exposing the dark side of adoption
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2010 Jan 12
Three girls, adopted from Stavropol Russia by Edelwina and Steven Leschinsky in 2005, received unusual and cruel punishment for years at the hands of their adoptive parents.
2010 Jan 8
A 15-year-old boy adopted by single-father Jeremiah Lovato, was repeatedly beaten with a 2-by-2 piece of lumber and suffered long time physical abuse. After the boy's school suspected abuse, his father decided to "home school him".
2010
Girl adopted by man from Tenino Washington was sexually abused by her adoptive father.
2010 Jan 1
15-year old Girl, adopted from Kemerovo, Russia by Mary and Michael Grismore was sexually abused by her adoptive father. Xenia was originally adoped by Marta-Annette Blanford. Eight years later, without explanations, she was placed with her adoptive mother's sister, Mary Blanford. A year later, Mary Blanford's husband Michael Grismore was arrested for sexual abuse. Xenia or Ksenia Dmitrievna Antonova
2010

At the time “teen” girl adopted by David and Anne Jacquot was sexually abused by her adoptive father. Jacquot was sentenced to a 25-year term of supervised release.

2010 Jan 1
A boy adopted from foster care by Edward and Lori Drones had all but $15 of his $830,000 trust fund spent by his adoptive parents in the 12 months after they gained control of the funds. They adopted the previously abused boy at age 11 and successfully sued the State of Alaska on his behalf a few years later.
2009 Dec 24
6 year old boy adopted by Jami Lea Jones and Louis David Jones died 4 days after being rushed to the hospital, cause is not yet released. News videos report 1 of the other 5 children in the home was adopted, and that the Joneses were a homeschooling church-going family. Both parents were found guilty of malice murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Lai Liyun

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2009 Dec 8


5-year-old girl from the
Guangdong province in China, was adopted by villager Chen Fengyi, who abused her to the point of facial deformation.
2009 Nov 15
A 14-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy adopted by Garold and Sherry McMillian where left outside in the cold and rain for hours, while the adoptive parents and their two biological children visited a friend’s house for dinner and movies.
2009 Oct 29

7 year old twins were adopted by their mother's cousin after their father and mother were killed in a murder-suicide during Christmas 2003. The adoptive parents, Daniel and Merily Pompa, were also trustees to a $1,000,000 trust fund for the children. from 2004 to 2009, the money was spent on a condo, flooring, chandeliers, and  other items including $529 brass monkey shaped toilet paper holder.