Is Florida Bad for Kids? Another tragedy — the killing of a 2-year-old — stokes the furor over the state's broken child-welfare system BY TIM PADGETT/MIAMI POLK CO. SHERIFF'S OFFICE Alfredo Montez' was beaten to death by a baby sitter Sunday, Jul. 14, 2002 Even if she had actually visited the 2-year-old's central Florida home on July 1, child-welfare caseworker Erica Jones would not have found little Alfredo Montez. He was being beaten to death in a mobile home 10 miles away, allegedly by his baby-sitter, Richard Chouquer, 23, as punishment for soiling his pants. The child was then wrapped...