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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6210)	7/10/2022 11:33:03 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 12184

100% fabricated. No one agency has come forward to confirm the story in Ohio...because there is nothing to confirm. An activist reporter made it up and has now gone MIA when questioned by the press. The only "fact" is that Bernard pulled it out of her ass. "The claim - sourced to Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist, Caitlan Barnard - went viral, with multiple outlets breathlessly repeating it despite it having just one source, with no corroboration. According to Barnard, she "received a call from ‘a child abuse doctor’ in Ohio who had a 10-year-old patient who was six weeks and three days pregnant." The Star reported that the child "was on her way to Indiana to Bernard’s care." This doesn't add up... It was so suspect that the Washington Post's resident fact checker, Glenn Kessler, declared that the claim did not meet journalistic standards. "This is the account of a one-source story that quickly went viral around the world — and into the talking points of the president," wrote the fact checker. Kessler noted that "The only source cited for the anecdote was Bernard. She’s on the record, but there is no indication that the newspaper made other attempts to confirm her account." When Kessler reached out to the journalist who wrote the piece for the Indianapolis Star, the journalist who wrote the piece ghosted him. The paper's executive editor, Bro Krift, wrote "The facts and sourcing about people crossing state lines into Indiana, including the 10-year-old girl, for abortions are clear. We have no additional comment at this time." Kessler notes what journalist Megan Fox pointed out days ago - that "Under Ohio law, a physician, as a mandated reporter under Ohio Revised Code 2151.421, would be required to report any case of known or suspected physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect of a child." "As a spot check, we contacted child services agencies in some of Ohio’s most populous cities, including Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton and Toledo. None of the officials we reached were aware of such a case in their areas." What's more, abortion by 10-year-olds is very rare - with the Columbus Dispatch reporting that in 2020 there were just 52 girls under the age of 15 in the state who received abortions."

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (6210)	7/13/2022 7:22:42 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 12184

Update on the rape victim: Yes, it was true. More questions raised on all sides... msn.com Man charged with raping 10-year-old Ohio girl who later sought abortion Asher Notheis - 1h ago Gershon Fuentes, 27, whose last known address was a Columbus apartment, was arrested Tuesday after he confessed to raping the girl on at least two occasions, police said. Police charged Fuentes with rape, a felony of the first degree in Ohio. Fuentes is an illegal immigrant, an ICE spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a phone call Wednesday afternoon. Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Cynthia Ebner set a $2 million bond for Fuentes, who is being held in the Franklin County jail, according to the outlet. Ebner said the case did not warrant Fuentes, a Hispanic man believed to be in the country illegally, to be held without bond but that a high bond was necessary due to him being a possible flight risk and for the safety of the child involved. The case made waves after President Joe Biden and others repeated claims, which have not been substantiated, that the girl had to cross state lines to get the abortion as a result of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade last month. Ohio restricts abortion after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which generally occurs around six weeks of gestation. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican, railed against the claim, saying the girl could have obtained an abortion under Ohio law and "did not have to leave Ohio to find treatment." Yost released a statement on Wednesday after police arrested the suspect. "My heart aches for the pain suffered by this young child," Yost said. "I am grateful for the diligent work of the Columbus Police Department in securing a confession and getting a rapist off the street." Yost didn't address the unsubstantiated claims about why the girl supposedly left the state for the abortion. Columbus police were made aware of the girl's pregnancy through a referral by Franklin County Children Services the girl's mother made on June 22, detective Jeffrey Huhn testified during Fuentes's arraignment on Wednesday morning. The girl underwent an abortion in Indianapolis on June 30, and DNA from the clinic is being tested against samples from Fuentes, as well as the child's siblings, to confirm his paternity, Huhn said. The Indianapolis Star reported on July 1 that a 10-year-old rape victim who was six weeks and three days pregnant traveled to the state after her Ohio doctor called an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist for help. The story raised several questions over its authenticity after multiple fact-checking sites were unable to corroborate the story independently. A Fox News reporter cited a familiar source who said a young girl from Ohio, who has not been identified, did cross state lines to receive an abortion in Indiana. The journalist also said she confirmed that the Indiana doctor who initially shared the story of the girl, Caitlin Bernard, now faces a privacy law violation filed by her employer. Yost questioned the story on Monday night, claiming he had not even heard “a whisper” of a report filed for the 10-year-old rape victim, citing requirements for Ohio providers to report any case of known or suspected physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect of a child under state law. Biden expressed anger at the story on Friday, criticizing Ohio’s restrictive abortion laws and claiming the girl "was forced to have to travel out of the state to Indiana to seek to terminate the pregnancy and maybe save her life.” The Franklin County Sheriff's Office did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment.