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Bonus Episode: Meet Doug Welch

2022/11/8
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Andrea Dunlop
一名专注于真实犯罪和社会问题的媒体人物和作者。
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Doug Welch
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Doug Welch: 我公开姓名和儿子的姓名,是因为我的前妻Mary试图让我的儿子Duke进行不必要的手术。我收到了保险公司的信,得知Duke的脑部分流管手术已被批准。我联系了我的支持小组,他们建议我直接与医生沟通,提供Duke过去病史的相关信息,以阻止手术。我去了医生的办公室,并向他们提供了我掌握的关于过去的信息。我还联系了保险公司,并向他们解释说,我认为这可能是一起成人虐待案件,他们需要在批准手术付款之前仔细检查并获得第二份意见。手术最终没有进行。我仍然没有收到Duke和Mary的任何消息。我的目标是保护Duke免受不必要的医疗干预,并帮助处于类似境地的人。我最初难以相信Mary对儿子实施了医疗虐待,我的目标是提高人们对这种犯罪行为的认识,而不是报复。家庭法院系统未能充分考虑证据,导致我儿子再次面临相同的风险。法官拒绝让愿意作证的医生出庭作证。我希望公开此案可以提高人们对医疗虐待的认识,并改善家庭法院系统对证据的处理方式。我过去三年或四年里无法与我的孩子们联系,我寄出的支票也没有被兑现。孩子们受到Mary及其父母的影响,相信我是个坏人。我希望将来他们能够听到我的话,知道我仍然爱他们。 Andrea Dunlop: 我和Doug都经历了漫长的家庭调查,但结果未能对虐待儿童者进行定罪,这使得公开谈论此事变得复杂。由于医疗虐待案件的定罪率低,导致人们低估了这种犯罪的普遍性。施虐者通常具有极强的说服力,而未成年子女很容易受到父母的影响。家庭法院法官可以自行决定是否听取证词,这与刑事审判程序不同。Doug不是指控Mary的人,而是被证据说服的人。他最初难以相信Mary会这样做,并且需要证据来让他相信。他希望他的经历能够帮助其他处于类似境地的人找到帮助。孩子们在与Doug生活期间非常健康快乐,这说明Mary的行为对孩子造成了伤害。即使孩子成年后可以自主决定医疗事宜,他们仍然可能受到父母的影响。

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Doug Welch discusses his decision to go public with his identity after initially wanting to share his story anonymously.

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Right before his story was released in episode five of NOBODY SHOULD BELIEVE ME, the father we referred to as “John” changed his mind about wanting to share his story anonymously after he learned a terrifying piece of news about his son. Now, Doug Welch shares the events that led up to his decision, where things stand in his family now, and what he wants his kids to know.

Coverage of the case against Mary Welch 

https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/mother-at-center-of-investigation-is-indicted/89-105671356)

Detective Mike Weber’s arrest warrant for Mary Welch

https://bit.ly/ArrestWarrent)


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