Kristoff Beagley (Daniil Bukharov)
7-year-old boy from Magadan (Russia), adopted by Gary and Jessica Beagley, was forced to drink Tabasco sauce as a disciplinary measure. Beagley, a member of the LDS church, talked about her parenting...
View ArticleTina Anderson Rape Trial Nears
Tina Anderson first was contacted by the FBI and Concord New Hampshire Police Department in February 2010. According to Tina, she was raped by a fellow member of her church when she was 15. Her alleged...
View ArticlePreaching virtue of spanking even as deaths fuel debate
Evangelical minister urges followers to use 'same principles the Amish use to train their stubborn mules'By Erik EckholmNovember 7, 2011/New York TimesAfter services at the Church at Cane Creek on a...
View ArticleMichael Pearl Blames Liberian Adoptees for "Sexual Perversions" upon Golden...
In the "Michael's answer portion of this article on his website, Michael Pearl blames adoptees for "sexual perversions" the CHILDREN may bring into their adoptive family....
View ArticleSasha Bignell from Ukraine
"Sasha" was adopted in Ukraine at age 7 by Minnesota couple Jeffrey and Michelle Bignell. After two years, the Bignells transferred custody to Glenda and David Kinghorn (see: Girl in care of David...
View Article“The Day I Almost Died – by Frank Voegtlin”
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View ArticleChildren adopted by John and Carolyn Jackson
Three children adopted from foster care by John and Carolyn Jackson were allegedly assaulted with various objects by the adopters. The children allegedly sustained fractured bones, which no medical...
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Adoption checks and missed marks
Yesterday, we added yet another case of abuse in adoptive families, where the adopted children were subjected to disciplinarian cruelty. The case in question involves three children adopted from foster...
View ArticleOrphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession
CasesLiberiaDaniel Hoover Children's Village orphanageAfrican Christians Fellowship International (ACFI)Acres of HopeChildren Concerned, IncWest African Children Support Network (WACSN)Bethany...
View ArticleGirl adopted by Kristen Richburg
Toddler girl adopted from Thailand by Kristen Richburg and her then-husband was disrupted after 5 years in the homedue to reactive attachment disorder. There were 2 older biological children in the...
View ArticleThree children adopted by Phillip and Kimberly Loesch
Three children adopted by Phillip and Kimberly Loesch in 2008 were deprived of food and were harshly disciplined. Physical beatings consisted of strikes to the hands, head and buttocks with leather...
View ArticleAdoption: When God Comes Knocking and Calling
As a believer in God, and follower of Jesus, I have always found the rationale for adoption given by practicing Christians both amusing and hypocritical. I could never understand how God would "want"...
View ArticleHana's Story: An adoptee's tragic fate, and how it could happen again.
CasesHana Grace-Rose Williams (Hana Alemu Befekadu) and Immanuel WilliamsAdoption Advocates International (AAI) WAEthiopiadate2013-11-10 sourceSlatebody An adoptee's tragic fate, and how it could...
View ArticleExtreme Tough Love
When adopted children are incorrectly diagnosed with attachment disorder, things can go very, very wrong. By Kathryn Joyce Last week in Ohio, a $2 million settlement was reached between the state’s...
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Hana Grace-Rose Williams (Hana Alemu Befekadu) and Immanuel Williams
13-year-old girl adopted from Ethiopia in 2008, by Larry and Carri Williams, died after being forced to stay outside the home on a rainy night. Hana Williams had Hepatitis B and was adopted at age...
View ArticleGirl adopted by Samuel and Diana Franklin
15 year old girl adopted by Diana and Samuel Franklin was confined in a chicken coop, required to wear a shock collar, and had food and water restricted.Date: 2012-05-30Placement type: AdoptionType of...
View ArticleTwo girls adopted by Johann and Kimery Jorg
Two girls, aged 11 and 13, adopted five years prior by Johann and Kimery Jorg were systematically abused by their adoptive parents. Both girls were made to sleep outside using a bucket for a bathroom,...
View ArticleThe extraordinary upbringing and daring escape of a victim of America's...
from: Daily MailAt 20, Jennyfer Deister was all set to be married off to a man twice her age. Her family, she says, had taken $25,000 in installments from the prospective groom and in return they were...
View ArticleGirl adopted by Justin and Marsha Harris
6-year-old girl adopted by Justin and Marsha Harris was re-homed, together with her 3-year-old sister, six months after the adoption was finalized. She came to live with Eric Cameron Francis, a former...
View Article4 children adopted by Shanda Lou Yenglin
Shanda Lou Yenglin, a single mother, adopted four children (2 boys and 2 girls) from foster care.She had a history of substantiated abuse and neglect of her children dating to 2002, She hit one boy in...
View ArticleFive children adopted by Jeffrey and Rebecca Trebilcock
One boy and four girls between the age of 10 and 13, adopted by Jeffrey and Rebecca Trebilcock, were systematically starved. The eldest child, a 13-year-old boy weighed just 49 pounds, fifty pounds...
View ArticleFrank and Catherine Voegtlin
Frank and Catherine Voegtlin were adopted by Roger and Sharon Voegtlin. Roger Voegtlin, a fundamentalist Baptist preacher severely beat the children. Frank was made to wear a dress in day camp for the...
View ArticleJoseph Maoping Adams
Boy born Oct 16, 2006 in Hangzhou, China and adopted to the US by Rick and Deah Adams. Died December 3. 2011 from ingesting a large amount of vinegar. His death was ruled a homicide by the county...
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Children adopted by Douglas and Kristen Barbour
A 6-year-old boy and an 18-month-old girl, adopted from Ethiopia by Douglas and Kristen Barbour, were severely maltreated by their adoptive parents. The boy was malnourished and had skin lesions and...
View ArticleChildren adopted by Peter and Tamara Gable
Some of seven children, adopted from the foster care system by Peter and Tamara Gable, were physically abused by their adoptive parents. The abuse consisted largely of cruel and unusual...
View ArticleGirl adopted by Stacey Garrett Begay
A 16 year old girl adopted by Stacey Garrett Begay and his wife Terry D. Begay was sexually abused for months before being discovered by Mrs. Begay who fired shots at both her daughter and Stacey...
View ArticleChildren adopted by Paul and Paula Dunham
Sexual abuse among siblings in a family of 24 adopted, foster and (9) biological children. Some of the children came from disrupted placements and/or were family to family adoptions. Eight of the...
View ArticleSerena McKenzy Cate
16 month old Serena died of blunt force trauma to her head in 2003. Adoptive mother Tonya Grizzard Cate was charged with capital murder in 2005. The father was not charged. The case has not gone to...
View Article3 children adopted by Mark and Susan Hooper
3 children, aged 9, 10 and 11 years, were starved by their adoptive parents Mark and Susan Hooper. The three children were adopted by the Hoopers in 2007, six years prior to the discovery of the...
View ArticleChildren adopted by Matthew and Melissa Dumont
3 children internationally adopted by Melissa and Matthew Dumont were allegedly physically, emotionally, and sexually abused. The children are now aged 17 (girl from China), 14 (boy from Thailand), and...
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