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To: Mephisto who wrote (12133)	10/22/1999 8:18:00 PM
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Don't know whether to laugh or cry: Copyright 1999 Associated Press AP Online October 22, 1999; Friday 14:18 Eastern Time SECTION: Domestic, non-Washington, general news item HEADLINE: Incest Trial Parents Investigated DATELINE: GOLDEN, Colo. The parents of an 11-year-old Swiss -American boy whose arrest on incest charges has created a furor in Switzerland were involved with a business called ''Ultimate Fantasies,'' the father acknowledged today. Andreas and Beverly Wuthrich, who fled to Switzerland after their son was arrested, registered the home-based business in July, according to records cited by The Denver Post. It quoted a source close to the investigation as saying it is an adult video production company. In an interview this morning on NBC's ''Today,'' Mrs. Wuthrich denied any involvement in an adult-video company. But her husband, who is the boy's stepfather, said in an interview with MSNBC that he and his wife were involved with something called ''Ultimate Fantasies.'' He did not specify what the business consisted of, but he did say no adult videos were produced at their home. ''We did not have anything like that going on in our house,'' he said. He said it was ''absolutely impossible'' that the boy was influenced by anything he saw in the home. The couple, who have dual U.S.- Swiss citizenship, fled to Switzerland with their three other children after the boy, Raoul, was arrested on aggravated incest charges. He is accused of inappropriate sexual contact with his 5-year-old sister. Authorities began the investigation after a neighbor reported that she saw him fondle the girl. Mrs. Wuthrich said this morning that her son and daughter told her he was trying to help her go to the bathroom. Jefferson County authorities confirmed Thursday they are looking into the Ultimate Fantasies business, but said they don't know what it did. ''Investigators are aware of the business and are currently trying to establish exactly what type of business it is,'' said Steve Davis, spokesman for the sheriff's office. The Denver Post also said records also show that Mrs. Wuthrich pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor child-neglect charge and a second, similar charge is pending. The mother was ordered to undergo parenting classes and fined $78, according to court records. ''Both of those were for a neglect type of situation where the kids were left home alone for a period of time without being supervised,'' Davis said. ''It wasn't an abuse case like they were being beaten or anything like that.'' His parents said they fled the country after authorities told them their other children might be taken from them. ''I felt very threatened by the authorities,'' Mrs. Wuthrich said today. The case has created an uproar in Switzerland, where people can't understand why an 11-year-old boy would be taken away in handcuffs and detained. The Swiss foreign ministry has been swamped with calls. Raoul was in a juvenile detention center from Aug. 30 until a court hearing on Tuesday, where a magistrate ruled that the case can proceed and had the boy placed in a foster home. The boy will move to a residential treatment center when a spot opens up. He is due in Juvenile Court on Nov. 8.