A foster dad in Lockport, Illinois, got unfairly branded a sex offender after his estranged brother used his name to commit fraud — leading to job loss, eviction, and separation from his kids. After relentless advocacy and media scrutiny, he was reinstated as a foster parent and cleared by state agencies, but his name still lingers on the registry as an alias, requiring a lawyer and court order to fully erase — a system failure that’s now prompting overdue reforms.

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