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What to Know About a Kidnapping Case Involving a Child Flown Back to the US From Cuba
Federal officials said the child was taken to Cuba for possible gender-affirming surgery, and a judge later ordered the child returned to the biological mother.
- A Utah couple, Rose Inessa-Ethington and Blue Inessa-Ethington, faces parental kidnapping charges after federal authorities said they took a 10-year-old child to Cuba amid a custody dispute.
- Rose Inessa-Ethington arranged a camping trip to Calgary, Canada, last month but instead the group traveled to Vancouver, flew to Mexico City, and arrived in Cuba on April 1, authorities said.
- FBI agents found a note with instructions on gender-affirming medical care at the couple's home, and Blue Inessa-Ethington withdrew $10,000 before leaving, fueling affidavit concerns the child was transported for gender reassignment surgery.
- Federal officials worked with Cuban law enforcement to locate and deport the couple, who made an initial appearance Tuesday in federal district court in Richmond, Virginia, and were ordered detained.
- President Donald Trump's administration authorized a Department of Justice aircraft to retrieve the child, though officials have not confirmed if the couple could obtain gender-affirming surgery in Cuba, where such procedures are strictly regulated.
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