A Boy Named Moses - the fifth estate
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- He was only five years old when his adoptive parents decided they didn't want him anymore … so they gave him away to a complete stranger - on the Internet. In a fifth estate investigation called “A Boy Named Moses,” Gillian Findlay looks at the unregulated practice of what is euphemistically called “rehoming.”
“It's a very comforting way of saying trafficking in children,” says Mary Ellen Turpel Lafonde, British Columbia’s Children Advocate.
Moses was adopted from an orphanage in Liberia by a couple from British Columbia, but soon they found him too troublesome to keep. They found Internet chat rooms and forums where people, like themselves, posted ads about adoptions gone wrong.
They quickly found a willing taker in Texas and Moses’ adoptive father dropped him off at a Houston hotel with a stranger, a woman they had never met in person before.
When the authorities discovered what had happened, Moses was eventually returned to British Columbia, but the couple that used Internet to give him away were never charged. The BC Ministry of Child and Family Development refused to discuss the case.
Moses is now a thriving and happy 13-year-old, living with a B.C. couple who have taken in many children who have suffered through failed adoptions.
“It’s unbelievable anyone could be that inhumane… with a little boy,” says Cathy Gilbert, his new adoptive mother.
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I have two adult children, one natural child and one I adopted when I married her mother. They are both my children, and i could never abandon either one. The girl I adopted just turned 30, ive been divorced from her mother since 2004 and I still treat her as my own. If I give money to one, I give to the other. Leaving either of them with a stranger would have been out of the question. once you adopt a child, that child belongs to you and you dont turn your back on that child.
I agree with you. But once upon a time "until death do us part" meant just that and you didn't divorce or abandon your spouse. These days we think it is better to part and start over again if living together just doesn't work. And there are people who truly believe that what applies to divorce should also apply to adoption. You made a contract and if it doesn't work out... There are even people who think the same applies to natural children.
Those people believe it is better to give the kid a new home then to make themselves and/or the kids unhappy by holding on just because society expects them to. There are of course a lot of people who give up without even trying. But then the same applies to people getting a divorce.
My dad isn't my biological dad and he never adopted me but from the moment he and my mum got together, I was his daughter. He's never treated me any different from my little sister and I know he loves me every bit the same as he does her.
We might not be related by blood but that's not the important part of parenthood.
Steven Hair I applaud you & I don't know your specific family situation. However, for some, race can make a massive difference to how they treat a person. They will deny it to their grave but it is true. People who practice RACISM, ALWAYS HAVE SELECTIVE AMNESIA & the normal rules never apply to the situation.
Jenny Jerome Race plays a part....people find it harder to consider a child to be their "own" if they look totally different, have an entirely different culture, speak a different language, etc. A kid who somewhat resembles you will, of course, be easier to consider as your own.
@@unabashed Then why do they adopt children of a different race in the first place?
the original adoptive parents should be charged with trafficing and child endangerment.
The Johnson's finished using Moses.
Maryanne Richard I agree they should be charged with trafficking a child, putting a child in danger, those who took him should also be charged.
But were he is know those patents should be proud of what they do for him and others they might take in.
If she was a African American and the child was Caucasian, they would have been charged with more than that ‼️
i have to agree.. and poor moses all he wanted was for someone too love and accept him
and even if he was traumatized or had bad behavior -- if you love that child you never should give up on them
that is what they did though they didnt give him a chance!
how is it someone like me on disability ( barely making ends met ) -- i have always wanted too be a foster parent ( because i can love alot more children this way) but sadly i dont fit the finical means too do this -- but yet some rich people can get a child like moses -- take him in and then just toss him out like he was yesterdays garbage! this makes me sad because i would have loved him and give patience and kindness
but this also angers me ( i am boiling inside) its crazy how people like this can get away with it because they have money + power on their side
I will forever pray for him and want him too know i love him even though i have never met him. -- i pray for blessings and happiness for him too
@@mariyahmercier blah...blah...blah. Always looking for a reason to pull the race card. It's really getting sickening to read these type of comments whenever a white and black person are involved. Let it go.
People like this disturb me, there’s no justification. Quit taking black kids from Africa and adopting, if you don’t want to actually raise them. I have zero sympathy for this family.
They wanted a slave. Most of those children are kidnapped
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 lt's digusting!
Wtf does his race have to do with anything?
@@alexblaze8878 people always go to africa to adopt, to be "saviors" to these kids.
Alex Blaze I made my comment when it was focused on Moses, so I thought it was mostly about black kids being adopted and sold. And I just never edited my commented🤦🏾♀️
These people who return adopted children like a pair of shoes which don't fit - make me sick! 😡
At least they take them to the adoption agencies instead of much worse. It's the same reason the US has a federal law that allows a parent to leave a baby at a fire station, police dept or hospital without punishment. The steps to a fire station sure beats a dumpster. But, these adoptive parents should be charged with felony counts of child abuse and abandonment.
I think the agency holds some responsibility. As soon as the parents showed someone the ads for rehoming children and had to drill it in that it was illegal, the agency should have taken Moses from them.
High atop Mt. Virtue Signal, these people think they’re the white saviors of humanity. We see this story so much; privileged white liberals adopting children from other countries, Haiti, China, Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Liberia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania… on and on and on, only to “rehome” them when the new wears off. There has to be legal punishment.
my iwb sib got help and was raised with good moral and values etc....... i could not handle him anymore and he was a danger to myself, so cps took him and placed him. he had a chance and was warned that this could happen. i called his bluff. so i could understand this. but i tried for several years and was not given much help at all through the giverment resources i was given to work with. i am sad in a way, but in otherways i am glad as a single mom i can breath, and no longer be in a unsafe home.
It's better to return than destroyed child's life
no educated person would "rehome" a child with a random internet person without cruel intentions
Exactly, these people are cruel
🗣💯
Exactly
wrong, they had already carried out their cruelty and wanted to escape possible punishment.
It wasn’t a good thing to do but I think they wanted to get him out of the war environment so sent him to the west
He seems traumatized still. This breaks my heart.
@Sonny’s big sister Beeski oh no
He really does. His whole personality was shaped by that. I really hope he is getting all the love he deserves now!!
Nah, the kid seems well adapted and enjoying a very normal life.
Don't Belong Here, From Another Planet de
This is so deep...an this shows if you don't have God in ur life you'll damage ur self or some one innocent like these kids an mostly the chance to let them know they'll be safe an ok
Moses I don’t know you but I love you and wish you a wonderful life young man. I will pray for you.
Awe... FG Herb u r so wonderful. U almost brought tears to my eyes with ur comment.🥰🥰
God bless you ❤️
Agree❤🙏
Me too🙏🙏🙏😇
God bless you Herb.
The most insane part of this story is that the previously adopted parents thought they were going to get away with child trafficking. They're criminals. Kids are not accessories 😐 😒 😑 🙄
Ian and Carol Johnson look like brother and sister. It’s quite creepy.
I would not (rehome) my dog let alone a child. Both deserves better treatment.
Thank you!!!! YES!!!!!
they were abusing that boy and didn't want to get caught and investigated because they're guilty
They didn't care about that little boy. People are trained in this world to not care about black people.
@@FeriaMoney blah...blah...blah. The race card doesn't work anymore. Give it up. It's lost its impact.
Olive Oyle still trolling 😂😂😂🤪
I completely agree Cindy just sad SMH😥
@@oliveoyle3856 the race card work if you look at the statistics of the group of peopl that kills, steal ( land, culture, ideas), and just naturally evil.🙋♂️🙋♀️
I don't believe Moses did any of that. Those people are psychopaths.
It's possible that he did in fact lie to make himself feel more powerful. When I was doing childcare, kids used to tell me outrageous stories of their killing mountain lions and grizzly bears. One school-ager even insisted to me that at another center, they were able to fight each other with knives, getting blood all over the floor. Since I knew the director of that program, I knew for a fact he was lying, but he really sold it with complete conviction.
As far as "playing with knives" goes... in some cultures, knives are tools of daily living, and kids play with them like they do any other object in their environment. You just tell them no, and offer a different toy.
At least, that's what you do unless you're a naive fundamentalist Rescue Adopter who's prone to see satanic potential in childhood power fantasies.
Astrin Ymris no he didn’t he was too young and had to be showed what strangling was
Neither do I. I can't begin to imagine how many more kids are not so lucky!
I actually had the same feelings as you've said. The original adoptive parents seen guilty of something horrific, most likely. They're very guarded. And the woman declined the interview?? Something is very wrong with them.
yes, you are tell buy the way he talk
I'm so disturbed that anyone would want to "re-home" a child. Unbelievably cruel.
How can someone leave a 5 year old with a complete stranger especially when there are so many bad people in the world
Yet, not want him to go into the foster system. Bizarre
this is human trafficking period. any pedophile or abuser could go on those websites and adopt a child without any background check or do diligence on the part of the parents or government agencies.
The johnsons treated him as a pet they no longer wanted....they make me sick
Nero Diamante did you know that Jamaica do not really allow foreigners to come in and adopt their orphans they prefer to give them to the natives of the island
Nero Diamante exactly people crazy af
Should be shot for what they did
jeanthree why? The kid went to a better home.
Yes that was heartless he wasn't a old car for sale poor Moses had to be terrified. 😒😒😒
So sad to see what our government is doing. I hope that Moses becomes a great man in society. And shows those pathetic losers what they lost.
I can tell he will
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kitty Love m
You can tell he'll likely do well. He's obviously loved and supported by his family and, having gone through all he did, is most probably an empathetic kid with good coping skills he's had to learn to get as far as he has.
I think it was pretty bad that, considering his age (13 and beginning puberty), they told him on camera what happened and I hope that doesn't knock his self esteem down - most kids going through puberty have a self esteem that's pretty fragile even under optimum conditions. It's one time I really hope that was staged and he'd been prepared and told beforehand and counselled.
I wish him and his family all the very best and I think he'll grow up to be a good, even magnificent, man.
kitty Love you are 100 percent right
I really feel the adoption agency bares some responsibility. When the adoptive mother brought in online ads regarding rehoming children and she had to be told, "No, they couldn't give him away," it should have raised red flags with someone at the agency.
Can’t believe that the couple who gave him away were not charged..., this is so wrong. The world has gone mad ! 🤬 people get arrested and charged for shop lifting but not for something so serious ....,,
Racism played a role in all of that, why do you think the children's service will not talk the fifth estate because they know what they did about this was wrong and they don't want to admit that.
Gulled Hanad EXACTLY
He's black that's all if he was white or any other color people would be in jail. Lost their jobs. It would have made the news remember that big fuss they made about the little Cuban boy from like 10 yes ago
So if your biological child did the things your adoptive child did, would you give them up too?
Vicki Mitchell I wish I can adopt out my grown kids...lol
@@lavendreedumas5748 😂😂😂
In fact, yes
I know some adopted children that it happened to and they're messed up as adults. The parents wouldn't believe their biological child could sexually abuse the adopted children.
He's still a child at the time of the interview, I don't think they should have asked those questions. It wasn't appropriate considering the nature of his experiences.
He needs to the truth he knows he has feelings that he isn't sure why. He needs to talk about it to learn how to cope and deal.
Totally agree,what did she expect him to say?that must have been so painful for moses.
If he had refused to be interviewed, it would have been respected... This is Canadian TV, they have to follow ethics laws. Also, his parents had to give consent, because he's a minor. It clearly made him uncomfortable, but he went through with it - he had to have his own reasons for doing this.
Yes I agree. & He seemed very uncomfortable with it too. Poor little guy.
I screamed through my screen when she asked him and told him some things!!! Like he’s already damaged leave him be!
“He did stupid little things”. No. You do not call something a child you see is struggling does “stupid”. That’s the first red flag I saw. There is clearly something wrong with this man and his hate towards this child.
Just because they didn’t have a connection with Moses seems like they looked for every little negative thing he did and they used it against him by verbally and mentally abusing him that’s why Moses was showing signs of emotional abuse from them. During the interview this guy stuttered half the time trying to answer with made up lies. I’m surprised they were able to keep their other adopted baby after emotionally abusing then giving Moses away that’s messed up
@@CrackedSociety I completely agree
They were in love with the idea... not the kid... too sad
This is why people looking to adopt children out of their race,religion or culture should be veted more stringently and take classes oriented to that child.I'm glad he is with a very loving and caring family.God bless this family and the many more like them.That first family should have been PROSECUTED for child endangerment/abuse.
True.
Exactly
Yet they more inclined to take away your own biological one for any reason. #DPJ#QC
@@zorahorne5312 100% correct
He was probably sexually, physically and emotionally abused. This made me cry 😭😭😭.
By the people who adopted him!! They looked like sex offenders! The wife probably caught the husband.
If we had to put a face to offenders the man who calls himself the foster “dad” is literally it!
Me cried too
Such cute and innocent child 😭😍
What kind of people lies on a 5 year old kid? Shame on them.
Sick
White privileged people
@@CandiceGoddard
Exactly. Any race is capable of abuse.
@@CandiceGoddard Exactly. Cruelty does not have a race.
@@ina-tajwedwab2486 does this mean you were there No, please don't speak as if you know. I agree who lies on a 5 year old. My babies act up but children are not just born doing the things these people say he was doing just saying
That adoptive mother took against the poor child, and refused to accept him. ALL adoptions should be monitored.
I couldn't even abandon my cat after he broke my $700 TV.
TheRealDeePoole the cat is worth more than 700
clara rodriguez torres just shut up she made her point by saying what she said
@@themoonbleu627 Thank you. I ignored her.
Honestly, these people are sick
My dogs been chewing up my AC unit and giving him away never crossed my mind. How can someone give away a whole little baby boy. To a stranger at that
People who do this act like they're dealing with a pet. This is ridiculous.
I personally think that it was a good thing that Moses moved on. Staying with a family that didn’t want him, would have been more devastating. I do realize all caps, The parents that adopted in the first place. However I would think the Biological parent in the first place is total blame. That is your child that you gave up on, while still keeping his siblings does more damage.
Terry Melvin well we each have our own opinions. But let’s see he is older only 4 or 5? How was one more mouth to feed and love to give your oldest child, who will get older and could help with siblings more expensive? If you give one up maybe you should have given all up for adoption. If I were put in that boy’s mindset now at the age of 13. I would be thinking my own parents first! If I were an only child and they gave me up, I would better understand they wanted me to have a better life.
The Johnsons should go to prison.
I agree...they should be held accountable for their actions. They have no integrity
Yes they should be in jail
Nobody cares about our children nor their safety
If you didn't do anything wrong then why are you pannicking?
They white so not going to jail...let it be the other way around..America is an evil country
I'm curious to know how this young man is doing after 5 years. An update would be great
I'm glad he is still alive. These people will answer to THE MOST HIGH.
Why can they answer also the low from this earth first
Kan!
These people where horrible !!!!
712anastasia Agreed sis but I’m saying All praises to the Most High YAH for the promise of a punishment that we can’t even fully imagine to those whom choose to do evil and not repent.
SHaarMEYN Amunah BatYAH BERE'SHIYTH 48:4 you’re absolutely correct
Why take him from his country and then give him away to someone you’ve never met? This broke my heart.
Rebecca Buschhorn just because a person has money, doesn’t make them good people. I’d rather be in a home where we are scraping to get through but there’s plenty of love. It’s sad.
Rebecca Buschhorn I’m so sorry. There is definitely not a fight. I agree with you too. Maybe that came across wrong. The parents thought they were doing the right thing. My opinion is that money doesn’t solve the problem. A child needs love and guidance. Money can buy what you want but can’t make you a decent person. Please accept my apologies.
Rebecca Buschhorn it’s ok. I think written statements can be misleading because you can’t interpret them the way you would a verbal conversation. We do need to stick together. Its sad that happened to him.
Cause of War
Echo sound in my ears
This is like legal human trafficking... wtf is wrong with this world???????
emma fluffy Can u imagine 🙊🙉🙈
emma fluffy alot off things
I know. Wtf was wrong with Moses' biological parents, that they thought it was OK just to dump him in an shady orphanage, despite being in a refugee camp? Knowing full well that he could end up anywhere. And most likely dead. Like many are.
emma fluffy this is not legal. This is child trafficking
Moses was the victim here and that woman was the abuser. I've raised 4 kids and Moses comes across as a gentle soul❤. They lied on him.
His story is heartbreaking, but the footage of his 13th birthday party gives me the hope that he'll continue to grow into a happy young man
Kenzie Cullen I agree. The love of his new family is healing Him. With 12 other regimes kids in this family I give a lot of credit to these parents for taking on so many damaged kids. Love and security can be a great healer.
Kenzie Cullen me also😃🇦🇺
I wish I can meet him and give him a hug💞thank you very much his new family💞
tears are flowing
@@gailhandschuh1138 they are great human beings. I could never be this compassionate
“He knew how to shoot a gun”,
“how did you know he knew how to shoot a gun?” Stutters ...🙄 I hate child abusers.
can you imagine his eventual reply? 'he knew how to handle toy guns!'
Many Blessings same
Lies Lies More Lies! God will Judge and render Repayment! Trust and Believe!
He sounded like he was lying the whole time, an def looked it.
@@ernesteggleston819 amen
When they interviewed Mr Johnson........ You can tell he is lying and if he slept on the bedroom floor he was doing some nasty things to that little child, and his wife knew it. That's why they got rid of him
10:49 pay attention to Mr Johnson when. He said he knew how to use the bath room and he start peeing onThe wall and had to start wearing pull ups. That child was being sexual abused by that man and the wife knew it.
yep.. you are so right.. that is why they gave him up so quick..because they were afraid they would be found out.. wife just as guilty.. how these women stay with these nasty men behooves me.. that is why they went to Africa to adopt a child...they wanted a child that was totally vulnerable and unsuspecting...
When the interviewer asked how do you know he knew how to use a gun...he stuttered trying to come up with an answer smh a clear sign of deception. Bed wetting and regressing is a clear sign that child was going through something. That man laid it all out what they were putting that child through, and not one thing was done. I'm just glad he was safe in the end.
Wow I never thought of it that way, but it TOTALLY makes sense! That poor baby. I'm so glad that he is so loved now.
Oh Bullshit, you have no proof of that...just your own sick speculation.
This is crazy, I'm a Liberian, I was born and raise in Liberian and now live in the united states. A child that was born in 2002 or 2003 in Liberia has no understanding on how a gun is being operated. that was total exaggeration of the adoptive parent. I'm happy that my Liberian little bro is still alive and i pray one day to meet and laugh about it. Thank you The Fifth Estate
I really think his initial adoptive mother had issues of some sort. She projected a lot of wild things onto a very young child until she worked herself up and convinced herself he needed to go. The behavior of the initial adoptive parents probably freaked poor Moses out, which probably freaked them out more. Awful situation...
@ sierrasky913 Exactly. He was scared. No harm in letting him have a knife under his mattress, validating his fears while reassuring his safety.(whether his need for the knife came before or after the mom started getting paranoid?)
As for the "gun," considering the kids in the orphanage, I'm sure there was quite a lot if soldier play acting & yelling of "I'm going to kill you!" to "I'm going to kill your whole family!" If the mom had seen Moses make a finger gun she may have inadvertently entered a "game" by yelling, "What are you doing, trying to kill me?" & Moses complied with, "I'm going to kill your whole family!" Thinking he's fitting into the family.
Such a beautiful child. If u cant love a kid as your don't adopt them
White folks Think They Can Do Anything, When It Comes To Black Folks, But God Got The Last Say, In This Situation, Why Didn't They Go Jail, THAT Is Human Trafficking, Isn't That A Federal Offense...
Nurse Beauty bruh why are you hating on white people? he’s now happily living with his white parents
@@nursebeauty8020 Whites saved him... blacks caused him hurt and trauma...
@@nursebeauty8020 Nurese beauty has an ugly heart and mind...
namebrand kay it’s not rlly about race tbh disgusting ppl are just disgusting ppl whether they’re black, white, asian, etc 🤨
Sorry but the original adoptive couple look more like brother and sister! The whole situation is horrifying.
The lannisters
OMG they do!
So true..and you could tell the dad was lieing ... he couldn't even get his lie straight about the gun and the little boy😕😕
So true I was wondering the same thing
They really do!
My mom brought my cousin to live with us when he was 9 and
I was 7. He had brought an old wooden box with knifes and he told me he was going to kill us all. I told me mom and years of counseling, psychiatrist, and social workers followed. That same boy my mom raised is now 33, college graduate and works for Disney Animation. I understand the adoptive family's fear/concern but they didn't even give him a chance.
C. V. I doubt the child actually said these things. I think they learned about child soldiers and feared him. They began asking him questions which confused him. Children are parrots they will repeat what their parents said. I do t think they did it purposely I think fear was the cause of it all.
Cindy V. That is great that love & care was able to turn your cousin's life around, may I ask how long it took for him to show progress? It must have been hard for you being surrounded by your cousin's troubles & your cousin needing much of your mother's attention.
It is always good to hear about a neglected child saved but unfortunately depending on the level of abuse & how long the child has to endure it for, some adults break that child forever, intervention can help but safety concerns are valid.
Cindy V. Thank your Mother she is a Hero!
that's awesome!!! Good for him and ur mom!! She gave him what he needed..love!
God bless u dear , but I think this family where abusive to him and they regret they adopt him. May God bless your mom not giving up your cousin.
It’s wrong to interview the child like this also retelling him he was rejected over and over . Thank god hopefully he has a happy ending with a loving family
Gilbert's., I could see the tears that weren't there.
G*
@ Kate Whelan Moses is an intelligent, articulate young teenager. I am sure the reporter discussed with him if he wanted to know the details before telling him. AND told him too that at any time she would stop if he chose that, too. She is not going to him unnecessary emotional anguish.
how sweet you can't capitalize the name of God.
that couple who first adopted moses needs mental help.. they are not in their right mind.. such lies
No HELP for the wicked
This poor child is only 13 and has gone through way too much! Inshallah he will live a long and peaceful life, with his lovely family
_A AS in sha allah
Hmmm? You know, don't you, that Muslims cannot adopt kids? It's the Sunna of Mohammed. You're a fake.
In sha Allah n Ameen
Muslims can adopt the prophet Muhammad Pbuh was an orphan himself
That was sad story but am glad he found someone to love him.
May God save kids from heartless humans
This is sick, and I don't believe anything the adoptive parents are saying.
Even if he was "difficult" there are so many ways to deal and fix behavior problems. I mean what child wouldn't need help after going through what this boy has? Just giving him away like a used peace of furniture is not an option.
Anissa Evon me either!
@@sunniallwein86 right like wtf?! 😭
these are the same kind of people who had black men hung...think about that..
not one word
The most important feeling for a child is the love from their parents. These beautiful children didn’t experience that wonderful feeing for too many years of their life. So heartbreaking.😢 I hope all of the kids in this are now living a great life they have always deserved.♥️
What did these adoptive parents think that adopting a child from a country of war would be?! He was broken, scared & alone! They cannot justify the abandonment. Period.
Definitely. It was their choice, and they have to deal with the consequences. I bet the terror the parents felt was real, but it was their choice to do the adoption from that country - they have to deal with it! The lack of accountability in our society today is shocking! Or at least handle the situation the correct way. It bothers me there is no legal repercussions. It's ridiculous.
Really though... I didn’t know “rehoming” an adopted child was so normal smh ...so sad why sign those papers if you aren’t up for it 😕 poor baby!
Nia B. this has happened to many Russian children. I think adoption where stoped after a woman put a child on a plane back to some country over there
horrifying , se people go on the internet n "rehome" adopted kids they decide they no longer want or are having difficulties with.
@@sylsotex2863 I thought that you only re-home animals. Geez. He probably felt so horrible.
Every little boy picks up a toy gun and pretends to shoot it. And who in the world gave him access to knives? They can't lock that drawer?
What three year old child soldiers are running around out there?
These people are so full of BS.
Not even just little boys. A good chunk of my childhood was running around with you guns or the ones that were jazzed up as "alien blasters" or "Ray guns" shooting imaginary bad guys. It's normal behaviour in kids to use toys as props in whatever game they're playing whether it's a "boat" that's actually just a cardboard box, a doll or a gun and if they already had a kid older than Moses then surely they should have known that?
Such a handsome young man he probably wanted to molested him and he didn't comply May God protect and care for him Amen
I'm a grown woman now. I used to play with guns too. I grew up with boys, after watching James Bond who wouldn't wanna be him!.
These parents ...ugh
Dear Moses: If you read this I trust you are well, wise,and living a great life! Let go of that road, and walk with your head held high. Your life is just beginning. Much Love! The Lord watched over you!
Amen..God bless him
AMEN🤞🏾❤💋
🙏🏾
Amen and God bless him🙏
Amen
“He has an incredible laugh”. I agree. I love his laugh! I am so glad he is save and thriving. He is a beautiful boy.
If Moses had been a dog the adopting family would have been charged
Exactly
Sad but very true
sum bullshit
Yep,u are right.
I agree ☝️
THESE PEOPLE ARE VERY'SICK'..REHOMING KIDS LIKE DOGS!! JAILTIME NEEDED PERIOD!!!
Amen! The kids were better off without them. They should not have had to go through this horror first tho. Prayers for them! ❤️
If Moses was acting out, there's a possibility that he was being abused in the Johnston home. Mrs. Johnson didn't sound like she was all there. Despite his tragic beginnings, this experience is contributing to build his character. Who knows, Moses could become a child advocate that ends up making a difference in millions of children lives. I mean he wasn't named Moses for nothing.
just what i wanted to say the Johnson are covering up something and they need to be looked at closer especially the lady
Stupid
That is what they are
Eliz Cringle I agree with you
Eliz Cringle Yes that’s what I think...Abuse in the Johnson home
Moses adopted dad couldn't even keep up with his own lies. This is truly horrifying. I truly believe that people overestimate their ability to unconditionally love a child that isn't biologically their own. All of these adoptive parents need to have served jail time.
STOP saying "rehomed" like he's a f*ing puppy
Please mind your language, thank you!
Because with a mouth like that you are not in a position to complain about rhetorics.
hammer
I heard that 2 god help us 💔
Exactly! I bet they wouldn't do these terrible acts to the family dog/cat...but let's just toss out a innocent child ! Disgusting!
@@proudcitizen4883 g
karadiberlino stfu!
How HOW are these “parents” still walking FREE???? I can’t even adopt an animal from our local shelter without stacks of paperwork and many stipulations!! I think God was looking out for Moses and he was actually SAVED!!!!
It's Called No Accountability.😥
Vanessa Gray sad but you are right!!!!
Tara Briggs good question
Privilege.
So True!!!
The original adoptive couple should go to jail
Yes they should
The system only protect s person's like thim and nothing will happen believe me i won't through it
Omg how scary. I can't imagine being a 5 year old child and having to go with a complete stranger.
re-homing is normal i the USA. its not illegal.
a famous family channel of youtube re-home a baby they got from China...
many accuse them of using the "adoption" process for ratings+views
And these devils are walking free??? There is no justice in this world. SMMFH 😡😡😡
World is full of hipocrisy my friend..
World is run by devils
I said What I said agreed, that was 100% child trafficking. That poor child i just wanted to hug him the whole time i couldnt stop cursing. So shameful😡
@@ujutheghost 100 percent on point
No justice in the world for people of color.
"Adoptive parents giving away children they no longer want." WTF??!! These are children, not a jacket that went out of season and no longer want!
Smh “Re-home” words are powerful. And the father sounds like an emotionally immature maniac.
He's not a father he s a demon him and his racist hateful.wife
How can you say this. How deep you know him
@@janiceelliott4007 don't project what you are on others
@@cccpsovietunionisnothingbu2402 I promise all you have to do is speak facts and every single time the true demons will show up ....Those demons in you hate the truth and the truth hurt so you respond.The father of lies will show himself Everytime .I spoke truth and the guilty answer
@@cccpsovietunionisnothingbu2402 Are you guilty of something, It seems I hit home , Do you won't to confess something since you felt so offended by the truth.This is the time to confess .Confess now or suffer for your sin later why are you so outdone by the truth.nNot reading or going back and forth Confess
People who want to adopt a child should be screened thoroughly
Such arrogance. They treated that child like he was a dog they changed their mind about and were returning.
Zoey&Marco
And that in itself is a pretty heartless act to begin with/
Again, my point. A dog should be cherished too.
He's better off without them. Else he would have been raised a frustrated psycho like them!
Agatha Kimbelley Kudjey Well said!
Even when people do that with a dog, it is dead wrong. As an animal rescuer, I see it all the time. Living beings are not disposable!
WTF is wrong with people!? how can you adopt a child who's been abandonned before and dump him like trash and hand him down to someone you know nothing about???? there are people out there who dream of having kids and would be great parents and yet can't have kids....and you have these people who spit on this blessing that his parenthood.Just because the kid is harder to handle than they thought? well,if you want a perfect child get a doll.Not a human being with feelings.
Yea...get a doll 😅😅😅
That husband and wife should be arrested for child endangerment among other things. They should have never been allowed to adopt. It boggles the mind how some people don't understand the commitment of parenthood.
There seems to be a case just recently of a boy being "rehomed" who was adopted from Asia. He is also disabled and apparently was too difficult to handle. There were signs of the adoptive parents treating him completely different than how they were treating their 4 biological children
I think you're referring to the RUclipsr Myka Stauffer and her adopted son Huxley. She's an absolute scumbag. I hope that Huxley is now with a loving and nurturing forever family
Ergh 🤮 The Stauffers.
Yes they’re that awful Myka’s role models🙈
That's child trafficking in action and everyone should be held accountable. These children had suffered enough and their trust has been taken away from them...Moses bless you and your new family.
These criminals are living comfortably at home after internationally trafficking a child.
Questioning a 13-year-old boy about his feelings after being told in detail what his "adoptive parents" did, was totally uncalled for. That line of questioning put young Moses in an emotionally distressful situation which was completely unnecessary in adding any value to this documentary. Shame on The Fifth Estate for this blatant abuse of a minor.
I totally agree with you. He didn't deserve that either. Done for the sake of their interview.
I was thinking the same thing
In this case, you're way off, because you haven't considered that the documentary is literally named after him, it is mainly about his particular case, and it is extremely invasive to his life by default. Clearly, prior to developing this piece, he and his parents, and probably his siblings, discussed this at length with each other and also with the broadcast company. They didn't just show up at his house with cameras and zoom in on his face and put him on the spot. This was planned way in advance, they signed papers, and probably had many discussions about it. Interviewing him, the focal point of this piece, was pretty much mandatory. How would you name something, "A Boy Named Moses," and not have an interview with Moses?
JACQUELINE CASEY I agree. That was an unnecessary question that they knew would just make him feel bad. They should know better to talk about it a better way
JACQUELINE CASEY yep...
I came across this story by accident and it totally ripped my heart apart to witness how can anyone be so inhuman with children.
The CPS is a broken system also. I have had many children placed into my home through CPS and all the children had been sexually abused in the last foster home they were in before being brought to my house. That to me is atrocious .These poor children need help and the government can not offer it either.
sharon Jackson--IF, you are a decent Foster-Mother?!? Then THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO! There are very few of you, even in the U.S. Yet another reason to allow same sex couples to Foster Children. EVERY STUDY HAS PROVEN THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE PEDOPHILES THAN THE "NORMAL" MALE-FEMALE RELATIONSHIP!! Which is the truth, & WE need all the decent people WE can get, to care for these unwanted children!
God has place them in your care for a reason protect them and love them while you have them.
We had a woman in my town who was the local "foster mom" with 10 kids. She said all of them had been sexually abused, some couldn't even sleep with the lights off. I myself have known many ex foster kids who've been abused. People have to stop downplaying how serious and dangerous it is you call CPS on people simply because they don't like them. Foster care is often more dangerous and damaging than the homes these children where taken out of. Obviously there are times when actions must be taken, but often times, when there's no proof of abuse or neglect, mandatory therapy is the best course of action.
Soooo true!!!!
The entire system is complicit if not directly criminally involved
A child soldier at age 2! Hahahahahaha. The Johnsons are insane!
Sadly, it’s the same mentality that makes people look at black boys not as BOYS just because they don’t look like them. If the kid was white, they would blow off what he said and recognize that it didn’t make sense.
LI .B you first
Paper Mario You don’t know that. A white family in America put a little white Russian boy they adopted, on an air plane to Russia because they said he was unruly. So stop with the race baiting!
Veronica Medina I remember that story
Maaaaad people
Exactly.. they were abusing him emotionally and mentally. They didn't want him. The wife is an evil witch
THEY SHOULD FACE THE COURT.
@@keishap7927 Yes They Should For Legal Act
I'm sure they lied just to get rid of him like an old piece of furniture.
Read my comments I’m right as u r
Her showing Moses how to choke someone and then rewarding him...that is Machievelan ! They are parents ??????
God Bless the family that got Moses, as well as the other families that has taken any child that people didn't want. It take special Guardians Angels to complete the task.
A child who is 4 years old is not physically capable of choking another child.
bullshit
Yes they’re. They can’t hurt an adult but can hurt children their age or younger. If they’re disturbed enough.
Their claims about Moses seem completely fabricated to me, there's no evidence he was violent and his current family haven't said anything to back up said claims
I don't understand how this is happening, this is trafficking
They call it rehoming, I call it abandoning
They neglected him and his needs
They should get prison time for what they did! Everyone who takes part in this kind of thing should be prisoned, its unacceptable
These are children, not a piece of furniture you can just toss out
Absolutely heartbreaking
You're right, and I assume you're also a good person
I don't believe at all before he even turned 5 all those lies happened! I have a 3 year old & 2 year old who never show real signs of cruel or evil violence...
A sign of child molesting is when a child starts to urinate on theirselves smh.
Is that why they got rid of him? So that he wont say he was being touched? If so, that's smart af but disgusting. Smh.
That's a sign of any kind of abuse
Absolutely
Observe self um yea if they are playing a video game but that was not mention. If you think I am making this up do research and you will see excessive bed wetting can be a sign of abuse children peeing in the bed once potty trained without underlying medical Issues is not as normal as people tend to think.
Observe self your son could also be stressed from moving up a grade too you know my son was also moved up a grade a few years ago and I realized while he was just as smart as the other children he was not as mature as the older children, and he had a hard time for a little while.
These parents should b held accountable. That’s a crime
THESE THINGS aren't parents
MOSES, IF YOU EVER SEE/READ THIS,
I PRAY YOU RECEIVE THE BEST AND HAVE AN AMAZING JOURNEY IN LIFE....
SENDING YOU ALL THE LOVE AND PRAYERS🤞🏾❤💋
Me too, I pray for you Moses! ❤
@@giulianacr2638 ❤❤
I am his brother in law I will pass the message on
@@BIGBEAR1987250 THANK YOU🤞🏾🤞🏾
He only needed love. God bless his new Mom and Dad.
they are lying.. they abused him, if he had these so called "psychological issues/ trauma" shouldn't that have carried on until his teenage years? how come the other adoptive mother (from the US) never complained about his behaviour
I can't believe that interviewer asked Moses those questions.... she's sick.
Or told him that mess. He has no clue of
Right! I was like how could she tell him that then ask him how does it make him feel. How do think lady?
@@tgirl1762 it was important to highlight the fuckery of the parents. i agree the questions were very hard for him, and in the best of situations should not have been asked, but if we see the impact their effed up behavior had on him, then no one can doubt how morally wrong and unethical the original adoptive parents' behavior was.
She had no filter. All for her ratings and not for his feelings. Smdh.
Lady T you wonder who is really for you?
Those foster parents have no business being parents, they know nothing about love.
U can tell that man was lying by how much he stuttered when he was asked how did Moses knew how to hold the gun.
Also didn't the social worker lady said that the Ms Johnson was showing him what to do....smh evil people
Yes hes hiding something for sure ! I believe he was sexually abusing moses hes very pervy
Mariah Ali they deliberately planted thing in his head to make sure he was traumatized so they could use that as an excuse to dump him
@@CJ-pf1se YES....that's why he was so nervous, trying to hide what they were doing to that poor kid.
People who couldn't handle a typical child of that age going through extreme change.
He str8 up lying
A stranger in a strange land
#MOSES 😥 may GOD forever be your shield and buckler ❤
Yessss, poor young man
Amen
HalleluYAH 👑
This story keeps popping up on my feed and i always ignore it. I ignore it because I know it will be about hurt and suffering for another black child. I get so tired of these stories. Tired of seeing the hurt people cause these babies. But I sucked it up and watched and I cried. That poor baby has came so far. God bless his new family for taking him in. May he live a long and fruitful life, full of love and happiness.
Same
my story too
Same
I feel the same way Queen ,I watch because someone must hold accountability for our babies , they must know they were heard & seen
I don't believe their accusisations, but even if the child was difficult, it doesn't make one bit of a difference. They decide to adopt a child from an unfortunate background, if they don't realise the children might have issues they are too naive to adopt in the first place. They adopted another human being, it's their child now and whatever issues comes with it is now their responsibility to deal with.
"If we don't care for the kids, then who are we as people?"
Ikr, we all were children once, ppl have hard hearts.
Some treat animals better than they do humans.
humans, the only animal that walks upright
Maxine its always been that way.
Maxine, I see it everyday! People treat their dogs way better than they treat other human beings. Shame!
+CrystalMoon 🙏THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!!!
And if it did come down to animals vs humans, Animals deserve more empathy than humans anyway, and we all know it. LIVE WITH IT!
Kould B ...What a point there pea brain
All of these "bad adopters" need to be obligated to pay for the support of those children until age 24.
skantea
WHY???
The Llama Lady because you can’t just throw children away
@@thellamalady4181 Because they are his "forever family", remember? Family doesn't discard you because you turn out to be more troublesome and less affectionate than they dreamed when they were crowdfunding your adoption.
A nice idea in theory, but tragically, fear of being forced to pay child support is one thing which drives this parents to give their adopted children away to strangers they met on the internet rather than legally surrendering them to CPS. I'm more concerned with protecting kids from abuse than punishing their parents for being jerks.
24? Not even biological parents are obligated until 24. 😂
So the second adoptive mother never had a issue with him but he was a cold blooded evil child with them. Make it make sense.
Yah, right! Also, how did he end up in another home before the last couple got him?? That's my question.
@@hellosweetheart3350 Canadian government took him back to Canada as he was in the US and not supposed to be in the US. The Texas lady wouldnt allow Canadian services to make sure she was a good home he could stay in, so he must have been taken back and put into a group foster home
Them poor children being thrown away like broken toys .these are children! Laws need to change to protect them .
Its so sad people will put thier adopted children through so much emotional pain. PLEASE people, don't involve children in your miserable lives
In the medical field "rehoming" is called "dumping" and you will end up jail for doing it.
Foster parents should be held liable too.
***** Most states have similar laws. In Georgia we have a law that says the same thing except it only applies to newborns up to 30 days I think. I think there should be no age limit because of the reasons you state. Right now in Georgia there is no law concerning adoption which concerns me.
Sheila Glover
Sheila Glover
They're called safe haven laws, and some places the law doesn't specify age (I wanted to say las vegas for awhile didn't give an age, and some lady dumped her older kids there and caused a stir), other times the age of the child, and the direct location are specified, other times it's general places (churces, fire departments, police, hospital, etc)
Bottom line: it isn't "rehoming." That's what you do to a dog. It isn't "adoption disruption" or "adoption dissolution" or "secondary placement." It's abandonment. Because you as a parent are putting your own comfort/needs/convenience/health above your child's. And that child will always know that they were rejected and feel it's their fault.
I want to give Moses a big hug. I'm so glad he found a loving home.
I do too!!!!!
Amen. Bless him and his forever family. This could have been a really tragic story. 🙏
A higher power intervened there, god bless the USA. I'm ashamed that this happened in Canada.
Me too❤❤❤
I'm glad that Moses is with that family now, God bless them and their kids.
thank you for taking Moses in.He is now flourishing under your care,God bless and keep you.
Sounds good but very unlikely to ever happen considering in many cases there is an incentive monthly check for the adoptive family until the child turns 18 for minority adoptions because minorities like Moses are less likely to be adopted.
I am white. My husband and I adopted a black 3 year old and were shocked to find out that we would get about $350 a month until he turns 18! We're not rich but frugal enough to afford to raise our kids without benefits. It's been a couple years now and we're very thankful for that check. He can play baseball and do boy scouts,etc. We also considered putting it away for his college.
Tina li Prayers for Moses and his wonderful new family. He’ll be a wonderful man of God, just like his namesake. I happen to live in Houston Texas. Houston is one of the largest sex trafficking centers in North America.
My tin hat theory: They abused him and got rid of him before he was old enough to remember or say anything.
Sad but probably true. The evil has taken over and is running unchecked. May God have mercy on this world.
MissNancyLondon I betcha
I truly believe that too... that guy screams pedophile to me...
That's not so unrealistic, sadly... 😡😢
Probably why the poor little guy was wetting himself
Unfortunately, “rehoming” unwanted adoptees is altogether too common in North America. Should be a crime.
All the people on that re homing website should be charged with child trafficking and child abuse.
Moses is a minor, his identity should be protected!
alyza g That is up to his parents
The dude was fighting wars at 3 years old. I mean, what a mighty toddler.
Except he wasn't.. his parents were clearly making that up
@@trollingmermaids That's the irony of the story. A 3 year old can barely walk, maybe, let alone hold an AK 47. And shoot people.
He was born 2001 and their war end in 2003 so there is no way he would be fighting a war talkless of holding a gun. He was 4yrs when he was adopted
Haha ik😂can barely run but is going out defending their country😂
I’ve heard of “rehoming” pets but certainly never children!!