What a fascinating situation. But I'll bet the cops would have acted differently if these people were from a different background. Letting him return to the camp unaccompanied was borderline irresponsible. I'm also surprised they didn't do a DNA test. Just because they have birth certificates doesn't mean they're not stolen or forged.
It may be that the DNA wasn't available at the time. And if the DNA had said, she's not his kid, then what? Maybe his wife cheated. If she was raised by him, and no one else is looking for her, she's his kid.
To confirm that they're truthful and that the birth certificates are not fake. He was claiming she's his biological daughter.
The case Lolita was based on was a lot like this except the camping/survival aspect. And lack of physical evidence of molestation doesn't mean there wasn't any.
I'm naturally suspicious. And wasn't this from the early 2000s? I felt the police took a lot on faith and gut feeling. If they had been black, they would have been investigated more thoroughly and not given that trust.
It's great it apparently turned out fine, but that wasn't a foregone conclusion. And I support their reluctance to involve child services because they're often more disruptive than helpful.
In the movie, not the book, the girl is interviewed carefully alone by the social worker to find out if she is being sexually assaulted. I believe the Lolita case was a clear, unambiguous instance of kidnapping and sexual assault. I was pretty impressed with the social workers and police in the movie; they were thorough but they also recognized that they could do harm. A pivotal point in that part of the story is when Caroline takes some academic tests and they see that she is above grade level in all the subjects; he's been teaching her.
I'm not sure the real story turned out fine; they ran again and were never seen again. In the movie, it ends differently, and the book, differently still.
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I thought the film adaptation was very well done, though. Adaptation of an inspiration. Heh.
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I'm glad things worked out otherwise.
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The case Lolita was based on was a lot like this except the camping/survival aspect. And lack of physical evidence of molestation doesn't mean there wasn't any.
I'm naturally suspicious. And wasn't this from the early 2000s? I felt the police took a lot on faith and gut feeling. If they had been black, they would have been investigated more thoroughly and not given that trust.
It's great it apparently turned out fine, but that wasn't a foregone conclusion. And I support their reluctance to involve child services because they're often more disruptive than helpful.
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I'm not sure the real story turned out fine; they ran again and were never seen again. In the movie, it ends differently, and the book, differently still.
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