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The assumption behind child-placement is that the safety and living conditions of a child improve. These cases demonstrate that this assumption is often invalid.
child trafficking case
There is often a fine line between adoption and child trafficking. In many cases this line is being crossed.
coerced adoption case
Adoption is assumed to be the result of a choice made by the parents of the child. These cases demonstrate women are pressured to give up their children.
deportation case
Adoptions before 1997, didn't automatically lead to naturalization. As result, people adopted from outside the outside US that ran into problems with the justice system face deportation to their country of birth.
disrupted placement case
Although the adoptive family is called the "forever family" by the adoption industry, adoptions can end in disruption. These cases demonstrate that the "forever family" is sometimes only temporary
father's rights violation case
Adoption requires the consent of both biological parents. These cases demonstrate that the rights of fathers in adoption cases are being violated.
wrongful medication case
Children in foster care can have serious mental health issues. Too often these children are given large doses of psychotropic medications, just to keep them quiet.
wrongful removal case
The removal of children from their family's should always be a last resort. These cases demonstrate that Child Protective Services sometimes remove children for all the wrong reasons

Children adopted by Emily Miller

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abuse case
1999 Nov 2

In November of 1999 the half-naked disabled adoptive son of Emily Miller was found tied to a plastic bucket partially filled with urine. During the examinations, it was revealed two children in the care of  Emily Miller had died earlier. First in January 1993, 4-month-old Ieisha Dyson died after being born with a significant birth defect and in April 1995 DuJuan Miller, Emily Miller's 2-year-old adopted son died, supposedly of sudden infant death syndrome.

All material kindly provided by Jack Kresnak President & CEO of Michigan's Children

abused adoptees, foster care adoption, home schooling, single-mothers, forced confinement, special needs, restraints
Michigan (state of the USA)
Detroit - MI

Boys adopted and fostered by Thomas Cusick

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abuse case
1999 Oct 26
Tom Cusick adopted or fostered 28 children, 4 girls and 24 boys. Most of boys were 8 or 9 year old when placed with him. Cusick was unmarried, but had a live-in female companion. At least 5 of the boys accused him of sexually abusing them.

Cusick committed suicide 2 days before the trial was to begin. Cusick claimed to be a famous composer, but apparently his income was only from foster and adoption subsidies.
abused adoptees, abuse in foster care, foster care adoption, single-fathers, adoption subsidies, more than 12
New York (state of the USA), Pennsylvania (state of the USA)
Langhorne - PA

Shawn Lowrance (Andy Mohler)

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abuse case
1999 Oct 9
   

Nine year old boy adopted by John and Melanie Lowrance, drowned with severe head injury, first ruled as an accident. Weeks later, police learned the adoptive parents took out $650,000 in life insurance policies on their new son. No charges were ever made. He was placed in the Lowrance's as a foster child in Jan 1998. His adoption was finalized Oct 1998
abused adoptees, physical abuse, foster care adoption, insurance, murder, lethal abuse
Washington (state of the USA)
Washington DSHS
Lacey - WA

Breianna Melendez

⬤ public
abuse case
1999 Oct 5
21-month-old girl adopted by Martha Yannette Melendez was beaten to death. During the trial Martha Melendez fled to Mexico and was extradited 5 years later
abused adoptees, physical abuse, lethal abuse
Texas (state of the USA)
El Paso - TX

India - Satheesh Kumar ("Rohit") case

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child trafficking case
1999 Oct 1



Sateesh Kumar (Rohit Shivam Bissesar) was kidnapped from his sleeping family in 1999, placed in Malaysian Social Services orphanage, and adopted by a family in the Netherlands in 2001. 

The boy was given the name “Rahul” by Dutch TV program Netwerk to keep his identity private.

child trafficking
India, Netherlands
Tamil Nadu

Stephanie Collins

⬤ public
abuse case
1999 Sep 1
Paul Anthony Morris stomped his 7-year-old foster daughter to death. Mr. Morris hit the child with his fists and a belt, then stomped on her and jumped on her with both feet. His wife Sheree Morris was not charged
abused adoptees, physical abuse, foster care adoption, cigarette burns, lethal abuse, belt, stomping
Georgia (state of the USA), Illinois (state of the USA)
Illinois DCFS
Rutledge - GA

Cambodia - Camryn Mosley (Songkea) case

⬤ public
child trafficking case
1999 Aug 1
9 year old girl living with her older brother, sister and brother-in-law was solicited for adoption. Her paperwork was altered to say she lived in an orphanage for 4 years and had no family.
child trafficking
United States of America, Cambodia
Siem Reab (Cambodian province)
Lauryn Galindo, Lynn Devin, Judith Mosley

Dominiqua Bryant

⬤ public
abuse case
1999 May 29
28-month-old girl adopted by Patricia Blackmon, was beaten to death by her adoptive mother. The girl had been adopted 9 months prior.

Blackmon was sentenced to death. As of 2015 she still remains on death row.
abused adoptees, physical abuse, single-mothers, lethal abuse, stomping
Alabama (state of the USA)
Dothan - AL

Elena Thomas

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disrupted placement case
1999 May 20
8-year-old girl adopted from Russia by Peter and Denise Thomas was tried to be sold by her adoptive parents over the internet because they were not capable of handling her and wanted to recoup some of the money spent adopting her.
disrupted adoption
Russian Federation
Colorado (state of the USA), Arapahoe county (CO)

Hoa Nguyen, aka Christopher Royce Shepherd

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abuse case
1999 Apr 13
6 year old boy was admittedly shaken by mother Royce Elaine Clark. The next day he was unresponsive and taken to a hospital where he died. Murder and child abuse charges were filed, but later dismissed when prosecutors felt they couldn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Clark caused the fatal injuries.
abused adoptees, international adoption, shaken baby syndrome, lethal abuse
Vietnam
Colorado (state of the USA)
Aurora - CO
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