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Nathaniel Jacob Allen

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2002 Feb 15
21-month old boy, adopted from Guatemala by Jeremy and Sarah Allen was shaken to death. Nathaniel had been in the USA 10 months, since April the previous year. Sarah Allen was convicted of manslaughter for shaking Nathaniel. Jeremy Allen was convicted of assult for beating Nathaniel with a wooden spoon two days earlier when he didn't pick up his toys. Allens were considering becoming foster parents for a 2nd child when Nathaniel was killed.

Documents

Title Publication date
Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse Fatalities Among Internationally Adopted Children 2007 Nov 1
Jeremy Allen's appeal = decision upheld 2006 Mar 2
Sarah Allen's appeal = decision upheld 2006 Mar 2
Lisbon woman jailed for son's death 2005 Mar 26
Delay of sentences 2005 Mar 26
Sarah Allen seeks new trial 2005 Mar 25
Allens plan to ask for no jail time 2005 Mar 25
Sarah Allen found Guilty 2005 Mar 5
Mom Awaits Verdict 2005 Mar 4
Jury begins deliberating in Allen trial 2005 Mar 3
Questions raised in Allen case 2005 Feb 26
Sarah Allen Judge denies request for mistrial 2005 Feb 19
Allen's attorney asks for mistrial 2005 Feb 18
Sarah Allen Jury chosen for baby death trial 2005 Feb 15
Woman faces second trial in death of son, 22 months 2005 Feb 12
Mistrial in Allen baby case 2004 Jun 18
Accused mother free after mistrial 2004 Jun 18
Jury still out in shaken-baby case 2004 Jun 17
Mom awaits verdict Deliberations: Jury considers fate of Lisbon Falls woman 2004 Jun 15
Shaken toddler or brain disease? A jury must now decide if a 22-month-old boy died at the hands of his mother, or from some othe 2004 Jun 15
Doctor raises questions about boy's development 2004 Jun 11
Mother's manslaughter trial gets under way 2004 Jun 3
Cases laid out in death of baby 2004 Jun 3
Love and Death - Accused of violently shaking her 22-month-old son, Sarah Allen faces a charge of manslaughter and a life withou 2003 Jun 1
Baby's death shocks experts on adoption The intensive screening process is intended to weed out people who might be poor parents 2003 Mar 1
Shaken baby cases rising 2003 Feb 28
ACCUSED MOM SAYS SON FELL, HIT HIS HEAD 2003 Feb 28
Details of child's death emerge 2003 Feb 28
ADOPTIVE MOTHER CHARGED WITH SHAKING BOY TO DEATH 2003 Feb 27
Obituary Nathaniel J. Allen 2003 Feb 19

Location

Lisbon Falls