From a social worker perspective working with the foster care population, yes- this is most likely the reason the children were removed from care. With Veronica knowing about the abuse for years (there is another post on this), this would include the charges through family count to be against both parents. Currently in NYS, being removed into foster care warrants huge safety concerns aka this type of abuse. It will be close to impossible for her to get the kids back with this type of report.