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Crocodiles and child custody.


What do a crocodile crocodile, large, carnivorous reptile of the order Crocodilia, found in tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles live in swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water. They have flattened bodies and tails, short legs, and powerful jaws. , teenagers, and gay fathers have in common? They're all part of a $30 million lawsuit against the Greenwich, Conn., police department for alleged harassment Ask a Lawyer

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Country: United States of America
State: Nevada

I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med.
. Gary Ryder, 50, filed the suit after police entered his home in November and removed his two foster sons, claiming their safety was endangered by a pet crocodile.

During a previous search of the home, police sought the whereabouts of the estranged es·trange  
tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es
1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate.

2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations.
 16-year-old son of Ryder's former partner when they allegedly saw the crocodile in a bathtub. When he went to the police station to explain, Ryder claims they insinuated he was a pedophile pedophile Forensic psychiatry A person with pedophilia; there are an estimated 500,000 pedophiles in the world. See Child prostitution, Megan's law, Pedophilia.  and called him a "faggot."

The existence of the crocodile was never confirmed or denied, and Ryder's foster children have been returned. He and his new partner, Steven Scheno, have since moved out of Greenwich. Said Ryder: "We lost our home, we lost our reputation, and we lost the children for a little while."
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Title Annotation:Parenting
Author:Blotcher, Jay
Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1U1CT
Date:Feb 15, 2005
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