Ten Santa Clara County employees are on leave and state officials are tightening their grip as another death in the county’s child welfare system has prompted calls for criminal accountability. The alleged sexual assault and killing of 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez — who the Department of Family and Children’s Services placed in the home of a cousin with a criminal record of child endangerment — marks the third high-profile child death under Santa Clara County’s watch in three years. Eight county employees connected to Juarez’s case file were placed on leave between April 8 and April 16. County Executive James Williams…
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