Waterboarding Charges Against Delaware Doctor Who Tortured Young Daughter

[cali]

Source: ABC

A Delaware pediatrician who writes about near-death experiences of children and has appeared on "Oprah" is accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter for two years, according to Delaware State Police.

Dr. Melvin Morse, 58, and his wife Pauline, 40, were arrested Tuesday, a day after their daughter told a child advocate that her father had "waterboarded" her four times between May 2009 and May 2011 while her mother watched and did nothing to stop the abuse, Cpl. Gary Fournier told ABC News.

Delaware's Child Advocacy Center first became aware of the girl, whose name has not been disclosed, following a July 12 incident in which Morse was charged with third-degree assault for allegedly pulling his daughter out of a car, dragging her across a gravel driveway and spanking her in their Sussex County home, Fournier said.

The girl reported that incident to a neighbor who called police, Fournier said. Morse was later released from custody after he posted $750 in bail.

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[OnyxCollie]

1. He should simply plead "policy differences"

and get off scot-free like Eric Holder did for Bushco.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Oh man, this is going to be interesting.

If he is convicted of cruelty or abuse for waterboarding, that opens a whole can of worms.
If he is NOT convicted, that opens another can of worms.

[Trillo]

8. Nah. Hypocrisies are the essenses of our systems.

Doc waterboards kid = bad
military waterboards foreigner = good

Banker commits MBS fraud = good
homeowner fails to pay bank = bad

The entire system looks confusing until hierarchy is understood. Then, one realizes that whatever the controllers (those higher in hierarchy) do, it's okay: it's never okay for the controlled (those lower in hierarchy) to do the same or similar things.

[yardwork]

9. Wish I could rec this post. So true.

[Solly Mack]

2. Oh, the things that spring to mind. Hmmm...what to do? What to do?

I'll stick to my principles. Easier, ever so much easier, that way.


No one should ever be tortured - for any reason - and no one who tortures should ever be allowed to get away with their crimes.

[obamanut2012]

3. $750 in bail?!

[McCamy Taylor]

4. I know. That is a dinner out for a doctor.

[red dog 1]

7. The $750 bail was for when he dragged his daughter from the car across gravel

and then spanked her....This was a previous incident.

He's now being held for the water-boarding charge om a "secured" bail of $14,500.
The wife has already been released on "unsecured" bail of $14,500

[Shana]

6. Near Death Experiences?

Do you suppose that was how he did his research? Still a massive a-hole no matter what, but just wondering.

[sarcasmo]

10. If the courts convict these two don't they have to convict

Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld?

[4th law of robotics]

11. If true they should go away for a long time

but I'll wait for the results before deeming them guilty.