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Updated at 12:15 a.m. ET: After a long day of tracking a sailboat believed to be involved in a Bay Area abduction case, the United States Coast Guard recovered two children from South San Francisco down the coast about 20 to 30 miles off the Monterey Peninsula.
The children were safe and suffered no injuries, according to the Coast Guard. They were reunited with their mother around 10 p.m. Friday.
A fishermen tipped police after seeing Christopher Maffei and his children - Devin, 2, and Brooklynn, off Pillar Point by the San Mateo County coast. He made contact overnight, but couldn't tell authorities about it until he got back into radio range just after sunrise Friday morning.
The Coast Guard, the FBI and South San Francisco police were dispatched to retrieve the children, and that is just what happened.
Just before 9 p.m. the Coast Guard issued a press release titled, "Coast Guard, local agencies rescued missing children aboard sailboat off Calif. coast."
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Officials said the rescue was peaceful and the suspect, 43-year-old Christopher Maffei, was cooperative. He is now in police custody.
South San Francisco PD
A white sailboat named "Unleashed" is shown in a photo before it was allegedly stolen.
"A Coast Guard cutter approached the vessel and just started talking to them," Coast Guard spokesman Thomas McKenzie said. "He put his hands up and surrendered without incident."
South San Francisco PD
Police believe Christopher Maffei kidnapped his two children, Brooklynn and Devin, and took them aboard a stolen yacht.
Members of the Coast Guard said they boarded the vessel and took the children off one at a time. Investigators said they decided to make contact with the suspect while he was still out at sea instead of waiting for him to get to land because they knew he was running low on fuel.
All of the officials involved in the rescue said it was a great example of a successful partnership.
“This case highlights the successful partnership between the Coast Guard and local law enforcement, the South San Francisco Police Department, the Federal Bureau of the Investigation, California Department of Fish and Game, Monterey County Sherriff’s and Police Department, Seaside Police Department and the Pacific Grove Police Department,” said Cmdr. Donald Montoro, Chief of Response, Coast Guard Sector San Francisco. “We train with our local partners so that when these complex situations arise we can respond quickly.”
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The rescue comes three days after Maffei allegedly abducted his 3-year-old daughter, Brooklynn, and 2-year-old son, Devin, from their mother's home.
For much of the day a C-130 aircraft was in the air over the yacht as a U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Treasure Island followed by water. It was not immediately clear if Maffei knew he was being followed.
Devin Maffei, 2, left, and Brooklynn Maffei, 4, were abducted by their father Christopher Maffei on Sept. 4, according to South San Francisco Police.
The children's mother, Jennifer Hipon, was anxiously awaiting her childrens' safe return at her South San Francisco home. She said that Maffei, whom she had dated in the past, had recently returned from Thailand, and had wanted to see his children.
She agreed, but added that he had seemed increasingly anxious to be near the kids. His zeal to see the children scared her enough to seek a restraining order against him, she told NBC Bay Area on Friday. She was at the courthouse in Redwood City on Tuesday seeking that order, when she said Maffei went to her home on James Court about 3 p.m.
Her mother was babysitting, and Hipon said he just grabbed the kids, one under each arm.
Police then believe Maffei took off in a rented white Ford Fusion to the Bellena Isle Marina in Alameda, where he later allegedly stole a yacht from Alameda and sailed away. Investigators say that Maffei had been at the habor two weeks before, and had asked about buying a boat.
The rental car was discovered at the marina and towed for evidence.
The stolen boat was recovered and would be returned to its owner, according to police.
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absolutely no pictures of the kids, father, or yacht? at least as of yet.. but tell ya what i will keep my eyes open and look at the sterns of every yacht i see and
i will let you know if i see it sailing through Iowa.................:)
LOL That will "teach" you to be the first poster on breaking news.
This guy knows something about boating, because he stole a sail boat meaning he won't have to worry about running out of gas.
The only problem with sailboats is: speed. Plus, he picked a boat only suitable for coastal cruising, which means he is not going far - probably to Mexico.
Max^108
Actually that size of boat is capable of making it to Hawaii.. the most likely closest non coastal destination. Quite capable of reaching near anywhere if outfitted for water and food. easily has autopilot. sleeps 4 comfortably. People have sailed around the world in slightly smaller 32 footers.
It's a long way to Hawaii on a sailboat 2,400 miles from SF.
IA Scooter Tramp, I had Arkansas covered! No way he would have gotten by me and he knew it!
stc1993
And done by a few hardy souls every year for "pleasure". Two to four weeks depending on the crew.
It is sad when a parent feels desperate enough to abduct his own children and flee on a stolen boat! I'm not sure why this guy had to add grand theft to kidnapping (the latter which could be considered an act of passion) but clearly he is desperate. Clearly he's not going to get very far.
The sad part is the children will now have to live with a single parent and the other in prison... I'm not excusing what this desperate father did but I have to say the court system is completely broken and lacks a real sense of justice. I sued a contractor for shoddy and incompetent work on my home four years ago and still have not had my day in court... just more bills from lawyers and continual delays costing me even more ca$h. The entire justice system is a for-profit industry and justice is an afterthought. The domestic courts are even worse. I hope I never have to experience a divorce under our legal system!
It really is amazing how broken our economic, justice, political, and social systems are and yet all we hear from politicians is that this is the greatest country, ever. I'd hate to see the worst.
County jails are for making money 1st, incarceration second.
Jail is big business, The cheaper they can feed and clothe an inmate the better, Some jails are even charging for your stay. They take what ever cash you have on you when your booked and deduct an amount every day to pay for your stay.
No cash no problem, if somebody (a loved one) sends $ they take that. No loved ones? no problem, They put it on the IOU books and when rearrested sometime in the future they get it then.
Yes the system is broken. Traffic tickets = another lucrative income . Just tell me the cop that stopped you for going 5 mph over the limit has never been late getting home for the wifey's date and didn't hall ass. Yep he knows if he's late it's going to be one lousy night to be around her
As for the kids" I am 48 and thank God I have none. That has got to be a nightmare you wanna wake from. Can't spank em cause guess what? You guessed it, End up in jail. Don't let em sit in the car while you run into the 7-11 or you go to jail, try to get visitation Err "they aint here, sorry" back to court and more green backs spent trying to get that sorted out
They say this country is #1 Oh yea In what. People incarcerated, # of 12 graders graduated that can't read or do simple arithmetic , The # of people on welfare, The list goes on and on.
Ya'll even vote for your president and have no clue what he is offering.
Crazy ole mixed up world I am afraid.
Parents, Teach your kids, It is not all up to the education system to do. Who know's ya might even keep em outta jail.
Jeremy......
I am not sure where they got their information from, but it certainly was not from anyone who knows the first thing about aircraft
A C-130 is most definitely not a helicopter, it is a fixed wing, four engine, turboprop aircraft and there is no way in hell it is going to do anything even approaching hovering.
It is good to hear that they found the boat and that all aboard are safe and sound. Who knows what drove the father to take such drastic action, but he is not likely to be seeing his kids again any time soon. This is a shame because he obviously cares very deeply about his kids. I know that in divorces vindictive parents sometimes use their kids as weapons to hurt their former spouse. This is a shame and does major damage to the kids that the parent claims to care so much about. I even know one case where the mother tried to coach the kids to lie and say daddy was abusing them just so she could get full custody and a better settlement. Unfortunately this is not all that unusual and often drives the father into taking extreme measures just to see his kids. I am not saying that this is what happened here, just saying that there are many times when otherwise good people are driven to take extreme action because of the lies and actions of others. Judges in family courts tend not to be very kind to fathers and are far too quick to accept accusations, particularly ones from the mother, at face value even when there is no direct evidence they are true. There are many divorce lawyers who will even coach their female clients to make up charges that the soon to be ex-husband abused them or their children as a strategy to pressure the guy into a settlement more favorable to their client. I am not saying that what the father did here was right or justified, abducting your kids is never a good solution, just that people should not judge him too harshly without knowing all of the facts.
I saw that too...C130 helicopter? LOL
wondering same thing...c-130 can now become like an osprey...lol
and
I am quite pleased to see the public finally waking up to this whole mess. I, for one, would not have called in the boat or the father if I knew the circumstances. I've been through a divorce and understand his frustration and mindset.
Namely, wife cheats on husband. Wife wants something better (grass is greener over there), wife files for divorce. Ex gets home, money, and kids, plus a nice big paycheck each month from her ex-hubby. Wife remarries richer man and does it all over again.
When the courts are working again, let me know. I'll start calling in, until then however, I'm rooting for the father.
OK now, all you people who were defending this scumbag...saying that the wife was keeping him away from the kids (which, of course, you had no factual knowledge of) can eat your words. He'd been living in Thailand and hadn't tried to see them in quite awhile. So no, this wasn't a case of a man who "loved" his kids and just so wanted to be with them. Just another jerk who looks at people as property that he can take when he wants.
Lots of bitter ex-husbands on this thread it seems!! It is just so much easier to make this mother exactly like your ex-wives than to consider what this guy did is a sign that he isn't worthy of being anyone's dad, isn't it?
Get it thru your head: Even if she is an evil witch to her ex husband, subjecting those kids to a life on the run is no better than being involved in a tempestuous custody battle. Either way one parent is being cut out of the kids' lives completely; To think that it should be the ex-wife that disappears just because she is a bi!tch in court only proves how deluded and arrogant this dad is.
It isn't just about WHO they live with. It's also about WHERE and HOW they live. A divorce is traumatic enough for a child. Do you think more unnecessary changes are a good idea too? Are those of you who are cheering on the dad actually suggesting that uprooting these kids from their entire lives is justifiable under any circumstances???
If so, then there must be a lot of selfish parents here that don't truly have their children's best interests at heart. I don't care how much I hate my ex or how he might manipulate the court system. I would regretfully sacrifice my wants and needs just so that I wouldn't have to make the situation any more painful for my kids than it already is! Even if that meant losing custody for awhile.
Take solace in the fact that most children find out want went down their parents' divorce settlement once they're old enough. And then your ex wife gets to deal with your adult children resenting her for keeping them from you, until the day they chuck her a$$ into a nursing home!
Lolly,
You only say that because as a woman you are favored in divorce court. Did you get the house, kids and money each month? If you did, you have nothing to add to this thread. They are cheering on the dad, because it is always the dad that gets screwed by the courts, so yeah, Im cheering this guy on too from this vindictive woman.
Devon and Brooklyn? Could this family be any more of a cliche? So boringly typical, get married because its trendy to throw a big party and be the center of attention, have kids and name them whatever name is trendy at the time, then realize you do not even like each other and enter into custody battles. Its like these people were raised by reality shows.
wow judgemental are we? Yeesh, what's your name, John Smith? something unoriginal, boring, typical never to find love because your nothing special so you will die alone with no kids with a cat by your side? It's people like you who harbor resentment against anyone for anything.
see how easy that was? I wouldn't try to pin someones life story based off their names.
I hope the two kids get returned to their mother safely
LOL....
I hope the kids are returned safely too.
Power...Devon and Brooklyn? Could this family be any more of a cliche?
What does their names have to do with it???
I hope the kids are returned safely to the mother, if they are in fact safer with the mother.
hs321, good point. But now that the father has kidnapped the kids and stole a yacht, any chance that he'd be the better parent has probably been wasted. I feel bad for that family.
Custody battles are expensive it cost my nephew $12,000, $7,000 for the lawyer & $5,000 for the judge.
and to think there are people fighting for the right to get married!!! haha. Why would anyone do that!! There is no "fair" and equtiable divorce if you are male. period. Not bitter at all, trust me, but wish it didnt cost so much to get rid of them.
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The moment you decide to remove your child's mother/father completely from their lives you automatically make yourself undeserving to be a parent. There is only one situation I can think of where kidnapping is more than just a selfish and egotistical act!
The fact that he believes a life on the run is better for his kids than having to share custody with their mother only proves my statement to be true.
Share custody Lolly? She was trying to get a restraining order on him. She was trying to take them away from him. Take your sexist drivle somewhere else.
parenthood is very emotional mostly combined with relationship problems and divorce/separation. Add a little justice system in it and douse it with alcohol you get a recipe for a news article.
Where is the rest of the story? Was the mother using the kids against the dad so he felt he had to take the kids? Courts are not fair one bit to fathers they prefer the mothers regardless of how bad some really are so where is the rest of the story? How much was she getting in child support and yes that matters because there are some women who think its ok to bleed a man dry and still avoid letting the father see his children and make it near impossible for them to do so and the courts turn a dead ear to it when mom doesn't follow the rules but let dad miss one payment and they are on him like butter on toast. Where are the pictures of the missing children? Why is there in comment from mom? The families on both sides?
i cant wait to get married and have kids.
Sheesh mom...chill.
Bitter much?
Seriously momx3?? How do you know that they didn't have a 50/50 split, but that just wasn't enough for the dad who wants full control? How do you know that the mom wasn't in hiding from the abusive dad and he found her? Why would you even suggest something that may or may not be a factor? Just because your husband's ex wife is obviously making your life miserable, doesn't mean that all ex wives are bad. Quite often it is the ex husband. So, as Jo-An said...chill!
Battle, if you are a man, you better give serious thought to who you marry, because if you pick the wrong kind of person, have kids and then get a divorce, it will cost you financially and worse, your soul.
Battle,
If you are a WOMAN same advice.
Give serious thought as to who you marry? Meaning what? Perfectly good spouses may change in the course of a few years, due to acquired substance abuse, financial stress, medical conditions, or the seeking of affection outside of their marriage. And plenty of good, decent women and men only become the "wrong kind of person" when they get hurt by their spouse and a divorce ensues. Use common sense, yes, but there's no fool proof questionnaire that you can give a future mate that rules out the possibility of them becoming the "wrong kind of person" down the line.
Battle...never get married! Kids are great but ya don't need a wife.
Nikolaus20, from my experience only, whoever (or is it whomever) you marry will not be the same person in 10 years. Even without drugs, alcohol, or financial stress. You don't have to be hurt by the other person. People change as they get older.
I do hope the kids are found and safely brought home. Who knows, maybe the mother was the abusive one and he was saving the kids from her.
Definition of Bigamy: Having one wife too many.
Definition of Monogamy: same as above.
A man in love is incomplete until he has married. Then he's finished.
I have learned that only two things are necessary to keep one's wife happy. First, let her think she's having her own way. And second, let her have it.
A husband is what is left of a lover, after the nerve has been extracted.
Marriage is nature's way of keeping us from fighting with strangers.
Married men live longer than single men. But married men are a lot more willing to die.
Instead of getting married again, I'm going to find a woman I don't like and give her a house.
Nikolaus20, "Use common sense, yes, but there's no fool proof questionnaire that you can give a future mate that rules out the possibility of them becoming the "wrong kind of person" down the line."
If she can make me sandwich after a good romp in the bedroom, that's a sure sign that she's a keeper.
And perhaps if people wait more than 4-7 months after starting a relationship to get married they may find a good spouse who doesn't change in the course of a few years. And I'll be more than happy to point out the two popular television shows which have extremely good ratings (which baffles me) which most often result in fairy tale proposals which rarely survive even a short history. And no I don't know know this couple or their dating history, just making a general comment on relationships which I'm sure many of you will attack. Have fun.
Crazson34:
First of all, I will disclose that I think much more highly of Crazson31. That said, I think your comment is a bit sexist. After you have your way with her, she is to serve your desires? You clearly may be joking, but its a joke only a sexist would laugh at. Seriously, try placing the needs of others before your own needs. Concentrate on whether YOU are the "keeper." And lose some weight.
Jo-An,
Thats pure BS and you know it. The family courts always side with the women when it comes to money and the children. The dad gets screwed almost every time. While there are cases of bad husbands, or bad wives, if they are both good, the man gets screwed. If the woman is bad but cries enough, the man gets screwed. Men should not get married without a prenup including what happens to potential children. The courts will just screw them over.
You cant Kidnapped your own kids, unless its court ordered that you dont have custody. Otherwise no women, is gonna stop me from taking care of my kids. I'd do the same thing if I was him. I think that most times of a father is willing to do something like this, than he must really love his kids. Yes i know its not the best way to show it. But sometimes what a man to do.
What a man has to do is make sure that the children feel safe and protected. He needs to make sure they are sleeping in their own beds in a loving structured routine environment. He needs to set an example that you play by the rules and don't steal boats. duh! If he had a conflict with the mother then set up conflict resolution sessions and call childrens services.
Being a real man isn't running around stealing things, being a real man ( and woman for that matter) means working hard and setting a good example. Its not fancy ---sometimes its not even fun--- but it is what kids need out of their parents. Kids need a routine that they can rely on, like doing nightly homework with your child after dinner, talking during bath time and reading stories before bed.....not falling asleep on a stolen boat.
Right On Kallie!
I knew it wouldn't be long till I'd read a post like rosco's... a typical guy (notice I didn't say man) moron who thinks that children are his property and damn anyone else. Here's a little shot of reality rosco...children are NOT property. NO parent has the right to just kidnap the kids and take them away from the other parent (unless that other parent is abusing them) and definitely not just because you pound your chest and say "Me man, children mine!" You just sound like a pathetic little boy who has NO clue what being a man is all about. As for "the guy must really love his kids"...yeah right... how many times do guys take their kids and then shoot them.... the "if I can't have them no one can" mentality isn't about love... ya moron... it's about selfishness, anger, hatred. Get a clue dude...and I pray to God you never breed.
Why is everyone so quick to back up the mother? Is it just because she's not the key person in this story?? How do we know she isn't some crazy b**ch?? @Kallie, you say if there's conflict then set up conflict resolution sessions.... easier said than done! Most cases with child custody issues are a lot messier then just oh we'll have a meeting and all will be peachy keen. How do we know that this woman hasn't made their families life a living hell, taken this man through the ringer and is using the children as a pawn in this situation?? I've seen it far too often. And YES I do deal with child custody issues regularly. The woman plays vicitm and oh they were just a poor little housewife at home slaving all day trying to make the best life for their families and I didn't work so I could raise my children and blah blah blah. It's a game! And I'm sorry, but the woman looks of either Asian or Phillippine decent and majority of those women are CRAZY!!! (there's exceptions to everything and everyone so don't even start with that, most of my family is and they will be the first to say it's the damn truth!)
@lordrosco0826
Sure, come out on the dad's side. That's great. He's a stand up guy. Kidnapped his kids, stole a car, stole a boat, and in what seems to be the trend recently, he'll probably put a bullet in both their heads before putting another in his mouth...
What a crock of s*#^.
AMT22, right now, the story doesn't say anything about what crimes the mother may or may not have committed. However, the father has committed some very serious crimes. It's kinda hard to back up a guy who chooses to be a criminal. Even if she was making his life hell, he didn't have to steal his kids and he certainly did not have to steal a boat! He showed some very poor planning there. It seems very unlikely that he is the good guy here.
AMT, yet another pathetic lil boy who defends someone who actually HAS broken the law... saying that MAYBE someone else broke the law first...so then this person has a right to break the law second. So immature and childish... I pray to God that you're not involved in custody battles wherein you have any power or so in who gets them or doesn't....because you obviously believe that men are always right and the women are always wrong. In this instance you were proven dead wrong...the "father" hasn't even lived in the same country as his children for awhile... so.. obviously....being involved in their lives wasn't a priority for him.
To Kallie, and others on this board,
Its easy to preach from your ivory tower, especially if you are a woman going through divorce. This man may have done the only thing to be able to see his kids. The woman was filing a restraining order to keep them away from him. Yet you guys are cool with this because the woman is always the victim. Typical.
dude stole his own kids, then a yacht. Dealing with a 2 & 3 year old is hard enough, but on a freakin' boat?
I hope he has no bad intentions towards those kids, but it just feels like he's a dirty SOB
His ex was trying to keep them from him. Sometimes a man can only be pushed so far. Dont trust the courts if you are a man.
What if he switches the kids shirts? They'll get away scot free.
Robert, that was hilarious. I was taking a drink and nearly choked when I read that.
SOME DAD'S are right to take their kids a flee to another country as some mom's are not good mom's and do a lot of harm to these kids with brain washing the kids against their dad's, just to get even with their husbands, not the kids fault ,but either way some dad;s are justified in taking their kids away from such hateful mothers, and i know first hand with my ex daughter in law
Yeah right diana.... NO one has the right to "steal their children". Unless the other spouse is abusing the child than the worst thing a parent can do is take the children away from everyone & everything they love and know. This isn't about love... this is about selfishness and hatred. If you weren't so angry and bitter about your ex daughter in law you'd see that. At least she didn't steal the kids away on a boat. Try using logic and common sense rather than hatred and anger when you post.
You might want to take your own advice TZ. Both of you are talking about something that neither one of you know about. The facts that are given are so minimal that for someone to pretend that they are making an informed decision is nothing short of retarded.
Travis is correct. The author of the article talks about things they have no knowledge of. (Being circled by a C-130 helicopter.) Sorry folks, no such thing. Probably talking about, and I'm making an assumption here, the sailboat is being shadowed by the coastguard, with their C-130 aircraft and UH-60 helicopters.
There is no mention of whether he was actually observed, with the children, on the boat.
tz,
She doesnt have to kidnap them. She just needs to cry to the courts and she'll get everything she wants. Its easy to critize men when the system is set up in your favor isnt it tz?
Excellent choice of a yacht to steal. I am envious. The kids will live well until Dad is caught.
Being on a yacht isn't "living well" for a child... are you completely clueless and moronic Don. I'd be willing to bet anything that those kids are afraid and scared living on a boat away from everyone and everything they love and know. Geeez you get the "most moronic post of the day" award.
it's easier to steal than a house, i suppose.
Now this has to be well thought out case of "dumb and dumber"... Stealing a boat, caring for small children on a boat...
Wouldn't say the guy is entirely stupid. The second the mom realized that the dad stole the kids, she probably contacted the Police and an "Amber Alert" went out across the state. He had a 5-600 mile drive to the Mexican border, a 1,000 mile drive to the Canadian border, a 2-300 mile drive to the border of Nevada. Or... He could steal a boat, and be outside US Territorial waters 12 miles offshore, and outside the US Economic zone after 200 miles. The ocean is lightly patrolled, has no Amber Alert signs, and no ability for the police to set up a roadblock.
Sounds to me like the guy was pretty smart about making sure he wouldn't be easily caught.
It doesn't matter how far he is offshore. U.S. citizens on the high seas remain subject to U.S. law, as do individuals on U.S.-flagged vessels. He can be arrested by the U.S. Coast Guard at sea if it is deemed safe to do so. They don't have to wait for him to reach port. Since he has already been located, his chances of slipping away are slim to none. He is going to jail and his kids are going home to mom.
Well, not so smart. No water and no food. Trying to eat fish is not an option. He would have to pull into a port in the U.S. or Mexico. His picture and that of the kids will be on every TV in the U.S. and in Mexico. Now he is no longer a father but a criminal on the run and if caught will end up in prison. No you do not have the right to kidnap anyone. You do and the law is after you.
Harry, funny I don't recall anything in the story that there is no water or food.
The guy stole a yacht named "Unleashed" with San Francisco painted on the stern. This guys no genius... Pretty sure he knows he'll be caught. Probably won't make it out of the Bay Area before its sighted.
Hope the kids are not in any danger and turn up ok...
Hijacked kids, rented car, stolen boat. Doesn't this guy have anything of his own? Maybe it all means "she" had a much better lawyer.
As usual some pretty important information is missing. How is it that a guy can abduct his own
children at 3:00 in the afternoon. Who was suppose to be watching them? Let's get the whole
story NBC.
The grandmother was babysitting, and the father(whom the mother had dated for awhile?) ,came in the residence, put one (child) under each (of his) arms (two per report) and skidaddled with said rugrats.
I just hope the children are okay.
I would like to know when a C130 became a helicopter. Seeing that I live near C130 base I have yet to see one operate like a helicopter.
C-130 isn't a helicopter...a C-130 is a 4-engine turboprop...thus they can't hover.
Not that it's important, just seems like if they have one 'fact' wrong in the story there may be others.
Peace
Yes, many facts are wrong. Instead of a yacht, it was a zamboni; instead of two children it was a kitten and a gumball machine. However, everything else is spot on.
And I'm pretty sure the zamboni has sunk by now, given that it was in the ocean.
But wait...the ocean had frozen over and the Zamboni is still out there, somewhere....
Hopefully, he won't join the crazies that hurt or kill their children to strike at their ex's.
Ex what? Ex date? According to the mother, "they dated for awhile".
So....please explain why the father is being considered a kidnapper? Great news reporting there. We need a few more details.
Legally a parent can kidnap their child if they do not have custody of that child and take them. So if the mother has sole custody, or they share joint custody but he did not return them when he was supposed to, it would be considered kidnapping. I'm guessing the circumstances fall into one of those categories
The wife looks like an immagrant. She probably wants to kidnap them herself and take them to a country where they will never be seen again or to the nearest body of water so she can drown them. The poor sap husband is just doing what he has to.
Hubby is a sap alright - by believing in his own stupidity as virtue and then acting on that stupidity. And then steal a boat do make his getaway? What a dooo-hooo-hooo-hooshebag! What a maroon! What a dipstick! What a an imbecile!
Is it a happy existence Chris...to live a live of ignorance, bigotry and hatred? The reality is the wife lived here... the husband lived in Thailand... so who's the one who wanted to take the kids to another country probably? Man, get your head out of your bigoted ass and breathe some fresh air of reality not filled with hate and ignorance.
Chris
All that from just "she looks like"?
Guy's, think before you marry.
If you sleep with her, just buy her a house and move on. It's much cheaper than the lawyers.
crazy
I think the police should be charged with stalking this man.
a sailboat? thats a very slowboat to escape in,across the bay in san francisco is aold ww2 sub, and lots of power yachts, butid of gone for stealin the sub,provided it had any fuel on it lol or stolen larry ellisons big toy boat,forced the crew to take him to mexico , unless larry is too cheap to fillup the tanks lol
Even if the kids shall be OK, the father will be in jail for some time and lost any change for a good paying job. The government will have to pay minimum child support for a long time!!! The mother will miss the big child support that she won!!!
Yeah, but daddy will now get to find out what it means to be a wife while he's in the slammer. Now there's a life lesson he won't soon forget, as opposed to his apparently conveniently forgetting that it is illegal to steal boats.
V Nugent - how do you know the mom does not have a good paying job and was the major earner in that family. Your remark is typical male sexist.