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Legal Case Argentina, 1993

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==Filed Cases==
* [[Case 81/89 Cavazza, Juan C. and others]], on Inf. Art.125, 139, 140, 142, Par.l, 142 bis, 210, 293 of the Code of Proceedings and art.3 of Law 23,592. Federal Court of San Isidro, 1 Sec.2 Office II, Reg. 443.

==Timeline==
*June 28, 1993: Judge [[Julio Manuel Cámpora]] of the Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes issues a [[Order of Judge Campora - 1993-06-28|ruling]] in which he infers the existence of the following crimes; sexual abuse, rape, hiding of minors, fraud, reduction to a state of servitude, and falsification of documents and without prejudice to definitive jurisdiction transfers the entire record (consisting of 8 volumes, more than 1600 pages) to Federal Judge [[Roberto J. Marquevich]] in San Isidro.[http://www.frouman.net/antecedentes].
*September 1, 1993: 10 Family [[Home|homes]] in Buenos Aires are raided by police. 142 children are taken into protective custody and more than 80 adults are arrested.
*September 9, 1993: San Isidro Federal Judge Robert Marquevich orders the preventive detention of 18 adults already in custody. Later, 3 additional persons were added to the list of those charged in the case and held under the preventive detention order, bringing the total number to 21. The 21 are Juan Carlos Cavazza, Eduardo Jose Blanco Diaz, Lorenzo Montes Garcia, Jesse Jude Mara, Joel Steven Martin, Daniel Martial Charrie, Jurgan Heinz Grotnaus, Kay Susanne Rambur, Daniel Armando Moreno, Marc S Jacob, Robert Eldrich Robb, Roberto Martinetto, Rafael Martinez Gonzalez, [[Susan Claire Borowik|Susana Clara Borowik]], Alejandro Emilio Trevisan, Nilson Alcides Gomez, Jackeline Reddic, John Kevin Roberts, Flor Bojorquez, Mario Roberto Torres and Alice Sophia Dow. The preliminary charges include corruption of minors, reduction to a state of servitude, illegal deprivation of liberty, retention and hiding of persons, illicit association and infraction of the law against racial and religious discrimination. Rambur and Robb are also charged with altering the civil status of a minor under 10 years old and falsification of documents.
*Decmeber 13, 1993: By a 2-1 vote, the San Martin Court of Appeals issues a ruling favorable to the defendants in the Cavazza case. San Martin Appeals Court Judge Dr. [[Daniel Mario Rudi]] strongly disagrees with the majority in his 135-page dissenting opinion which quotes extensively from Family [[:Category:Family Publications|publications]]. The 21 charged are freed and the case is sent back to a lower court for further investigation.

==Related Cases==
*October 27, 1989 - Causa No. 81 Juzgado Federal No. 1 de San Isidro
*Causa No. 17142 Tribunal de Menores No. 1 de Buenos Aires
*Causa No. 2351/89 Tribunal de Menores No. 2 de Bahia Blanca
*Expediente No. 386/89 Juzgado No. 1 de Bahia Blanca
*May 23, 1990 Causa No. 34269 Juzgado en lo Criminal No. 1 de San Isidro
*December 19, 1990 - [[Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes - Cause number 32.202]] minors Frouman E. and others regarding Art. 10 of Law 10.067
*Causa No. 23.147 Juzgado de Instrucion No. 31 de la Capital Federal
*Causa (case number missing) Juzgado de Menores de Cordoba
*Causa No. 3512 Juzgado de Menores de Mar del Plata
*Causa No. 1959 Juzgado Federal de Comodora Rivadavia
*Causa No. 35401 Juzgado en lo Penal No. 2 de Mar del Plata
*Causa (no number given) Juzgado en lo Penal de Faltas de la ciudad de Rosario
*''US v. Brian Edward Pickus'' (unlawful flight to avoid prosecution)
*''State of Hawaii v. Brian Edward Pickus'' (kidnapping, burglary)
*E.E.U.U. solicita extradicion de Brian Edward Pickus

==Press Coverage of Legal Problems==
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/ventana-1993-07.pdf Ventana: La Secta los Niños de Dios Bajo Lupa del Juez de Menores Cámpora] — 1993-07
* [[The Independent: Cult denies child sex abuse]] — 1993-07-02
* [[Press-Enterprise: The Family's values disputed]] — 1993-07-25
* [[Associated Press: `The Family' wants cult-hunting group dissolved]] — 1993-08-04
* [[Washington Post: 30 Members of Children Of God Arrested]] — 1993-09-02
* [[Chattanooga Times: Cult crackdown]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Daily Mail: House of croquet and free love]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Daily Mail: Yard probe into child cult]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Evening Standard: We swap wives in the name of Jesus, says cult]] — 1993-09-03
* [[New York Times: Argentines Say a Sex Cult Enslaved 268 Children]] — 1993-09-03
* [[The Guardian: Charges against cult blamed on ex-members]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Los Angeles Times: 58 Americans Held in Argentina Sex-Sect Raid]] — 1993-09-04
* [[London Times: The day the 'Martians' woke up]] — 1993-09-05
* [[The Independent: Gideon's Bible of Free Love]] 1993-09-05
* [[The Observer: Members put on defensive by raids]] — 1993-09-05
* [[Toronto Star: 33-year-old Metro woman linked to sex-for-salvation cult]] — 1993-09-06
* [[Toronto Star: Metro woman in 'sex cult' probe]] — 1993-09-06
* [[Houston Chronicle: Members of sect say they're being persecuted]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Burlington kin support alleged cult leader]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Sect members deny abuse stories]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Two Canadian cult members arrested in Argentina]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Anti-cult organization blamed for arrests]] — 1993-09-08
* [[Toronto Star: Sect members face sex, abduction charges]] — 1993-09-08
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult includes brother of suspect woman ]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Member says he saw child sex abuse inside cult]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: We will be completely vindicated, says Susan]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Los Angeles Times: Paraguay Police Raid Home Owned by Cult Suspected of Child Abuse]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult provided sex services to strangers]] — 1993-09-10
* [[Kitchener-Waterloo Record: Defending the Family]] — 1993-09-10
* [[Houston Chronicle: Cult's image unfairly soiled, member says]] — 1993-09-11
* [[South China Morning Post: More accusations against Children of God]] — 1993-09-12
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/somos-1993-09-13.pdf SOMOS: Los Niños de Dios - Como Fue la Investigacion] — 1993-09-13
* [[Toronto Star: Couple held after bid to visit kids in custody]] — 1993-09-13
* [[Clarin: Piden a Interpol la captura del reverendo que fundó la secta]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Gente: Habla Joyanne Treadwell Berg]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Toronto Star: 'We've been totally and falsely accused' Family mom insists]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Columbus woman says she escaped cult horrors]] — 1993-09-16
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult woman's jail treatment 'atrocious']] — 1993-09-17
* [[Macleans: Not a normal family]] — 1993-09-20
* [[Toronto Star: Tests disprove sect's family ties]] — 1993-09-21
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Woman seeking to get cult-controlled kin out of Argentina]] — 1993-09-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/cronica-1993-09-25.pdf Cronica: "Niños de Dios": Liberan a una Nena y la Entregan a su padre Brasileño] — 1993-09-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/la-nacion-1993-09-25.pdf La Nacion: Tres paises reclamaron niños que vivian con La Familia] — 1993-09-25
* [[New York Times: 66 U.S. Cultists Still Being Held in Argentina]] — 1993-09-26
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Woman says siblings are brainwashed cult victims]] — 1993-10-05
* [[Houston Chronicle: Children of God Cult Returns as The Family]] — 1993-10-10
* [[Houston Chronicle: Elusive "father' of cult has held a following for 25 years]] — 1993-10-10
* [[Philadelphia Inquirer: Church declines to aid sect accused of abusing children]] — 1993-10-19
* [[Christianity Today: Sex Abuse Charges Disputed]] — 1993-10-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/noticias-a-fondo-1993-11.pdf Noticias a Fondo: ¿Quien Ampara a la secta Niños de Dios?] — 1993-11
* [[Sydney Morning Herald: The Family's Planning]] — 1993-11-06
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pagina12-1993-11-13.pdf Página 12: Reclamos por La Familia] — 1993-11-13
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/cronica-1993-11-30.pdf Cronica: "Niños de Dios": Padres Reclaman] — 1993-11-30
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/lanacion-1993-12-09.pdf La Nacion: Los Ninos de Dios, exegeta con vertientes sexuales] — 1993-12-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult leader fears AIDS scare at jail]] — 1993-12-11
* [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Family: Hippie throwback or dangerous, abusive cult ]] — 1993-12-12
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Burlington woman free in Argentina cult case]] — 1993-12-14
* [[Toronto Star: Argentine court frees Canadians in sex case]] — 1993-12-14
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/lanacion-1993-12-19.pdf La Nacion: Quarracino cuestiono por TV la liberacion de miembros de una secta] — 1993-12-19
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pdm-1993-12-20.pdf Protagonistas de Mercedes: Informe especial sobre libertad] — 1993-12-20
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pdm-1993-12-27.pdf Protagonistas de Mercedes: Llego hasta Mercedes el consul de E.E.U.U.] — 1993-12-27

[[Category:Legal Action]]

Case 81/89 Cavazza, Juan C. and others

2008-08-28T05:55:08Z

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==Background==
On December 19, 1990, [[Arturo Odilo Godoy]], acting on behalf of his sister-in-law [[Ruth Frouman]], filed a [[Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes - Cause number 32.202|complaint]] with the Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes under Judge [[Julio M. Cámpora]] seeking the return of four of her five minor children who had been retained in the cult against the wishes of both of their parents. On May 21, 1991, Judge Cámpora ordered that the four missing children be presented to the court. Cámpora later appointed police investigators and experts who began an investigation of The Family that included surveillance of Family homes, a review of prior legal cases in which its members had been involved, its activities in the country, its literature and publications and testimony by many witnesses (some of whom traveled to Argentina to give declarations to officers of the court). In April 1993, [[Claire Borowik]] and [[Stuart Baylin]] partially complied with the Court's May 1991 order by presenting only the two older children who were soon reunited with their father and other relatives in the [[United States]]. On June 28, 1993, Judge Campora issued an order in which he requested the intervention of a federal court to act upon matters beyond his jurisdiction and inferred the existence of the following crimes: sexual abuse, hiding of minors, fraud, reduction to a state of servitude, and falsification of documents and without prejudice to definitive jurisdiction transferred the entire record (consisting of 8 volumes, more than 1600 pages) to Federal Judge Roberto J. Marquevich in San Isidro.[http://www.frouman.net/antecedentes]. Judge Marquevich then reopened a 1989 case (Causa No. 81 Juzgado Federal No. 1 de San Isidro).

On September 1, [[1993]], 10 Family [[Home|homes]] in Buenos Aires were raided by police. Approximately 142 children were taken into protective custody and more than 80 adults were arrested. On September 9, 1993, Federal Judge [[Roberto J. Marquevich]] ordered the preventive detention of 18 adults already in custody and later added 3 additional persons to the list of those charged and held under the preventive detention order, bringing the total number to 21. The 21 charged were '''Juan Carlos Cavazza, Eduardo Jose Blanco Diaz, Lorenzo Montes Garcia, Jesse Jude Mara, Joel Steven Martin, Daniel Martial Charrie, Jurgan Heinz Grotnaus, Kay Susanne Rambur, Daniel Armando Moreno, Marc S Jacob, Robert Eldrich Robb, Roberto Martinetto, Rafael Martinez Gonzalez, [[Susan Claire Borowick|Susana Clara Borowik]], Alejandro Emilio Trevisan, Nilson Alcides Gomez, Jackeline Reddic, John Kevin Roberts, Flor Bojorquez, [[Mario Roberto Torres]] and [[Alice Sophia Dow]].''' The preliminary charges included corruption of minors, reduction to a state of servitude, illegal deprivation of liberty, retention and hiding of persons, illicit association and infraction of the law against racial and religious discrimination. Rambur and Robb were also charged with altering the civil status of a minor under 10 years old and falsification of documents. On December 13, 1993, by a 2-1 vote, the San Martin Court of Appeals issued a ruling favorable to the 21 defendants. The majority ruled that Judge Marquevich did not have jurisdiction over the case. San Martin Appeals Court Judge Dr. Daniel Mario Rudi strongly disagreed with the majority in his 135-page dissenting opinion which quoted extensively from Family publications. The 21 charged were freed and the case was sent back to a lower court for further investigation.

==San Isidro Case History and Filings==
The records of this case include thousands of pages. Some assistance is required to obtain these documents. They will be placed here as they become available. All documents are in Spanish unless otherwise noted.

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*[[Order of Judge Campora - 1993-06-28]] ([[Image:Icon pdf.gif]] [https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/mercedes-causa32202/order-1993-06-28.pdf PDF] 8 pages, 2.9MB) — 1993-06-28 – Judge Campora requests the intervention of Federal Judge Roberto Marquevich.
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/mercedes-causa32202/causa32202-inc-f1831-1858-ab-1993-07-26.pdf Declaration of Abigail B. (including P1831-1858)] [taken in [[Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes - Cause number 32.202]]] — 1993-07-26 (61 pages, 20.1M)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/causa8189/causa8189-f904-907-richard-dupuy-1993-07-27.pdf Declaration of Richard Dupuy - P904-907] — 1993-07-27 (8 pages, 1.7M)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/causa8189/causa8189-f908-0910-miriam-p-1993-07-27.pdf Declaration of Miriam Padilla - P908-910] — 1993-07-27 (6 pages, 1.8M)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/causa8189/causa8189-f911-913-abigail-b-1993-07-27.pdf Declaration of Abigail B. - P911-913] — 1993-07-27 (5 pages, 1.4M)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/causa8189/causa8189-f914-918-edward-priebe-1993-07-27.pdf Declaration of Edward Priebe - P914-918] — 1993-07-27 (9 pages, 2M)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/marquevich-1993-09-09-redacted.pdf Order by Judge Marquevich] — 1993-09-09 [REDACTED] – (17 pages, 2.3MB)

==Appeals==
There were numerous appeals filed by the defendants and the federal prosecutors.

===San Martin Court of Appeals===
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/quiroga-sm-appelate-brief-1993-redacted.pdf Substituye Informe In Voce] — 1993 [REDACTED] – Appellate brief by Federal prosecutor Pablo Hernan Quiroga (99 pages, 9MB)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/causa81-89-mansur-prack-12131993.pdf Majority opinion of Federal Judges Horacio Enrique Prack and Alberto Mansur] — 1993-12-13 (127 pages, 280KB)
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/rudi-dissent-1993-12-13.pdf Dissent of Federal Judge Daniel Mario Rudi] — 1993-12-13 (135 pages [missing page 29], 3.12MB)

===Supreme Court===
'''Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación Argentina''' 
====Documents====
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/cavazza-sc-june291995.pdf C. 489. XXVII. Recurso de Hecho]. Causa No. 583. Argentina Supreme Court. June 29, 1995. 2 page PDF file. In Spanish.
*[[Image:Icon pdf.gif|PDF Icon]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/legal/argentina/cavazza-sccomp-91-lxxxii.pdf S.C. Comp. 91 L.XXXII.] Argentina Supreme Court. July 19, 1996 and October 10, 1996. 3 page PDF file. In Spanish.

====Case 91/1996 History====
Nº Expediente: 91/1996 Tomo: 32 Letra: C Tipo: COM Ingreso: 01-03-1996 
Actor: CAVAZZA JUAN CARLOS Y OTROS 
Objeto: INFRACCION A LOS ARTS. 125 Y OTROS DEL C.P. 
Iniciado por: Secretaría: 03 
Nº Expte. Proc.: 81/1989 
Originado por: JUZGADO FEDERAL N°1 DE SAN ISIDRO SECRET. N°2 
Último receptor: JUZGADO EN LO CRIM.Y CORREC. N°3 DEL DTO.JUD.DE SAN ISIDRO-BS.AS. 
Fecha: 28-11-1996 
Último Estado: DEV - DEVOLUCION Fecha: 28-11-1996 
* 01-03-1996 CONFLICTO CON EL JUZ. EN LO CRIM.Y CORREC. N°3 DEL DEPTO. DE SAN ISIDRO, SECRETARIA JUDICIAL NRO. 3 DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA
*05-03-1996 MESA DE ENTRADAS DE LA CORTE SUPREMA EN RAZON DE QUE FUE LA CAMARA FEDERAL DE APELAC.DESAN MARTIN -BS.AS.-LA QUE RESOLVIO DECL.LA INCOMP. DEL JUZG.FEDERAL N°1 DE SAN ISIDRO, REMITANSE LAS PRESENTES ACTUACIONES A DICHO TRIBUNAL DE ALZADA, A SUS EFECTOS. SE REMITE COMO ATENTA NOTA.
*06-03-1996 SE REMITEN AUTOS (1PZA) CAMARA FEDERAL DE SAN MARTIN - ENC 981998
*18-04-1996 SECRETARIA JUDICIAL NRO. 3 DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA VUELVEN AUTOS (1PZA) - MANTIENE SU INCOMPETENCIA.
*22-04-1996 PROCURACION GENERAL DE LA NACION A DIC PROCURACION GENERAL
*23-04-1996 EPG ENTRADA P.G.N. A DICTAMEN - ENT.PROC.
*19-07-1996 DPG FIRMA DICTAMEN PROC.GRAL. - DIC.PROC.
*22-07-1996 CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA DE LA NACION 0
*05-08-1996 SECRETARIA JUDICIAL NRO. 3 DE LA CORTE SUPREMA DE JUSTICIA A SENTENCIA CON DICTAMEN
*10-10-1996 FAL FALLO DEFINITIVO - JUZ.CRIM.Y CORR.N°3 DTO.JUD.DE SAN ISIDRO.
*14-10-1996 UJIERIA DE LA CORTE
*15-10-1996 PROCURACION GENERAL DE LA NACION SE GIRA ESCRITO SOLICITA CERTIFICADO.- ENTRADA PGN-NOTIFICACION - ENT.PROC.
*16-10-1996 COMO SE PIDE. EN LA FECHA EL INTERESADO RETIRO FOTOCOP.DE LA RESOLUCION, EN LUGAR DEL CERTIF., DEJANDO CONSTANCIA EN AUTOS. AGENDA - QUEDA EN M.E. ESCRITO Y PROVEIDO PARA AGENDA - AGREGAR A LA CAUSA.
*01-11-1996 SAL.PROC.
*04-11-1996 MESA DE ENTRADAS DE LA CORTE SUPREMA - MESA DE ENTRADAS CORTE SUPREMA - MESA DE COMPAGINACION 1
*13-11-1996 MESA DE ENTRADAS DE LA CORTE SUPREMA
*28-11-1996 JUZGADO EN LO CRIM.Y CORREC. N°3 DEL DTO.JUD.DE SAN ISIDRO-BS.AS.
*28-11-1996 DEV DEVOLUCION - ENC 008925320

[[Category:Legal Action]]

Legal Case Argentina, 1993

2008-08-28T05:25:10Z

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==Filed Cases==
* [[Case 81/89 Cavazza, Juan C. and others]], on Inf. Art.125, 139, 140, 142, Par.l, 142 bis, 210, 293 of the Code of Proceedings and art.3 of Law 23,592. Federal Court of San Isidro, 1 Sec.2 Office II, Reg. 443.

==Timeline==
*June 28, 1993: Judge [[Julio Manuel Cámpora]] of the Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes issues a [[Order of Judge Campora - 1993-06-28|ruling]] in which he infers the existence of the following crimes; sexual abuse, rape, hiding of minors, fraud, reduction to a state of servitude, and falsification of documents and without prejudice to definitive jurisdiction transfers the entire record (consisting of 8 volumes, more than 1600 pages) to Federal Judge [[Roberto J. Marquevich]] in San Isidro.[http://www.frouman.net/antecedentes].
*September 1, 1993: 10 Family [[Home|homes]] in Buenos Aires are raided by police. 142 children are taken into protective custody and more than 80 adults are arrested.
*September 9, 1993: San Isidro Federal Judge Robert Marquevich orders the preventive detention of 18 adults already in custody. Later, 3 additional persons were added to the list of those charged in the case and held under the preventive detention order, bringing the total number to 21. The 21 are Juan Carlos Cavazza, Eduardo Jose Blanco Diaz, Lorenzo Montes Garcia, Jesse Jude Mara, Joel Steven Martin, Daniel Martial Charrie, Jurgan Heinz Grotnaus, Kay Susanne Rambur, Daniel Armando Moreno, Mark S Jacob, Robert Eldrich Robb, Roberto Martinetto, Rafael Martinez Gonzalez, [[Susan Claire Borowik|Susana Clara Borowik]], Alejandro Emilio Trevisan, Nilson Alcides Gomez, Jackeline Reddic, John Kevin Roberts, Flor Bojorquez, Mario Roberto Torres and Alice Sophia Dow. The preliminary charges include corruption of minors, reduction to a state of servitude, illegal deprivation of liberty, retention and hiding of persons, illicit association and infraction of the law against racial and religious discrimination. Rambur and Robb are also charged with altering the civil status of a minor under 10 years old and falsification of documents.
*Decmeber 13, 1993: By a 2-1 vote, the San Martin Court of Appeals issues a ruling favorable to the defendants in the Cavazza case. San Martin Appeals Court Judge Dr. [[Daniel Mario Rudi]] strongly disagrees with the majority in his 135-page dissenting opinion which quotes extensively from Family [[:Category:Family Publications|publications]]. The 21 charged are freed and the case is sent back to a lower court for further investigation.

==Related Cases==
*October 27, 1989 - Causa No. 81 Juzgado Federal No. 1 de San Isidro
*Causa No. 17142 Tribunal de Menores No. 1 de Buenos Aires
*Causa No. 2351/89 Tribunal de Menores No. 2 de Bahia Blanca
*Expediente No. 386/89 Juzgado No. 1 de Bahia Blanca
*May 23, 1990 Causa No. 34269 Juzgado en lo Criminal No. 1 de San Isidro
*December 19, 1990 - [[Tribunal de Menores de Mercedes - Cause number 32.202]] minors Frouman E. and others regarding Art. 10 of Law 10.067
*Causa No. 23.147 Juzgado de Instrucion No. 31 de la Capital Federal
*Causa (case number missing) Juzgado de Menores de Cordoba
*Causa No. 3512 Juzgado de Menores de Mar del Plata
*Causa No. 1959 Juzgado Federal de Comodora Rivadavia
*Causa No. 35401 Juzgado en lo Penal No. 2 de Mar del Plata
*Causa (no number given) Juzgado en lo Penal de Faltas de la ciudad de Rosario
*''US v. Brian Edward Pickus'' (unlawful flight to avoid prosecution)
*''State of Hawaii v. Brian Edward Pickus'' (kidnapping, burglary)
*E.E.U.U. solicita extradicion de Brian Edward Pickus

==Press Coverage of Legal Problems==
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/ventana-1993-07.pdf Ventana: La Secta los Niños de Dios Bajo Lupa del Juez de Menores Cámpora] — 1993-07
* [[The Independent: Cult denies child sex abuse]] — 1993-07-02
* [[Press-Enterprise: The Family's values disputed]] — 1993-07-25
* [[Associated Press: `The Family' wants cult-hunting group dissolved]] — 1993-08-04
* [[Washington Post: 30 Members of Children Of God Arrested]] — 1993-09-02
* [[Chattanooga Times: Cult crackdown]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Daily Mail: House of croquet and free love]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Daily Mail: Yard probe into child cult]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Evening Standard: We swap wives in the name of Jesus, says cult]] — 1993-09-03
* [[New York Times: Argentines Say a Sex Cult Enslaved 268 Children]] — 1993-09-03
* [[The Guardian: Charges against cult blamed on ex-members]] — 1993-09-03
* [[Los Angeles Times: 58 Americans Held in Argentina Sex-Sect Raid]] — 1993-09-04
* [[London Times: The day the 'Martians' woke up]] — 1993-09-05
* [[The Independent: Gideon's Bible of Free Love]] 1993-09-05
* [[The Observer: Members put on defensive by raids]] — 1993-09-05
* [[Toronto Star: 33-year-old Metro woman linked to sex-for-salvation cult]] — 1993-09-06
* [[Toronto Star: Metro woman in 'sex cult' probe]] — 1993-09-06
* [[Houston Chronicle: Members of sect say they're being persecuted]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Burlington kin support alleged cult leader]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Sect members deny abuse stories]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Two Canadian cult members arrested in Argentina]] — 1993-09-07
* [[Toronto Star: Anti-cult organization blamed for arrests]] — 1993-09-08
* [[Toronto Star: Sect members face sex, abduction charges]] — 1993-09-08
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult includes brother of suspect woman ]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Member says he saw child sex abuse inside cult]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: We will be completely vindicated, says Susan]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Los Angeles Times: Paraguay Police Raid Home Owned by Cult Suspected of Child Abuse]] — 1993-09-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult provided sex services to strangers]] — 1993-09-10
* [[Kitchener-Waterloo Record: Defending the Family]] — 1993-09-10
* [[Houston Chronicle: Cult's image unfairly soiled, member says]] — 1993-09-11
* [[South China Morning Post: More accusations against Children of God]] — 1993-09-12
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/somos-1993-09-13.pdf SOMOS: Los Niños de Dios - Como Fue la Investigacion] — 1993-09-13
* [[Toronto Star: Couple held after bid to visit kids in custody]] — 1993-09-13
* [[Clarin: Piden a Interpol la captura del reverendo que fundó la secta]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Gente: Habla Joyanne Treadwell Berg]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Toronto Star: 'We've been totally and falsely accused' Family mom insists]] — 1993-09-15
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Columbus woman says she escaped cult horrors]] — 1993-09-16
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult woman's jail treatment 'atrocious']] — 1993-09-17
* [[Macleans: Not a normal family]] — 1993-09-20
* [[Toronto Star: Tests disprove sect's family ties]] — 1993-09-21
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Woman seeking to get cult-controlled kin out of Argentina]] — 1993-09-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/cronica-1993-09-25.pdf Cronica: "Niños de Dios": Liberan a una Nena y la Entregan a su padre Brasileño] — 1993-09-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/la-nacion-1993-09-25.pdf La Nacion: Tres paises reclamaron niños que vivian con La Familia] — 1993-09-25
* [[New York Times: 66 U.S. Cultists Still Being Held in Argentina]] — 1993-09-26
* [[Columbus Dispatch: Woman says siblings are brainwashed cult victims]] — 1993-10-05
* [[Houston Chronicle: Children of God Cult Returns as The Family]] — 1993-10-10
* [[Houston Chronicle: Elusive "father' of cult has held a following for 25 years]] — 1993-10-10
* [[Philadelphia Inquirer: Church declines to aid sect accused of abusing children]] — 1993-10-19
* [[Christianity Today: Sex Abuse Charges Disputed]] — 1993-10-25
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/noticias-a-fondo-1993-11.pdf Noticias a Fondo: ¿Quien Ampara a la secta Niños de Dios?] — 1993-11
* [[Sydney Morning Herald: The Family's Planning]] — 1993-11-06
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pagina12-1993-11-13.pdf Página 12: Reclamos por La Familia] — 1993-11-13
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/cronica-1993-11-30.pdf Cronica: "Niños de Dios": Padres Reclaman] — 1993-11-30
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/lanacion-1993-12-09.pdf La Nacion: Los Ninos de Dios, exegeta con vertientes sexuales] — 1993-12-09
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Cult leader fears AIDS scare at jail]] — 1993-12-11
* [[Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Family: Hippie throwback or dangerous, abusive cult ]] — 1993-12-12
* [[Hamilton Spectator: Burlington woman free in Argentina cult case]] — 1993-12-14
* [[Toronto Star: Argentine court frees Canadians in sex case]] — 1993-12-14
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/lanacion-1993-12-19.pdf La Nacion: Quarracino cuestiono por TV la liberacion de miembros de una secta] — 1993-12-19
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pdm-1993-12-20.pdf Protagonistas de Mercedes: Informe especial sobre libertad] — 1993-12-20
* [[Image:Icon pdf.gif]][https://media.xfamily.org/docs/press/spanish/pdm-1993-12-27.pdf Protagonistas de Mercedes: Llego hasta Mercedes el consul de E.E.U.U.] — 1993-12-27

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