Date: June 26th 2003
Time: 6:00 P.M Eastern
ISAC Corporation engaged in a rescue mission of a child in Mexico today. ISAC staff flew into San Diego yesterday where they met the mother of the child and Telemundo News. This morning the mother of the child, an ISAC staff and press proceeded to Casa By The Sea to withdraw the child. According to our reports, the child was escorted the day before back to the states by an escort service at the request of the father. According to the mother, the father initially refused to withdraw the child even when he was made aware of allegations of abuse. These allegations came in the form of notarized statements of individuals and parents and sworn affidavits. ISAC then made the following information available to the father last week: "In fact, a parent's failure to remove a child, or a relative's failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect may leave the adult open for criminal prosecution or future civil liability." An attorney provided this information to ISAC. The father has been made aware of the facilities currently under investigation by ISAC. He was also made aware of those programs being "looked into" by the U.S State Department for allegations of abuse. ISAC has forwarded on the abuse reports that we have received (as required by law) to the appropriate state officials. If the child is again placed into ANY facility that is being "looked into" by the U.S. State Department this will result in an immediate and subsequent investigation by ISAC and the results of this investigation will be made public.
The child is in the United States now and no longer in Casa By The Sea.
We (ISAC) wish to personally thank the Telemundo News organization for providing reporters to go with ISAC on this mission. We also would like to thank them for keeping the child's safety as their top priority during the entire planning and execution of this rescue mission. Telemundo News has exhibited the highest of media standards in this effort.
We would like to thank ALL of the media who were made aware of the mission and like Telemundo News, exhibited the highest of media standards and discretion by keeping the safety of the child as their first priority and did not make public any plans that might put the child in jeopardy. This includes but is not limited to Newsday, UPI, London Press and the New York Times.
ISAC believes that all parents have the responsibility to ensure the physical safety and emotional well being of their child. ISAC also believes that all parents have the responsibility to investigate all treatment facilities BEFORE they place a their child in a facility. ISAC suggest checking the credentials of the staff at facilities, the history of the facility, any past complaints of the facility with either state officials or the U.S. State Department if the program is out of country. There are many other things parents can do to ensure their child is not being abused in the name of treatment. Parents may also find it helpful to view our "warning signs" document on our website.
We are relieved that the child is home and safe. However, we are still VERY concerned for the child's well being. We will be keeping a very close eye on the safety of this child.
ISAC will continue in rescue missions as long as there are children whom we believe are in jeopardy. ISAC will continue to protect those children being abused in the name of treatment and will make all attempts to rescue them even if it is one child at a time.
ISAC has issued several other press releases today on the website. Please visit
http://www.isaccorp.com and click on "news".
ISAC Directors
Yours Truly,
MG8 :smokin:
