Adoptive Mom prosecuted

Mom gets life in death of adopted son

Teen was beaten and bound

Updated: Thursday, 23 Dec 2010, 1:34 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 23 Dec 2010, 1:34 PM CST

MARSHALL, Texas (AP) - A Northeast Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison over the 2008 starving and beating death of her adopted son.

The victim was 13-year-old Samuel Hudson.

A jury in Marshall deliberated nearly two hours Wednesday before convicting 47-year-old Cynthia Hudson of capital murder. Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, so State District Judge Ralph Burgess sentenced Hudson to life in prison without parole.

Investigators say the teen was beaten and his hands and feet were bound with plastic zip ties.

The trial was moved to Harrison County due to extensive publicity about the case in Cass County

Comment UAI

Last decade more cases of violence and (sexual) abuse by adopters/adoptive parents are published. One of many extreme examples are the death of Korean Adoptees and Russian Children who where beaten to death or passed away after violent abuse. Also many adoptees who are becoming adults, tell about their cases of sexual abuse. It is 'strange and creates awkward' situations that the international adoption community, aware of this all, is keeping silent of these issues or trying to pretend that these issues are incidental. The same argument which people used for decades if not centuries to cover the abuse of children - also adoptees who where more afraid to report than others - by the clergy of the church. There still exist a huge taboo in the adoption-world to admit these practices as for real. In the meanwhile adoption still can be used as a portal for child-molesters or paedophiles without less or none control. while the home-studies do not provide a thorough check ups in these area. As long they do not have a criminal record many can adopt without have been questioned by professionals regarding this issue.

Those cases reported tot the Police in the Netherlands have not been taken seriously or where denied for investigation while many of these offences have been legally barred due to the timespan of the actual offence. It seems in the above case someone has to die before the authorities will act.