ADOPTIVE PARENTS DENIED CUSTODY IN DISCIPLINE CASE.Byline: Associated Press An Arizona couple used excessive force in disciplining their two newly adopted Russian children on the flight home from Moscow, a judge ruled Wednesday, temporarily denying them custody. Family Court Judge Joseph Lauria said the actions of Richard and Karen Thorne against the two 4-year-old girls were ``indicative of a pattern of behavior that places the children in imminent risk.'' The Thornes were accused of abusing the girls during a 10-hour plane flight to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of on May 28. Based on passenger complaints, the Thornes were arrested on charges of assault, harassment and endangering the welfare of the children. ``In quieting these 4-year-old, non-English-speaking children, the instinctive response by both parents was to shout at to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with shouts. See also: Shout them in English, to slap their faces and bodies and further manhandle man·han·dle tr.v. man·han·dled, man·han·dling, man·han·dles 1. To handle roughly. 2. To move or handle by manpower alone. them,'' Lauria said. Lauria placed the girls in the custody of their adopted mother's brother, pending a Nov. 7 hearing. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the Thornes must undergo a psychological evaluation. During testimony, fellow passengers took the stand to both deny and support the Thornes' account of the troubled flight. Some passengers and attendants said they saw the couple slap the girls, but the Thornes have said the slapping sounds actually were the clapping of hands in time with music on the girls' headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. . Cheryl Solomon, a lawyer for Richard Thorne, said the Thornes operated under extreme duress during the flight and did their best to control the disruptive children. Emanuel Saidlower, a court-appointed guardian for the children, said the Thornes were in denial in denial Psychiatry To be in a state of denying the existence or effects of an ego defense mechanism. See Denial. and hoped the judge's ruling would help the couple ``come to grips with what they've done.'' |
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