LAWRENCE CO. – A Lawrence County woman is facing criminal charges after an investigation revealed she allegedly filed 18 separate, unsubstantiated child abuse and neglect reports against her daughter, the custodial mother of her grandchild, over the span of three weeks.

The probable cause affidavit, filed by Captain Anthony G. Pope details an alleged pattern of retaliatory behavior stemming from a custody dispute.

Captain Pope initiated the investigation on September 30, 2025, after being contacted by the Lawrence County Prosecutor’s Office. The investigation focused on multiple child abuse and neglect reports filed by Kara Bierbaum between September 2 and September 24, 2025.

On October 1, 2025, Captain Pope spoke with a caseworker from the Department of Child Services (DCS), who confi

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