I dont know much about the story but I do wonder about the father as well. Why would the birth mom go to such lengths to keep her child away from him?
As for those who said he must be a decent guy because the courts gave him custody, I am a foster parent and let me tell you that isnt even the case half of the time. My son (who I adopted at 5) was given to drug addict the first time he came into care because said addict was his father, and the next time he came into care, given to a pedophile just because he happened to be his grandfather. Both of these individuals had a history, had served prison sentences. The courts just dropped the ball or just didnt give a damn that day and my poor child was left to suffer. If we hadnt hired an atorney this last time he came into foster care, he might have never been adopted, who knows who would have gotten him next.

I do hope this little boy is safe. IT breaks my heart to see children suffer because of their parents or our systems stupidity.