Attempts by Western families to adopt children from poor nations have fuelled a rogue market in young lives. But at last action is being taken. Carolyn Wheeler reports from Lviv, Ukraine.
The thick stack of photographs pulled from a manila envelope in Maria Chernyk's cupboard explains all she has to say about foreign adoptions. Each year, the director of Lviv's Orphanage No 1 sends a handful of children overseas: most to the United States, many to Italy, some to Germany, France and Canada, one to a Ukrainian couple in Manchester.
She tracks them with this collection of photos: a sweet blond boy with a crossed eye, a slender, solemn-faced girl who needed heart surgery, a little boy so traumatised by his past that he never spoke.
Each family paid dearly for the privilege of being parents, over £15,000 in many cases, to cover travel, agency fees and the demands of dozens of bureaucrats....
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Man Convicted Of Molesting His 3 Ukraine Adoptees
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) ― A Bakersfield motel owner is facing the possibility of life in prison after being convicted of molesting three boys he had adopted from Ukraine.
John Krueger was convicted yesterday on five counts of lewd or lascivious acts on children who ranged from the ages of seven to eleven....
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John Krueger was convicted yesterday on five counts of lewd or lascivious acts on children who ranged from the ages of seven to eleven....
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Molester sentenced to 75 years
Local hotel owner abused adopted sons, another boy
BY SHELLIE BRANCO, Californian staff writer
Wednesday, Apr 4 2007 10:20 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Apr 4 2007 10:23 PM
A local hotel owner found guilty of child molestation was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years to life in prison.
The case of John Krueger, who was convicted of molesting children adopted from Ukraine, led to that government's recent ban on unmarried foreigners adopting Ukrainian children, said Deputy District Attorney John Lua.
Attempts to reach the Ukrainian consulate in San Francisco were unsuccessful.
Krueger, who ran Quality Inn at 1011 Oak St.,must serve 85 percent of his 75-year sentence before he will be eligible for parole. He was denied probation on all counts, Lua said....
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BY SHELLIE BRANCO, Californian staff writer
Wednesday, Apr 4 2007 10:20 PM
Last Updated: Wednesday, Apr 4 2007 10:23 PM
A local hotel owner found guilty of child molestation was sentenced Wednesday to 75 years to life in prison.
The case of John Krueger, who was convicted of molesting children adopted from Ukraine, led to that government's recent ban on unmarried foreigners adopting Ukrainian children, said Deputy District Attorney John Lua.
Attempts to reach the Ukrainian consulate in San Francisco were unsuccessful.
Krueger, who ran Quality Inn at 1011 Oak St.,must serve 85 percent of his 75-year sentence before he will be eligible for parole. He was denied probation on all counts, Lua said....
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John Krueger is accused of molesting four adopted boys from Ukraine
18 April 2006 10:23
Police have found another alleged victim of a man charged with molesting several boys he adopted from an orphanage in the Ukraine, officers said, Mercury News reported.
John Krueger, 53, is charged with molesting four boys, ages 7 to 11. He adopted three and another was adopted by an acquaintance, Bakersfield police said....
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Police have found another alleged victim of a man charged with molesting several boys he adopted from an orphanage in the Ukraine, officers said, Mercury News reported.
John Krueger, 53, is charged with molesting four boys, ages 7 to 11. He adopted three and another was adopted by an acquaintance, Bakersfield police said....
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Adopted boy returned to Ukraine
Progress and hope, but still no family for adopted boy who was returned to Ukraine
Adopted boy who was returned to Ukraine is still in Duluth facility
BY MARY DIVINE
Pioneer Press
Article Last Updated: 12/08/2007 04:04:49 PM CST
Jeff and Michelle Bignell married in 1994. Seven years later, they adopted two unrelated children at a Ukrainian orphanage - the then-7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. The Bignells were aware Ukrainian doctors had diagnosed the boy with hyperactivity disorders, according to social worker Maggie Hansen's sworn petition filed in Washington County District Court. The Bignells told officials the boy had a hard time adjusting to the structure and rules of family and school after the new family settled into its Lakeland home, blocks from the St. Croix River, according to Hansen's petition. Deputies responded twice to reports he had run away or tried to....
When Washington County authorities heard the story, they were shocked. A Lakeland couple who had adopted a troubled 7-year-old Ukrainian boy apparently had returned him to his native country. County officials worked for a year to bring the boy back to Minnesota. Finally, a Ukrainian court cleared the way, and a Washington County social worker flew to Ukraine and retrieved the boy in December 2006....
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Adopted boy who was returned to Ukraine is still in Duluth facility
BY MARY DIVINE
Pioneer Press
Article Last Updated: 12/08/2007 04:04:49 PM CST
Jeff and Michelle Bignell married in 1994. Seven years later, they adopted two unrelated children at a Ukrainian orphanage - the then-7-year-old boy and a 4-year-old girl. The Bignells were aware Ukrainian doctors had diagnosed the boy with hyperactivity disorders, according to social worker Maggie Hansen's sworn petition filed in Washington County District Court. The Bignells told officials the boy had a hard time adjusting to the structure and rules of family and school after the new family settled into its Lakeland home, blocks from the St. Croix River, according to Hansen's petition. Deputies responded twice to reports he had run away or tried to....
When Washington County authorities heard the story, they were shocked. A Lakeland couple who had adopted a troubled 7-year-old Ukrainian boy apparently had returned him to his native country. County officials worked for a year to bring the boy back to Minnesota. Finally, a Ukrainian court cleared the way, and a Washington County social worker flew to Ukraine and retrieved the boy in December 2006....
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