power be in Faith and Forgiveness and Healing, not in anger and judgment or that is what we bring upon ourselves. We know these things, but we have forgotten...
We remember as soon as we return to the Earth, but then we can't do anything about it. "Let us be the change we want to see in the world" - Ghandi.
This is the perspective of the Christ - Thee True Human Being. Let us follow in His footsteps.
Now, if you are also a true human being, repent from your judgment and anger towards her, see her through God's eyes (if you can't do that, picture her as someone you once loved)and have compassion for her broken spirit and send her Love. And, for the children, do the same and pray for their protection, least the CPS make them worse. There is a spiritual war that has been going on a long time - it's divide and conquer. Let's put the pieces back together - starting with the FAMILY because if we can't even keep families together how will we ever get humanity together? FAMILY - If you're on this planet - we're related - human, animal, plant, mineral, plotoplast..we're all FAMILY! Let's start with the microcosm of earthly (bloodline) families and it will have a macrocosm effect on the whole community, the city, the state, the country, the planet and even the Universe!
(FAMILY - Faith Always Manifests Incredible Love in You)

[sunny]

I know this mother. She is a real piece of work. If it wasn't for the 15 year old going to the store all the time by herself, and taking care of the two little ones as much as she did, this disaster would have come to a head along time ago. This woman never cooked, cleaned, drove her kids anywhere, or let anyone near the house. Very sad, but I'm glad the authorities are finally helping these kids!!

[mloans]

stop with your ignorant blanket statements concerning drugs and the people that use them. If u have kids, u shouldn't do drugs...period. If u don't, do what makes u happy. All meth/drug users aren't bad people, the media and America's losing war against drugs have created what they have sought to destroy..

[Lisa]

Please share this with the bizymoms Glendale community. http://www.bizymoms.com/glendale/index.php

[I Love Children!]

I can say this parent always made sure her children were in school and she did drive them places up to earlier this year.There is two sides to every story-I hear angry people - I understand. I agree ,drugs and children do not work together.I would like to see the loved ones of Alison and the children get loved ,be loved and be more accepting to each other -grow together -what is important?Do you have compassion and want to understand each other.Hate and anger is not healthy.Could you find laughter somewhere? The situation grew over a period of time!
Let's find hope and love-It Works if you want it!