Guilty until proven innocent...who defends the Emelyantsev parents
I am close family of the Emelyantsev’s. They spent the last year going through Russian courts and procedures, spent a great deal of money, bought a bigger home, and worked to have Kim at home in order to make a home for these two boys. They wanted to give these children a chance for a good life where they would be nourished, loved, and cared for by all of us. They knew what they would be dealing with because they have a daughter with Down’s Syndrome. We are apalled by the fact that our justice system here has turned our heroes into another set of victims. They did not hurt these children and have been fighting to save them and bring them home from the terrible situation they were in. This has caused misunderstanding and misplaced anger at the very people who are mourning the loss of their beloved little boy. This has ripped apart the existing little family they have as well. No wrong or harm was done. How can we call this justice? We stand in sick awe and helpless desperation.
The thing that is sad is that media, including this site, have SOME information that is correct, some that is wrong, and plenty left out. Readers have forgotten that everything they read is not unbiased or correct. These parents, my friends, and the rest of our family are in a nightmare. They went above and beyond what most of us do to help a disabled child, and when tiny Nikolai couldn’t survive, people who don’t know the truth blame them.
We are fighting to have the truth come out and need help to keep the attorney who is defending Kim against the legal games of guilty until proven innocent. You can call Tooele Federal Credit Union at 1-800-662-9522 to find out how to donate and help this family. The account in in Nikolai’s name because saving his life is the reason they are now having to fight for theirs. They love him and miss all of their children…the THREE they had before, the ONE they are grateful to have now from Russia, and the sweet little angel boy they lost.