CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Casey Parsons the mother convicted of killing her 13-year-old adopted daughter, Erica Parsons, was released Friday from federal custody for fraud charges, according to online prison records.

Casey Parsons (Rowan County Sheriff’s Office)

However, Parsons will remain incarcerated. In 2019, she was sentenced to life in prison without parole on a state charge when she pleaded guilty to killing Erica.

According to her husband, Sandy, he and his wife buried their adopted daughter’s body in a shallow grave in Chesterfield County, S.C., in December 2011.

More than a year and a half went by before Erica was reported missing by her adoptive brother in 2013.

Investigations have been launched by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on an organized criminal group who are involved in selling Sri Lankan infants to foreigners for adoption.

The CID stated that they had received a complaint on the infant trafficking abroad racket from a Norwegian citizen of Sri Lankan origin on which they launched the investigation.

The Criminal Investigation Department had informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis on Thursday (23) about this illegal selling racket of Sri Lankan infants to foreigners for adoption, CID sources said.

According to what was revealed, the organized gang of criminals has been carrying out this operation of infant trafficking abroad from Kandy to sell for adoption to foreigners which has been presented with relevant facts to the court by CID and a probe has been initiated on this case. After considering the facts presented by the CID, the Colombo Chief Magistrate has ordered the CID to immediately carry out an investigation, apprehend all the suspects involved in the racket and produce them in court.

The adoption center is Sweden's largest mediator of international adoptions. Now the association has been denied continued adoption mediation from Madagascar and Panama. 

Adoption centers are no longer allowed to mediate adoptions from Madagascar and Panama.

Ea Kristine and Snorre Bakken's hope for a new family member may be dashed. Again.

The case in summary

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- Ea Kristine and Snorre Bakken from Vinje have been waiting for several years to become adoptive parents, but a public investigation could lead to a complete halt in adoptions until 2025. - Serious errors and shortcomings have been uncovered in connection with adoption to Norway, and
a committee must examine adoptions from abroad.
- Children's Minister Kjersti Toppe (Sp) will make the final decision on a possible suspension of adoption when she receives the case, which will be handed over to her ministry before Christmas.
- Organizations and families who want to adopt experience great anxiety because of the uncertainty.
- The Bakken couple agree that the adoption process should be strict, but find it difficult to understand that an investigation could lead to a complete halt in all adoptions to Norway.
- In Norway, there are three approved organizations that mediate adoption from abroad.

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched investigations into an organized gang involved in selling Sri Lankan infants to foreigners for adoption, it was reported.

According to Lankadeepa, the CID informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Prasanna Alwis in this regard yesterday (Nov 23). 

Presenting facts to the court, the CID revealed that the organized criminals were carrying out this large-scale infant trafficking racket from Kandy and a probe has been launched in this regard.

The CID further said that it had received a complaint on the human trafficking racket from a Norwegian citizen of Sri Lankan origin.

Considering the facts, the Colombo Chief Magistrate ordered the CID to immediately conduct an investigation, apprehend the suspects involved in the racket and produce them in court.

The first parents of Trui's adopted daughter were left in the dark for 14 years: 'Terrible!'

Trui Vandewalle has no regrets, but would not choose international adoption again.

Trui Vandewalle has no regrets, but would not choose international adoption again. — © Fred Debrock

Sweater Vandewalle is the adoptive mother of a daughter from Ethiopia. She did not wait for the Flemish government, but went in search of her daughter's roots herself. 'They made her believe that she was completely alone. That is completely untrue.'

Veerle Beel

BHUBANESWAR: A year after the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act was amended to make adoption of orphaned and abandoned children simpler, Odisha has witnessed a significant rise in such children finding parental care, both within and outside the state.

As per reports of the Women and Child Development (WCD) department, 188  orphaned/ abandoned/ surrendered children have found adoptive homes in the year 2022-23. And from January to October this year, an additional 130 children have been adopted through the department’s specialised adoption agencies (SAAs).

As per the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) data, 150 (65 boys and 85 girls) children of Odisha were adopted within the country from April, 2021 to March, 2022.  The number was 28 (10 boys and 18 girls) in case of inter-country adoptions from the state. There are 33 SAAs under the department in 28 districts through which children are adopted. Although the Act mandates that adoption cases should be disposed of within two months of filing of the application, usually the adoption process takes a minimum of three years.

In September last year, the Centre amended the  Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act thereby transferring the power of authorising adoptions from judiciary to district collectors, making the process less time-consuming and hassle-free. Earlier, after completion of all the formalities, the adoptive parent/s were required to approach the family or civil courts to get the final approval which made it a lengthy process.

Officials of the department said as per the adoption trends of the state, children in the age group of 0 to 2 years are the most preferred for adoption. “During this month which is observed as the adoption awareness month, our objective has been to promote adoption of older children, especially in the age group between 6 and 18 years and familiarise the adoption process as well as promotion of legal adoption,” said WCD Minister Basanti Hembram.

An inquiry, into a petition sent to the Chief Minister’s cell, held in Tiruchi revealed that a two-year-old boy from Sivakasi had been given for illegal adoption to a childless couple in Tiruchi.

Sivakasi East police have registered a case against the biological parents in Sivakasi and the adopted parents in Tiruchi along with few others for cheating, forgery and under the provisions of Adoption Act and Juvenile Justice and Care Act.

The police said that the biological parents had two sons aged 3 and 2. In the meantime, the woman had deserted the husband over a quarrel and was living separately.

Since the father could not raise both the sons single-handedly, the man, who was running a matrimonial office in Tiruchi, came across the issueless couple in Tiruchi. Subsequently, the second son was handed over to the Tiruchi couple. A police officer claimed that no evidence for monetary transaction for “selling” the baby has been found so far.

The adopted parents had attempted to get a birth certificate for the boy with fake documents that they were the biological parents of the boy.

Research into twelve adoptions from Ethiopia shows that several children were not given up voluntarily. Minister of Welfare Crevits also calls on adoptees from other countries and their families to come forward if they suspect that their adoption file is incorrect.

Parenting is always challenging, but for adopted people becoming a mum or dad can be extra demanding, as well as extra special—according to research from the University of East Anglia.

A new study is the first to investigate the lived experiences of adopted people in the UK as they become parents. "How do adopted adults see the significance of adoption and being a parent in their life stories? A narrative analysis of 40 life story interviews with male and female adoptees" is published in the journal Children and Youth Services Review.

It finds that they are affected by issues that link back to their adoption and to difficult experiences in their past—related to loss, rejection, abuse and neglect.

Because of these difficult early experiences, many adoptees experience significant challenges, particularly as teenagers and young adults.

These included mental health problems, emotional and behavioral difficulties, education and employment, relationship problems, and substance misuse.