Missouri foster mom to 200 is accused of trading a child for an exotic monkey

Foster Mom Accused of Trading Child for Exotic Monkey

In a story that seems like it should have been set in Florida, a 70-year-old woman from Lincoln County, Missouri, named Brenda Ruth Deutsch, has been arrested for making a terrible trade. Deutsch is a long-time foster parent, having fostered over 200 children over the past 20 years, which makes her sound like a saint until you find out she was arrested for having traded a teenage girl for a monkey. Finally, a trade worse than sending Luka Doncic…

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70-year-old woman accused of trading foster child for a monkey, police say

A prolific foster mother in Missouri is being investigated for allegedly trading a foster child in exchange for a monkey, according to police who are looking into claims of abuse against numerous children. Seventy-year-old Brenda Deutsch reportedly worked as a foster mother for decades and took care of over 200 children according to sources that spoke to KMOV-TV. Deutsch is accused of abusing a child for years, said Lincoln County prosecutors. '…

A woman in the U.S. is accused of swapping her foster child for a monkey. 70-year-old Brenda Ruth D. from the U.S. state of Missouri was taken into custody after more than 200 calls had been received by the authorities. "At least two witnesses reported that the child was taken away and a monkey was taken back to Missouri," explains the prosecutor of the Mike Wood court district according to several U.S. media. However, it is not clear whether sh…

Foster mom accused of exchanging child for exotic animal in bizarre trade

Brenda Deutsch is facing multiple felony charges after prosecutors say she allegedly tried to trade a foster child in her care for an "exotic animal."