Former public guardian of adult Turpin siblings says she will cooperate with county investigation

Vanessa Espinoza wrote in a statement that she will cooperate with an investigation into the treatment of the Turpin siblings, after they were put into county care.

A former deputy public guardian in California, at the center of controversy over care and services provided to adults who suffered years of abuse, said she would cooperate with an investigation into the treatment of all 13 Turpin children, after they were rescued from their parents four years ago and placed into the care of the social services systems in Riverside County.

"I have no issue submitting any and all necessary proof to the law firm or departments charged with this investigation," Vanessa Espinoza, the deputy public guardian who had been assigned to work with the seven adult Turpin children, wrote in a statement on her Facebook page on Saturday.

Espinoza did not reply to follow-up messages from ABC News. Over the last four weeks, Espinoza has not responded to telephone, text and email messages seeking her comment; and earlier this month, she drove away from an ABC News reporter who tried to meet up with her at her real estate office.

After repeated questions were posed to Riverside County concerning the care provided to the Turpin survivors, a Riverside County spokeswoman told ABC News on Nov. 9 that Espinoza had ceased working for the county in August 2021. The spokeswoman refused to provide further information.