Two people are under arrest after a 10-year-old Utah child was taken to Cuba without his mother’s consent as the child’s family feared he was being taken for gender transition surgery.
Rose Inessa-Ethington, also known as Eri Ethington, 42, and Blue Inessa-Ethington, also known as Carly Ann Crosby, 32, each of Cache County, Utah, were deported from Cuba on Monday to face charges against them, according to a Department of Justicenews release.
Thecomplaintagainst the two suspects — which called for charges of International Parental Kidnapping and Aiding and Abetting — noted that Rose Inessa-Ethington is the former husband of the child’s mother, and that he now goes by a female name and claims to be female.
The complaint said that the 10-year-old was supposed to be heading for Canada on March 28 to go camping with his father, his father’s partner, and the partner’s 3-year-old child. When April 3 came — the date for the child’s return — he did not arrive. At that point, the child’s mother contacted authorities.
The complaint said that Rose Inessa-Ethington, Blue Inessa-Ethington, and the children flew first to Mexico and then to Cuba.
“Interviews of MV 1’s family members provided significant concerns for MV 1’s well-being, as MV 1 was born a male, however, identifies as a female child, which is largely believed to be due to manipulation by Rose Inessa-Ethington,” the complaint said.
“Concerns exist that MV 1 was transported to Cuba for gender reassignment surgery prior to puberty,” the complaint said.
MV 1 stands for “minor victim 1,” which is how the child was identified in the complaint.
The complaint said searches of Rose Inessa-Ethington and Blue Inessa-Ethington’s residence found notes “from a mental health therapist located in Washington D.C. including instruction to send the therapist the $10,000.00 and instructions on gender affirming medical care for children.”
On April 13, a Utah state court ordered that the 10-year-old be returned to his mother, who was given sole custody of the child. Three days later, the group was located in Cuba.
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