Boy adopted by Scott and Catherine Kanani Nelson
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"an out-of-state private agency"
7-year-old Samoan boy adopted together with his 3-year-old from sister by Scott and Catherine Kanani Nelson was malnourished, suffered from frostbite and several other injuries. As a form of punishment he was forced to sleep in his underwear in a shed during subzero temperatures. The boy wanted to return to his home in Samoa.
The family had been featured on a Discovery Health Channel's "Adoption Stories" episode from July 4, 2003, Adoption in March 2003
The family had been featured on a Discovery Health Channel's "Adoption Stories" episode from July 4, 2003, Adoption in March 2003
Documents
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Couple sentenced for abusing child | 2005 Jan 16 |
| Couple get prison term for abusing their child | 2005 Jan 16 |
| Parents headed to prison in abuse case | 2005 Jan 15 |
| Roy couple enters guilty plea | 2004 Nov 6 |
| Station pulls adoption show after child abuse charges are filed | 2004 Apr 11 |
| TV adoption story of Roy pair yanked | 2004 Apr 10 |
| Attorney: Description of abuse exaggerated | 2004 Apr 10 |
| Parents are charged with felony abuse - "The Spider House" | 2004 Apr 9 |
| Former officer charged in case | 2004 Apr 9 |
| Alert teachers, DCFS workers save a child's life | 2004 Apr 8 |
| DCFS steps in to save a child | 2004 Apr 8 |
| Adoption Stories : The Nelson Family | 2003 |
| Private Notes - Agency possibilities for abused Nelson children - keep private |