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The American couple who were detained on human trafficking charges alleges attempts to blackmail them.
Sol and Christine Moghadam were arrested last Friday for over allegations they were attempting to traffic out of Ghana four Ghanaian children it later turned out they had legally adopted.
In the couple’s latest blog posted yesterday, Christine accused the blackmailers she wouldn’t name of being behind the false charges and the subsequent ordeal they suffered at the hands of the police.
Christine starts off by explaining why her blog on which they had posted details about their adoption experiences was inaccessible on Wednesday. She said she decided to shut it down to avoid being bombarded by the media who she says has inaccurately told their story.
“Honestly,” she says, “I don't have any regrets as to how we handled our traumatic situation. I am proud and surprised at the amount of strength and courage all 8 of us had to push through. In the midst of all the uncertainties and discomfort, we were well loved and cared for by Ghanaian friends and other Americans in Ghana. The assurance of prayers for us from around the world became our hope and our comfort. We were however disappointed that there were others who took advantage of our situation and tried to blackmail us for their own fame and for money.”
She continued, “Do I have anger and resentment towards those that falsely accused us for child trafficking at the expense of emotionally traumatizing all 6 of our children? Absolutely not. We didn't deserve to be treated the way we were. I admit it was hard to forgive the officer that interrogated us and detained us for no reason.... but we have chosen to because we understand that child trafficking IS real and to some extent he had every reason in his power and limited understanding to be suspicious of us only because of the several trafficking cases that have gone under the radar. I get it.”
Christine goes on to express their gratitude two Ghanaian officers she describes as amazing, and whom she says asked for forgiveness for the way their case was handled. According to her, the two eventually shared their contact information with the hope of visiting them in America one day.
Meanwhile Joy News has learnt the adopted children have been returned to their Ghanaian guardians even though the couple is going ahead with their adoption.
Visit the couple’s site here
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