A salon owner in Oregon claims that representatives from Child Protective Services showed up at her home shortly after she “illegally” reopened her business in violation of the governor’s coronavirus stay-at-home order. The salon owner, Lindsey Graham, was fined $14,000 and says she believes the investigation was retaliation for reopening without authorization. At a press conference Friday, Graham stated that CPS investigators searched her home and interviewed her, her husband, and their 6-year-old son in separate rooms.
A spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Human Services declined to comment on Graham’s allegations, citing confidentiality, but stated that not following the governor’s order “would never be a reason to assign a CPS assessment.”
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