No one ever accused Kyon of harming her child. But for nine months in 2024, caseworkers from the city Administration for Children’s Services regularly visited her home, inspected her son’s body, looked through every room and searched her refrigerator.

It started after Kyon’s boyfriend at the time beat her in front of their then-14-month-old-son, according to court papers. ACS opened a case against the father, accusing him of neglecting his child by committing domestic violence in front of him.

But even though Kyon wasn’t accused of wrongdoing and never lost custody of her son, she was placed under ACS supervision.

Now, an appellate court has ruled that ACS’ visits with Kyon amounted to illegal surveillance, after she challenged the agency’s practices in court.

“Essentially, the ACS pol

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