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  4.  @etishome4099  Advocacy for abused children is one of my passions. Especially foster/adopted children. It started in my childhood with my aunt & uncle being foster parents. My efforts are not confined to merely commenting, but I do think it is worthwhile to do and doesn’t take much time. The narrative of abusers should not go unchallenged, and countering it I think is important. For Natalia, for other similarly situated children/adult children, for other readers. The Barnetts are spending money and have employed a public relations firm in an attempt to shift public perception to their side. In addition, Kristine Barnett herself has a dedicated fan base working to advance the idea that she is the victim in this scenario. Meanwhile the real victim here is completely outgunned and is also under a gag order. Imagine that? The Barnetts go on a virtual character assassination tour and by the time Natalia decides to address these scurrilous allegations, the state takes action to protect her by gagging the defendants but in the process also gets her and her [new] parents gagged. That doesn’t sit well with me. This case is still ongoing. In fact, the Barnetts were recently handed a possible success in avoiding criminal sanctions. The judge has ruled that child neglect charges cannot go forward (disability neglect charges Can) due to the [fraudulent] age change obtained in 2012 that rendered her an adult in the eyes of the law. Legal technicalities of Res Judicata and collateral estoppel may result in the state being barred from presenting the virtually irrefutable evidence that her original birth certificate was authentic. The dismissal of 6 out of 8 felony counts was stayed and the prosecution is challenging the order. The trials are on hold while awaiting a decision from the Court of Appeals. Meanwhile, Natalia is currently 17 yrs old with an amended birth certificate saying she’s 31. She cannot attend high school with her age mates. Her future, educationally and economically is in jeopardy. Worse, she is unable to obtain the surgeries she needs on account of the disparity between her apparent physical age and her legal age (this was recounted in the probable cause affidavit). The impact of the Barnetts actions has literally effected the trajectory of her entire life.
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