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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDelaware doctor convicted in 'waterboarding' trial
Source: Reuters
Delaware doctor convicted in 'waterboarding' trial
BY LACEY JOHNSON
GEORGETOWN, Delaware Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:12pm EST
(Reuters) - A Delaware jury found a prominent pediatrician and best-selling author guilty on Thursday of endangering his stepdaughter in a trial featuring testimony that he subjected the girl to a form of waterboarding to punish her.
Dr. Melvin Morse, an author on near-death experiences who has appeared on "Oprah" and "Good Morning America," could face up to 10 years in prison.
Morse went on trial in late January on charges of child endangerment dating back to July 2012, when his stepdaughter was 11 years old. Prosecutors accused him of preventing the girl from bathing, suffocating her and keeping her in her room without access to a bathroom.
The Sussex County Superior Court jury deliberated for more than five hours before convicting Morse on six of eight counts. They included third-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony.
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BY LACEY JOHNSON
GEORGETOWN, Delaware Thu Feb 13, 2014 7:12pm EST
(Reuters) - A Delaware jury found a prominent pediatrician and best-selling author guilty on Thursday of endangering his stepdaughter in a trial featuring testimony that he subjected the girl to a form of waterboarding to punish her.
Dr. Melvin Morse, an author on near-death experiences who has appeared on "Oprah" and "Good Morning America," could face up to 10 years in prison.
Morse went on trial in late January on charges of child endangerment dating back to July 2012, when his stepdaughter was 11 years old. Prosecutors accused him of preventing the girl from bathing, suffocating her and keeping her in her room without access to a bathroom.
The Sussex County Superior Court jury deliberated for more than five hours before convicting Morse on six of eight counts. They included third-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony.
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Delaware doctor convicted in 'waterboarding' trial (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2014
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WhiteTara
(29,730 posts)1. Yeah! F*ing Yeah!
One more bully in jail and away from human society. Maybe we can progress with a compassionate society.
Stargazer09
(2,132 posts)2. Good
He sounds like a horrible person.
freshwest
(53,661 posts)3. Will he lose his parental rights and not be able to torment her later? He'll be out, you know...
And he'll no doubt appeal, and from the link he says it's all lies made up by the mother and the girl who he was only helping to wash her hair...
EDIT:
No sentence announced. I'll bet he's out on bail until his appeal. He may never serve time. Having money pays for a lot of sins.
Yes, I'm cynical about these things, no cheers from me yet.
EDIT:
No sentence announced. I'll bet he's out on bail until his appeal. He may never serve time. Having money pays for a lot of sins.
Yes, I'm cynical about these things, no cheers from me yet.
alp227
(32,073 posts)4. wait, i thought the girl in this case admitted she lied.