Her birth parents had called her Candace because they heard the name on television and Tiara because she was a "jewel". But Newmaker says that Candace was no gem, no average 10-year-old. She says the child had psychological problems so advanced that she started a fire in her own home, regularly flew into hour-long rages and once sexually assaulted two children. She confided in friends that Candace was a "handful" and "assaultive", and told a court: "I thought she was deteriorating before my very eyes. I was not prepared for the level of dysfunction I saw in Candace."
En gros, la mère adoptive était frustrée de ne pas réussir à s'attacher la pauvre gamine et a suivi les recommandations de charlatans qui lui ont "vendu" un diagnostic très contestable, mais très à la mode aux USA, de "reactive attachment disorder".
"The condition has divided the scientific and therapeutic communities, and has sparked the question: is this syndrome being used as an excuse for bad parenting or is it a little understood but growing phenomenon? Those who believe RAD exists - and many in the US do - claim that affected children cannot bond with their parents."
La mère adoptive ainsi que 2 des assistants doivent être jugés dans le courant de cette année et risquent selon mes infos entre 12 et 20 ans.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,509588,00.html
Suite à cette affaire, la pseudo-thérapie de "rebirthing" est interdite depuis le mois d'avril au Colorado, sous peine de 1 an d'emprisonnement et jusqu'à $ 100'000 d'amende:
"Rebirthers" Who Killed Child Receive 16-Year Prison Terms"
"The prosecutors also asked whether children have any right to self-determination and dignity, and whether it is ever proper to torture a child? Given the horrors found in the forensic evidence about this crime, it probably wasn't necessary to raise such questions. […]
Colorado House Bill 1238 ("Candace's Law"), which became law on April 17, prohibits "reenactment of the birthing process through therapy techniques that involve any restraint that creates a situation in which a patient may suffer physical injury or death." The bill enables misdemeanor penalties for the first offense and makes a second offense a felony punishable by up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. The bill passed both houses of the state legislature unanimously.
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http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/News/rebirthing.html
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