Father Of HaLeigh Cummings Cleared In DCF Inquiry

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Father Of Haleigh Cummings Cleared In DCF Inquiry
Cummings' Daughter Haleigh Has Been Missing Since February

POSTED: 12:19 pm EDT July 16, 2009
UPDATED: 1:53 pm EDT July 16, 2009

SATSUMA, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Children and Families said it found no evidence that the father of missing 5-year-old Haleigh Cummings physically abused his children.

DCF said the investigation is closed and 25-year-old Cummings will keep custody of his son, Ronald Jr.

In March, an attorney representing the children's mother, Crystal Sheffield, said there was evidence of abuse in the household.
Haleigh went missing from her Satsuma home in Putnam County in February. Her father's then-girlfriend, 17-year-old Misty Croslin, said she put Haleigh to bed Monday night and realized the girl was missing right before Ronald Cummings got home from work several hours later.

Croslin and Cummings married in March.

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