Wendy Musielak

In a system meant to protect our children, a guardian ad litem is expected to stand as a pillar of safety, ensuring that the innocent are shielded from harm. But my journey through this system has exposed a devastating failure — one where the very person entrusted to protect my children has played a central role in concealing horrific acts of child abuse.

This guardian, despite being flooded with multiple reports of mistreatment, did not just turn away — she actively campaigned for Thomas Neal to be granted full custody. This wasn’t a mistake or an oversight; it was a deliberate action that ignored clear signs of abuse, placing my children in the hands of their abuser.

Her actions went far beyond mere neglect. She sabotaged investigations, spending hours at Thomas Neal’s home, preparing my children for their interviews with investigators, shaping their words to fit a false narrative. She didn’t guide them to tell the truth — she manipulated them, ensuring their voices would be silenced, their pain unseen.

Even more disturbing, she obstructed investigations by DCFS into three separate reports of abuse. She insisted the allegations were “unfounded,” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Her interference reached a new level when, upon learning of yet another investigation in December 2023, she ordered it to be shut down, praising Thomas Neal as a model father while my children continued to suffer.

But the worst betrayal came on December 22, 2023, when she collaborated with Thomas Neal’s legal team in a calculated effort to strip away my parental rights. This wasn’t just an attack on me — it was an attempt to silence my children, to erase their truth, and to protect an abuser. My son, who bravely told authorities that he had been physically assaulted, was ripped away from me, causing him further trauma and devastation.

This is not just my story. This is an indictment of a broken system that allows those meant to protect our children to instead become perpetrators of injustice. When a guardian ad litem, who should stand for truth and safety, colludes with abusers and silences victims, we must take a stand. The system that failed my children could fail any child.

We need immediate and systemic reform to ensure that no guardian can ever again abuse their power to hide the truth, shield the guilty, and destroy innocent lives. The stakes are too high — this is about the safety and future of our children.

I urge you to demand accountability. To demand transparency. To demand justice. Every day we stay silent is another day the system fails another child. My family has been targeted — our computers hacked, files deleted, emails blocked. She has gone as far as hiring a woman, Bridget, to pose as a fellow victim, only to steer me towards hiring an attorney who sabotaged my case. She’s even requested a therapist for my children who has a warrant for her arrest. She is relentless in her attempts to undermine justice.

This has to end. We cannot wait any longer. This woman and others like her must be stopped before more lives are ruined.

Justice delayed is justice denied. But together, we can make sure it’s not denied any longer. For my children. For your children. For all children. Please help me!