James And Chilee Nachtigal Child Abuse Case

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Several children have died due to the lack of attention and information guven. However, some children are saved right before things get worse. There was a case that occurred two years ago, where three children were under the care of James and Paige Nachtigal. These children were international orphans who were severely maltreated physically and mentally. There were adopted when the couple were in a mission in Cuba. From the information given by the authorities and the article, it was discovered that this case was not an isolated incident. In fact, it was a chronic incident. This abuse case came to the attention of the authorities when one of the children ran away from home. The child was reported missing by his own adoptive parents and was

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