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Four Adopted Children Tortured and Sexually Abused By Adoptive Parents
Aubrey Thomas, 58, and his wife Laura, 47, have been arrested for violently beating and sexually assaulting all four of their adopted children. The crimes they committed were so heinous that authorities are referring to the abuse they endured as torture.
Some of the allegations against them are that they forced the children to throw up and eat their own vomit, beat them with a large paddle called ‘Mr Awesome’ as well as making them soak in a bath of ice to reduce the swelling inflicted from the abuse. If they wet the bed, they were also required to put the urine-soaked underwear in their mouths. Another horrific punishment was to eat horse manure if they failed to clean the horse’s pen.
There were two girls and two boys in the home who range from ages 13 through 15-years-old.
The children said they were sexually abused, claiming they were forced to eat gum off Aubrey Thomas’ penis and made to perform oral sex on their adoptive siblings in exchange for food.
Sadly, this is yet another example of individuals that should never have been allowed to adopt and care for any children. They had originally became foster parents in 2001, when they took in 6 children, while living in Rogers County. Two years later, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services removed two of the children from their custody after evidence of abuse. What the fuck?! You only remove two children out of six from an abusive home? How on earth does this make sense? They realized they must move and took all four children with them to Osage County in 2006.
In October, the Osage County Sheriff’s Office was called in to investigate after one of the girls, who had been put into a psychiatric facility, revealed the allegations to a counselor, reports the Tulsa World.
The children were all home-schooled and found to be malnourished. Along with being in poor health and ousted from society, they were coached to not say anything about the abuse they endured at the hands of their adopted parents.
Kling was able to track down a biological daughter of the Thomas’ who had moved away in 2008. She echoed the stories of abuse.
This is absolutely horrifying. People with a known history of abuse and who have had children removed from their home were able to adopt four children and treat them like personal sex slaves whereas a good homosexual couple still doesn’t stand the chance at even taking in one child who is in need of someone to take care of them. This is why the system is screwed up and this is why we have children with behavioral issues later in life.
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- 92 percent of families with adopted children are satisfied with their decision (physorg.com)
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Gay Adoption: Why Not?
While this may be a controversial topic of conversation, I feel it definitely needs to be addressed. After doing a great amount of research for my blog, I had come across many incidences of babies and/or children who come from homes where they are treated very poorly by their biological AND adopted parents. Obviously, child abuse is not something that has just started to occur, but it is something that is very much a problem.
As a lesbian who is currently spending a lot of money on treatments to get pregnant, I am offended by how easily these adopted parents are able to gain parental rights to these children. More so, I am irritated by the lack of interference that takes place for these abused children born into hostile environments. But the main reason I am choosing to stand up and say something? Because I think it is a rather unfair system especially because gay and lesbians are denied the right to adopt children who are in need of homes. And quite frankly, it seems clear that parents abuse their offspring, whether they conceived them themselves or chose to bring them into their home. Wouldn’t a normal homosexual home be more of a comfort to a child than being pimped out and raped like the children who were adopted by the Troy, Ohio man? The name of the man is being withheld to protect the identity of the children, but two of their “clients” are being named as Jason Zwick and Patrick Rieder.
The sad thing is the father of these children was in the process of adopting a FOURTH child! He was able to get the green light on bringing four children into his home while I cannot even have one. I would do everything in my power, as a mother (lesbian or not) to protect my kids from this type of abuse, educate them, support them, help them to be the greatest that they could possibly be; Yet, that is no longer what is expected of a parent I suppose.
I’d like for you to read a letter written by Zac, a young man with a very tough upbringing. After 12 foster homes and things we could never understand he was adopted by two gay men. In his opinion, this was great and he shares with his family this letter:
To my Family,
This is the first Christmas letter that I have ever written. I feel like since I am getting older, I should start writing a letter to the family or just talk about how I thought the family’s year has gone until Christmas.
Ever since I ended up in this family people have told me that I was lucky. I have always known that I am lucky, especially when I have two dads that love me so much as Dad and Dadio. My family is very special to me. Even when we fight and even when we argue, I know they will always love me. Yes I am a lucky boy to have ended up here after spending so many years in foster care and not knowing if I would ever have a family.
I didn’t grow with a dad. My birthmom had many boyfriends and she did a lot of drugs and partying. My sisters and me were taken from her on my eighth birthday. It was not fun to have police in my room on that day. It made me sad and this sadness I carried for many years and it got me in a lot of trouble. Then I landed in a great foster home after having lived in 12 different homes in three years. It was when I lived there that both my foster mom and social worker told me there was a family that wanted me. There was a catch: it was two dads!
Honestly, it didn’t matter to me. I told them, “well, I never had a dad, now I get to have two!”
The start was tough and rough, and I put them through hell and back. I did awful and nasty things to them both. I stole their credit card and spent thousands of dollars online. When we went on my first vacation out of the country, I stole stuff from a souvenir stand – they found out and made me go back to the shop to return the souvenirs and made me pay the lady who owned the shop for the stolen property which then I had to give to a local kid. I didn’t get it and thought they were being mean.
When I stole their American Express and maxed it buying stuff online I was only 12 years old. They were very upset, but Dad made sure I got the message of how serious this was. He took me to our local police station and reported me to the police captain for having stolen again. I was taken to an interrogation room and talked to by three police officers. All the time there I only wanted my Dad to come in and bring me home. I wanted to turn time back to before my stealing so I would not be there and I would not have hurt my parents so much. I learned my lesson and NEVER stole again!
But Dad and Dadio brought not just me into this family. They also added my brother Derrick. What I can say about Derrick is that he is really cool, he is funny, he is an awesome gay guy, he is a one of a kind guy, he is my bro. Next they added Nick. Nick can get on my nerves sometimes, but in the end he is pretty cool. He is a fast learner when it comes to math and multiplying numbers. And with that said, I will go to the roots of the family.
Dad and Dadio. They are my parents and they are always here when I need them.
When it is dark they are the light,
When I feel frightened and chill’s,
They are the warmth I feel.
When I am hungry they cook my meals.
I did not put a lot of time into the poem, but in the poem you see my parents. The people that show me the light. The people that warm my heart when it gets dark. The people that cook my meals. If I could only ask for anything for Christmas I would only ask for my family.
By Zac
Sexuality has nothing to do with your moral capacity and whether or not you can be a good parent. There are many heterosexual people who raise children and severely traumatized the kids. Yes, it is true that children could get adopted by a homosexual couple that’s capable of doing the exact same thing, but that’s the social workers job: to weed people like that out. As of now, they’ve made some mistakes, but the biggest by far, is denying the homosexual community the right to love and care for a child who needs a home.
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- Zac, 15, Shares Letter Of Love For Two Gay Fathers Who Adopted Him After Tumultuous Upbringing (practikel.com)
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Zac, 15, Shares Letter Of Love For Two Gay Fathers Who Adopted Him After Tumultuous Upbringing
A friend of mine sent this to me and said that I should share this with others. After reading this letter and the story that coincided with how Zac felt, I couldn’t see why I wouldn’t share such a compelling letter and story. My girlfriend and I are in the process of having a child and I could only hope that we can make them understand what Zac has understood. We want to love and raise a child to be the best person that they can be despite the fact that we are two lesbians. Thank you Zac for sharing your story with others.
On his eighth birthday, Zac found himself surrounded by police.
The woman whom he now refers to as his “birthmom” was arrested because, as Zac states, she had “many boyfriends and she did a lot of drugs and partying.”
During the next three years Zac lived in 12 different foster homes before he was given some great news. A loving couple living in Berkeley, Calif. wanted nothing more than to adopt him — two gay, would-be dads named Arturo and Dave.
Zac’s first thought: “Well, I never had a dad, now I get to have two!”
This past Christmas, Zac decided to read the following note to his dads, Arturo and Dave (lovingly referred to as “Dad” and “Dadio”), and his adopted brothers, Nick and Derrick, before they opened their presents.
Zac’s note tells the story of his tumultuous upbringing, the anger and destructive behavior that resulted from the negative experiences he endured as a child, and, ultimately, the appreciation and love he has for his two dads, not to mention his adopted brothers, Nick and Derrick.
With the permission of his fathers, we share Zac’s heartfelt letter with you.
To my Family,
This is the first Christmas letter that I have ever written. I feel like since I am getting older, I should start writing a letter to the family or just talk about how I thought the family’s year has gone until Christmas.
Ever since I ended up in this family people have told me that I was lucky. I have always known that I am lucky, especially when I have two dads that love me so much as Dad and Dadio. My family is very special to me. Even when we fight and even when we argue, I know they will always love me. Yes I am a lucky boy to have ended up here after spending so many years in foster care and not knowing if I would ever have a family.
I didn’t grow with a dad. My birthmom had many boyfriends and she did a lot of drugs and partying. My sisters and me were taken from her on my eighth birthday. It was not fun to have police in my room on that day. It made me sad and this sadness I carried for many years and it got me in a lot of trouble. Then I landed in a great foster home after having lived in 12 different homes in three years. It was when I lived there that both my foster mom and social worker told me there was a family that wanted me. There was a catch: it was two dads!
Honestly, it didn’t matter to me. I told them, “well, I never had a dad, now I get to have two!”
The start was tough and rough, and I put them through hell and back. I did awful and nasty things to them both. I stole their credit card and spent thousands of dollars online. When we went on my first vacation out of the country, I stole stuff from a souvenir stand – they found out and made me go back to the shop to return the souvenirs and made me pay the lady who owned the shop for the stolen property which then I had to give to a local kid. I didn’t get it and thought they were being mean.
When I stole their American Express and maxed it buying stuff online I was only 12 years old. They were very upset, but Dad made sure I got the message of how serious this was. He took me to our local police station and reported me to the police captain for having stolen again. I was taken to an interrogation room and talked to by three police officers. All the time there I only wanted my Dad to come in and bring me home. I wanted to turn time back to before my stealing so I would not be there and I would not have hurt my parents so much. I learned my lesson and NEVER stole again!
But Dad and Dadio brought not just me into this family. They also added my brother Derrick. What I can say about Derrick is that he is really cool, he is funny, he is an awesome gay guy, he is a one of a kind guy, he is my bro. Next they added Nick. Nick can get on my nerves sometimes, but in the end he is pretty cool. He is a fast learner when it comes to math and multiplying numbers. And with that said, I will go to the roots of the family.
Dad and Dadio. They are my parents and they are always here when I need them.
When it is dark they are the light,
When I feel frightened and chill’s,
They are the warmth I feel.
When I am hungry they cook my meals.I did not put a lot of time into the poem, but in the poem you see my parents. The people that show me the light. The people that warm my heart when it gets dark. The people that cook my meals. If I could only ask for anything for Christmas I would only ask for my family.
By Zac
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Mother and Father kidnap their 8 children: 7 sons all named Nephra and 1 daughter, Nefertiti
I’m sorry, but if you’re going to name all seven of your sons “Nephra” after their father, there is a reason you didn’t have custody. And sadly, that’s not the only reason. The children were originally removed from Shanel Nadal, 28, and Nephra Payne, 34, immediately following a domestic abuse incident.
The couple is from the Lower Manhattan area and had apparently contacted one of the foster mothers the day prior to the abduction.
Amieka Smith, who cares for two of Nadal’s kids, told the New York Daily News that she received a disturbing text from her before they vanished.
‘I cannot live without my children. I cannot breathe without my children,’ Nadal wrote.
The snatch happened at the Forestdale Child Agency in Forest Hills, Queens, where the children, were sneaked out into a black vehicle and driven away at high speed.
‘Everybody is shocked, nobody expected this,’ one of the children’s foster parents said today.
Police are not sure of the vehicle’s model but think it could be a 1996 Chevrolet Suburban, a 2003 Ford Sedan or a 1993 Infiniti.
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Mother Arrested For Having Her Daughter, 6, Record Her Having Group Sex
An unnamed woman has been arrested for allegedly having her daughter record her having group sex, after a tip was provided to the police. The woman, 24, is from Dallas, Texas, and had her daughter record her with a camera phone having sex with 6 different men on three different occasions.
Apparently this mother has been “charged with indecency with a child by exposure, a third-degree felony punishable by up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine.”
The young girl has been taken into custody by Child Protective Service and placed in Foster Care, while the mother is being held on a $50,000 bond. While they are not yet sure if the girl was involved in being sexually abused, they are still making counseling available for what she has endured.
Shortly after the girl was born, CPS was called to investigate neglect but found insufficient proof that the child was, in fact, being neglected. Maybe she would have never had to see her mother fuck a bunch of men and film it, if the authorities could have found some viable proof to begin with.
Los Angeles County Foster Care Problem
It is so sad that there are not enough homes for these children. Although, this article infuriates me because it immediately makes me think of the Conservatives that are fighting for abortions to be abolished and for gays to not have the ability to adopt. Look at what’s happening?! Children have NOWHERE to go, and yet we want to keep bringing them into this world?! It seems silly to fight for anti-abortion when there is already a population problem amongst our youth and they are being put into situations where they suffer.
And just because I am gay, I have to put my two cents in about this issue as well: I don’t know why having two moms or two dads would be worse than the conditions the foster children in Los Angeles County are enduring. Abortions should be a choice and gays should be able to parent. Period.
Here are some excerpts from the article:
“A Los Angeles County social worker has accused his managers of routinely housing children in a Wilshire Boulevard office building without sufficient meals and bedding and then trying to keep the news from their bosses.
The problem stems from a chronic shortage of foster homes throughout the United States as fewer families prove willing or able to care for the most difficult-to-handle children. But Supervising Social Worker Lincoln Saul, who made the accusation in a pair of recent complaint letters, said county officials have grown defensive about their inability to cope with the problem and have used various tactics to hide it.”
For the FULL Article, please click here: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-foster-homes-20110712,0,5127877.story