Cases

Archive of article about overmedication of psychotropic drugs cases in foster care in Washington.

See also: Domico Presnell

Emily adopted from China in 1996 by multimillionaires John and Christine Svenningsen was disrupted in 2004 after because she 'was a difficult child and unable to bond with the family'.
Father John had died of cancer in 1997.
Eric adopted from China around 1997 by then widow Christine was disrupted shortly after 'because she couldn't handle 7 children'.
Svenningsens had 5 bio children, the last who was born shortly after Emily was adopted.

In December 2003, Christine placed Emily at the Devereux Glenholme School based upon a diagnosis of reactive attachment disorder. The staff at Devereux did not concur with that diagnosis.

Emily was adopted again in 2006 by teachers at Devereux Glenholme School. Eric was adopted again by a NJ family shortly after disruption.

Misc adoption trafficking articles

Susana Maria Luarca Saracho, known by various names, has been trafficking stolen and coerced children since 1997.

Flor de María Soto Hernández, a year and a half old, was stolen in Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, moved to Guatemala and given as a referral to a Canadian couple. The child was located and the adoption proceedings stopped after the DNA test failed

2-and-a-half-year old boy adopted by Sharonda Renita White and Roshied White, was beaten to death by his adoptive mother, who was also his half-sister.

28 children, many special needs, adopted by Kathy and Dan Blackburn while they were missionaries in Haiti. Parents divorced after 30 year marriage and both alleged the other parent was guilty of child abuse. Initially Dan was granted custody of the minor children, he lost it after the children were neglected.

Six-year-old boy in foster care died from an overdose of the anti-depressant drug Elavil that a doctor had prescribed for his emotional outbursts.

Domico's death lead to an investigation into the use of psychotropic drugs is the Washington foster care system, lead by the Seattle Post Intelligencer.

Christopher Vietri was the biological father of Sam. He was told the baby was still born, shortly after the mother had placed the child for adoption. Vietri sought custody of the boy. A settlement was eventually reached where Vietri was allowed four supervised visits per year. He was required to pay $200 a month in child support.