Sheriff - parents upset because father of daughter's baby is black
Sheriff - parents upset because father of daughter's baby is black
By Associated Press
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - Updated: 08:30 AM EST
SALEM, N.H. - A Maine couple accused of kidnapping their 19-year-old daughter and trying to force her to get an abortion were upset because the baby's father is black, a Maine sheriff said.
Katelyn Kampf, who is white, told Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion that her parents were upset about the interracial relationship, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday.
"She clearly is still traumatized by the event," Dion said. "It is difficult for her to appreciate that her parents did what they did, although it's not a surprise to her, based on other events that have occurred in the household."
Real estate developers Nicholas and Lola Kampf of North Yarmouth, Maine, are accused of tying up their daughter, throwing her in their Lexus and heading to New York to get her an abortion.
Katelyn Kampf hid her father's cell phone in her pants, then fled and called police when her father stopped at a shopping plaza in Salem to buy a temporary cell phone, police said.
Not so, defense lawyer Mark Sisti said at the parents' video arraignment Monday afternoon in Salem District Court.
"What we're dealing with here is a terrible family tragedy with some unfortunate misunderstandings and some overreaction, perhaps on all sides - but not an attempt to terrorize anybody," Sisti said.
According to a police affidavit, there was no evidence the daughter remained tied up by the time the Kampfs entered New Hampshire, he said. The affidavit also said Katelyn Kampf told police she was not hurt and that she and her parents "had been talking cordially" during the trip. Sisti asked the judge to reduce bail to $25,000 apiece.
Salem Police prosecutor Ryan McFarland asked for cash bail of $500,000 each, saying the Kampfs had their passports, rope, a rifle and ammunition in the car. He argued they posed a danger if released.
During the more than two-hour drive, the Kampfs repeatedly "threatened to kill the victim, the unborn child, the father and his family," McFarland said.
Judge John Korbey set bail at $100,000 apiece and ordered the Kampfs not to have contact with their daughter. He also ordered them to turn in their passports and forbade them to leave New Hampshire or Maine. A preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 26.
If convicted of kidnapping, the Kampfs face 7 to 15 years in prison. They could face additional charges in Maine or federal charges, because they crossed state lines.
Katelyn Kampf had been a student at Boston College, but was withdrawn by her parents because they disapproved of her boyfriend, Salem police told The Boston Globe. She transferred to George Washington University in Washington, but secretly dropped out and returned to Maine, where she was living with her boyfriend's family in Portland.
The boyfriend, 22-year-old Reme Johnson, last week began serving a 6-month sentence for theft at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, Maine. McFarland also asked the judge to issue protective orders for Johnson, his mother Peggy, and his sister, Renee.
Katelyn Kampf is living with Peggy Johnson now, the older woman said.
"Katelyn is not lying. She has no reason to lie. They found all the stuff in the car. She would not have gone with them," Peggy Johnson told the Globe.
Johnson said she had met the Kampfs and would be surprised if they were upset about her son's race.
"It's not about Reme being black," she said. "I don't know what happened. Maybe they just snapped."
Because their daughter had been pregnant a while, the Kampfs apparently thought the abortion should be performed in New York, although New York law does not appear to offer a clear advantage to Maine's.
Maine law prohibits abortions after the fetus is able to live outside the uterus unless the mother's life or health is at stake. The law does not specify an exact age. New York law prohibits abortions after the 24th week of pregnancy unless the mother's life is at stake.
Now I see .... I knew there was some messed up reason these parents did this.
I guess they think a little differently up in sticksville maine...
Sheriff - parents upset because father of daughter's baby is black
By Associated Press
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - Updated: 08:30 AM EST
SALEM, N.H. - A Maine couple accused of kidnapping their 19-year-old daughter and trying to force her to get an abortion were upset because the baby's father is black, a Maine sheriff said.
Katelyn Kampf, who is white, told Cumberland County Sheriff Mark Dion that her parents were upset about the interracial relationship, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday.
"She clearly is still traumatized by the event," Dion said. "It is difficult for her to appreciate that her parents did what they did, although it's not a surprise to her, based on other events that have occurred in the household."
Real estate developers Nicholas and Lola Kampf of North Yarmouth, Maine, are accused of tying up their daughter, throwing her in their Lexus and heading to New York to get her an abortion.
Katelyn Kampf hid her father's cell phone in her pants, then fled and called police when her father stopped at a shopping plaza in Salem to buy a temporary cell phone, police said.
Not so, defense lawyer Mark Sisti said at the parents' video arraignment Monday afternoon in Salem District Court.
"What we're dealing with here is a terrible family tragedy with some unfortunate misunderstandings and some overreaction, perhaps on all sides - but not an attempt to terrorize anybody," Sisti said.
According to a police affidavit, there was no evidence the daughter remained tied up by the time the Kampfs entered New Hampshire, he said. The affidavit also said Katelyn Kampf told police she was not hurt and that she and her parents "had been talking cordially" during the trip. Sisti asked the judge to reduce bail to $25,000 apiece.
Salem Police prosecutor Ryan McFarland asked for cash bail of $500,000 each, saying the Kampfs had their passports, rope, a rifle and ammunition in the car. He argued they posed a danger if released.
During the more than two-hour drive, the Kampfs repeatedly "threatened to kill the victim, the unborn child, the father and his family," McFarland said.
Judge John Korbey set bail at $100,000 apiece and ordered the Kampfs not to have contact with their daughter. He also ordered them to turn in their passports and forbade them to leave New Hampshire or Maine. A preliminary hearing was set for Sept. 26.
If convicted of kidnapping, the Kampfs face 7 to 15 years in prison. They could face additional charges in Maine or federal charges, because they crossed state lines.
Katelyn Kampf had been a student at Boston College, but was withdrawn by her parents because they disapproved of her boyfriend, Salem police told The Boston Globe. She transferred to George Washington University in Washington, but secretly dropped out and returned to Maine, where she was living with her boyfriend's family in Portland.
The boyfriend, 22-year-old Reme Johnson, last week began serving a 6-month sentence for theft at the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn, Maine. McFarland also asked the judge to issue protective orders for Johnson, his mother Peggy, and his sister, Renee.
Katelyn Kampf is living with Peggy Johnson now, the older woman said.
"Katelyn is not lying. She has no reason to lie. They found all the stuff in the car. She would not have gone with them," Peggy Johnson told the Globe.
Johnson said she had met the Kampfs and would be surprised if they were upset about her son's race.
"It's not about Reme being black," she said. "I don't know what happened. Maybe they just snapped."
Because their daughter had been pregnant a while, the Kampfs apparently thought the abortion should be performed in New York, although New York law does not appear to offer a clear advantage to Maine's.
Maine law prohibits abortions after the fetus is able to live outside the uterus unless the mother's life or health is at stake. The law does not specify an exact age. New York law prohibits abortions after the 24th week of pregnancy unless the mother's life is at stake.
Now I see .... I knew there was some messed up reason these parents did this.
I guess they think a little differently up in sticksville maine...