‘She discontinued communication with me. I did everything you would do when you send your child off to college, I helped her with groceries and bought furniture at Target for her. Michael and Kristine Barnett have since been charged with felony neglect of a dependent. In a 2019 interview with police, Michael said they continued to pay the girl's rent but not for any other living expenses. ‘To be accused of this is a unconscionable to me. If a higher court rules that Meyer's interpretation of the law in his ruling is correct, prosecutors will have to dismiss three charges outright. ‘It's very hard to decipher how old she is because she has such a unique look. Kristine Barnett said, ‘At the time I ran a little school and I remember she said to me, these children are exhausting, I don't know how you do it.'. That same year, their daughter was evicted from her Lafayette apartment, telling authorities four months later that she had not seen her family since they left the country. In the book, Kristine Barnett tells how she helped her autistic son, who is a child prodigy, excel beyond his autistic diagnosis. In response to these charges, Barnett’s community has … Michael Barnett, however, told police in 2019 that he believed the girl was a child, not an adult, when they left her, according to an affidavit. We use cookies and other technologies to customize your experience, perform analytics and deliver personalized advertising on our sites, apps and newsletters and across the Internet based on your interests.
The statements he gave were clearly taken out of context. Previous coverage. It is not clear how long the girl stayed in the apartment before authorities were alerted. There was nothing in the paperwork stating that.’. She was doing things you could never imagine a little child doing.’. The changing of Natalia's age and hiding her away in a county where everyone was a stranger are part of the prosecutors' argument that the Barnetts concealed their crimes so the statute of limitations does not apply, according to arguments made in court. She had adult teeth.
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‘I would have forced her back into treatment but I couldn’t do that any longer because she was an adult. She had periods. In February 2014, Michael filed for divorce from Kristine. Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. ‘I had found a little pink dress in her closet and a little pink bicycle parked beside her house,’ she said. The Barentts' cases garnered the attention from international news outlets and several television talk shows in the U.S. and United Kingdom. Oz', Man accused of changing adopted daughter's age, abandoning her, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. According to a probable cause affidavit, the Barnetts' daughter told a Tippecanoe County Sheriff's deputy in September 2014 that she came to the U.S. in 2008 as part of an adoption program. “We knew Jacob would exhaust the curriculum in Indiana, and we knew that he would need to go to another school one day. Kristine Barnett surrendered to authorities on Thursday, September 19 and was released after posting a $5,500 bond. The disorder is known for causing skeletal abnormalities, and on occasion, vision and hearing issues. © 2020 www.jconline.com. “It was a plain and simple, matter-of-fact answer. Sorry, this video isn't available any more. The Barnetts, however, said they found the girl actually was a woman and posed as a child when they adopted her, so they changed her age to 22 before the Barnetts moved to Canada in summer 2013 without her. 'The movie 'Orphan' is exactly what happened. The Barnetts, who are not being tried together, each face eight felony neglect charges involving adopted daughter Natalia, who came to the U.S. from Ukraine in 2010. Mom-of-three Kristine Barnett says her family's experience with Natalie is akin to the 2009 horror movie 'Orphan' where Isabelle Fuhrman plays a 33-year-old woman who appears to be a child due to a growth condition and tries to murder her adopted family, ‘She would make statements and draw pictures saying she wanted to kill family members, roll them up in a blanket and put them in the backyard', said Kristine Barnett of her adopted daughter Natalia (pictured), To welcome Natalia to her new home in May 2010, the Barnetts staged a party. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy.
Fending for herself, Natalia did not receive badly needed medical care. Michael Barnett's primary physician, Dr Andrew McLaren said in March 2012 that Natalia's 2003 Ukrainian birth date was inaccurate and she had made a career out of pretending to be a young child. The case drew so much attention that Meyer issued a gag order in late October, barring the people involved in the case from discussing the case with the media. 'The most-disturbing thing about this is Michael has told me the police investigator who is heading the latest allegations against them was actually present.'. Barnett presented DailyMailTV with a trove of paperwork that appears to confirm her version of events – and that health care professionals shared her grave concerns. The couple have previously appeared on the US show 60 Minutes discussing their then 13-year-old son Jacob, who is said to be a child genius. The case was dismissed in January 2018 without a guardian being appointed. The pair will still face charges of abandonment & neglect of a dependent, due to Natalia's disability. The Barnetts took the girl to a hospital and stress center to be evaluated, Michael Barnett said during the syndicated TV show. (Before making headlines for this case, Kristine was best knownas an author and motivational speaker … 'I co-signed the lease and paid for the rent up front for a year. “It was a big move for our family and one that we knew was coming for Jacob,” Kristine Barnett told the IndyStar that year. According to court documents in Tippecanoe County, Michael Barnett, 43, and his now ex-wife Kristine Barnett, 45, face a pair of felony charges for neglect of a dependent. If, however, the higher court rules that the jury should determine Natalia's real age, which might have been manipulated by the Barnetts, the neglect charges go forward. Not only am I trying to kill Kristine, but I'm going to kill the brothers, too. By 2011 Barnett says that Natalia was smearing bodily fluid on walls, making death threats and hearing voices as her mental health broke down. The Daily Mail reported in September that Kristine Barnett said she began to suspect her daughter was older than the adoption agency said she was after bringing her home. Both Michael and Kristine Barnett turned themselves in last week and bonded out of the Tippecanoe County Jail. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. She had social security income for the rest of her things. The building in Lafayette, Indiana which Natalia's apartment was based in. She said, "I am trying to poison you.". His mother also wrote "The Spark," a book about raising a child genius. A judge ruled dismissed the charges against Kristine Barnett for child abandonment and neglect. ‘Out of compassion for their situation I didn’t want to press them for information on what had gone wrong,’ the mom went on. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2. She sought out the help of her family physician who ordered bone density tests to establish Natalia's age.
The Barnetts paid a year's rent for Natalia to live there. They say they believed she was a six-year-old from Ukraine, with a form of dwarfism.
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