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There has to be more to this story then we are getting....there was no physical evidence of rape and for a child that young to have been raped there would have been signs!
Is this a possible ex wife trying to get even with ex hubby by having the child tell this story? I hope not for the ex hubby and little girls sake!
something just doesn't add up here....
But then... you would be breaking the law and your child would be listed as abducted...OMG! unbelievable! I would go into hiding with my child, there is NO way he would get her back, EVER.
It appears he is the father, and from the context of the sentence:I'm confused:
1. Is Levister the child's father?
2. The article says the child "recounted" the abuse. Is that correct? Or should the article have said "recanted"? The two words are so similar yet mean completely opposite things.
Hoppy
But then... you would be breaking the law and your child would be listed as abducted...
While I totally agree with your opinion (I would do the same thing), am just pointing out that some of these missing children cases may be similar.
One tactic that seems to be common among "true" abusers is trotting out the PAS (parental alienation syndrome) argument. In one instance a 12-year-old boy was ordered by the court to regularly visit his father (and I use the term, father, lightly). The man had been sexually abusing the boy. However the man's defense team trotted out the PAS argument, claiming the mother was at fault for this child's fear of the man. Within a week of the order, the little boy committed suicide, leaving an incredibly sad note about his "father's" abuse and not being believed.
So, yes, I absolutely and wholeheartedly agree with you, Lovejac. Protect the child. I am simply reminded that some of these missing children are riding the underground rail for a good reason. Just sayin....
ETA ~ I could be wrong on this boy's age but I will never forget that tragic case.
False allegations most certainly occur, Salem. And they do more than harm the child and the falsely accused. Simply bc they increase the likelihood of true allegations being disbelieved (such as the vignette I mentioned). As for this case? No where in the article does it state the child was "battered." It states that the man was charged withThis does sound more like trumped up charges by the girl's mother against the father. There would be physical signs if the child was battered as stated in the article.
However, it is necessary to protect the child, because she can not protect herself at 6 years of age. As unfair as it would be to the father, IF he is innocent (and I think he may be) the child should be placed with a grandparent or other relative if possible with visitation by the father. It is so mean to accuse someone if it is not true. You have to error on the side of caution, in my opinion, which means the father would be denied his parental rights, all because someone lied. So sad. But is is also unfair to the child if there is any truth at all to the allegations. She also will suffer, if her father is innocent. And I am praying that he is innocent for her sake.
Bless this child,
Salem
There has to be more to this story then we are getting....there was no physical evidence of rape and for a child that young to have been raped there would have been signs!
Is this a possible exwife trying to get even with ex hubby by having the child tell this story? I hope not for the ex hubby and little girls sake!
something just doesnt add up here....
Okay, I was way off in age. He was 16. Here is an excerpt:
Since 1993, the Grieco boys had resisted visiting their father, Louis Grieco, who they said had abused them and their mother; Grieco refused to be interviewed for this story, but in court papers, he contended that Scott had brainwashed their sons into hating him.Full article: click here
Early last year, the conflict prompted a Westmoreland County judge to take drastic action.
It was called "threat therapy."
Common Pleas Judge John J. Driscoll directed Nathan and his brothers not only to visit their father, but to be in a positive frame of mind and be respectful and obedient toward him.
If they didn't behave on those visits, former district attorney Driscoll ruled, their mother could go to jail.
[...]
It was there, too, that in 1993 armed sheriff's deputies hauled the boys, screaming and kicking, into a county van to take them to supervised visits with their father.
And finally, in late February, it was in an upstairs bedroom of the house that Nathan's life ended.
Okay, I was way off in age. He was 16. Here is an excerpt:
Full article: click here
Common Pleas Judge John J. Driscoll directed Nathan and his brothers not only to visit their father, but to be in a positive frame of mind and be respectful and obedient toward him.
If they didn't behave on those visits, former district attorney Driscoll ruled, their mother could go to jail.