Afghan couple sues U.S. Marine for allegedly abducting baby

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Yamiche Alcindor, Washington Week An Afghan couple are suing a U.S. Marine and his wife for allegedly abducting their baby. The Marine asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, insisting that he and his wife are the child’s legal parents. On Washington Week Recommends, Yamiche Alcindor talks to Juliet Linderman, who has been reporting on this story, to learn …

A Request to the Korean Government: Stop Intercountry Adoptions

Why Did You Adopt Me to a Pedophile? In An Unfamiliar Land, as The Only Asian…

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This week, we examine the brutality of overseas adoption in Korea, which has adopted about 250,000 children around the world over the past 60 years. Broadcast Date: Friday, October 28, 2022 at 10:00 PM People from various countries, such as the United States and Belgium, mainly from Denmark, argued that illegal adoptions, such as coercion, bribery, and document forgery, occurred …

Holt International Adoption Agency in Seoul Korea

Holt International President and CEO Phil Littleton Resigns from Adoption Agency

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Phil Littleton, the president and CEO of Holt International Children’s Services, has resigned, according to an announcement by the Eugene-based child adoption agency. The nonprofit’s board of directors have appointed Dan Smith, the organization’s chief financial officer, to serve as interim CEO effective Saturday, according to a news release. Littleton did not return requests for comment Friday. In a phone …

European Adoption Consultants Guilty of Defrauding the U.S.

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Former Executive Director of International Adoption Agency Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Adoption Scheme The former executive director of an Ohio-based international adoption agency pleaded guilty today in the Northern District of Ohio to defrauding the U.S. and Polish authorities in connection with the adoption of a Polish child. WASHINGTON (7News) — Margaret Cole, the former owner of European Adoption Consultants, pled …

Adoption Agencies label Korean Adoptees as orphans in order to process overseas

Are Korean Adoptees Labeled as Orphans? Investigation needed.

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Did Adoption Agencies label 200,000 Korean infants and children as orphans in order to process them overseas for international adoption? Hundreds of Korean adoptees are requesting an investigation into their adoptions. Danish Korean adoptees, along with global demand, seek the truth about their adoptions. “We have reason to suspect that a lot of the information about us, at least the …