Out of 30 adopted Ethiopians, 9 of them are homeless in Seattle

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Adopted from Ethiopia, Hana found dead in her back yard, bruises on her body where she was beaten and her adoptive parents starved her to death.  Adoption Advocates International (AAI) based in Seattle is closed now.  Many of the adoptions from AAI the Ethiopian children are homeless.  Unfortunately when their is no supervision or regulations after the children are placed, …

Tinan, Testimony of an Uprooted Child

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“In 2002, I finally found my family. I learned the exact circumstances of my adoption: I had been kidnapped with forty children from an institution that is called  a “nursery” here, where poor families can leave their children, for the time to get out of a distress situation, and take them back.” Part 1: Interview with Tinan Leroy held in 2010 …

Many Adoptions Based on False Information

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Since a few years ago came to light that adopted children from Ethiopia were ‘harvested’ and conned from their parents, caused a stir. But adoptions from numerous other countries saves on false papers, lies and deceit. Now a new law on the way to provide secure adoptions – maybe. The affluent South Korea is considered a model country for international …

Catholic Charities and Holt

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Three  year old Madoc (aka Hyunsu) was adopted from South Korea under the new laws by Brian and Jennifer O’Callaghan in October 2013. He had a diagnosis of hydrocephalus. He died less than 4 months after his arrival in his adoptive home with a skull fracture, bleeding in the brain, eye hemorrhaging, trauma to his scrotum, and other evidence of …

A onetime division chief for the National Security Agency is expected to plead guilty to child abuse resulting in death of his 3 y.o. Korean adopted son

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A onetime division chief for the National Security Agency is expected to plead guilty this month to child abuse resulting in death, according to records filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court. Brian O’Callaghan, 38, of Damascus was arrested last year in connection with the death of his 3-year-old son, Madoc. At that time, authorities said O’Callaghan beat the child to …