DNA test from Ancestry.com reveals fertility doctor used his own sperm in procedures, lawsuit alleges
A 36-year-old woman thought something went wrong with her Ancestry.com DNA results, when an unknown name was identified as her biological father. She later learned it was the name of her parents’ fertility doctor, who without consent allegedly used his own sperm to impregnate her mother.
Kelli Rowlette filed a lawsuit last week against Dr. Gerald Mortimer, his wife Linda McKinnon Mortimer, and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Idaho Falls.
In 1979, Rowlette’s parents Sally Ashby and Howard Fowler were having trouble conceiving and saw Mortimer at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates of Idaho Falls, where the doctor diagnosed Ashby with a tipped uterus and Fowler with a low sperm count and low sperm mobility, according to the lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Idaho. Mortimer suggested a procedure where he said 85% of Fowler’s sperm would be mixed with donor sperm and inseminated to increase chances of conception. The couple agreed, saying the donor sperm must come from a college student who looks like Fowler.
Instead, the doctor, who did not match the donor specifications, used his own sperm for the inseminations — three per month in June, July and August of 1980, according to the lawsuit.
Rowlette was born May 20, 1981. The family later had to move to Washington state, and when Ashby told the doctor, he cried — knowing this was his biological daughter, the suit says.
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Fast forward to July 2017: The parents never told Rowlette, now married and living in Benton County, Washington, she was conceived with the help of fertility treatments. Ancestry.com tells Rowlette her biological father is a man named Gerald Mortimer. It must be a mistake, she tells her mom — who takes a look at the name on her own time and is completely “devastated,” the lawsuit says. Ashby tells her now ex-husband Fowler the results, and they both sit on the news for several months, unsure whether or not to tell their daughter.
In October of 2017, Rowlette finds a copy of her birth certificate while cleaning out old papers at Fowler’s house, sees Mortimer’s signature as the doctor who delivered her, and discovers the truth, according to the lawsuit.
Now, the family is suing. Requests to reach Mortimer and the Idaho clinic in question were not immediately returned.
As for Ancestry’s help finding uncovering the truth, Eric Health, Ancestry.com’s Chief Privacy Officer, told USA TODAY the company’s tests help people “make new and powerful discoveries about their family history and identity” and might lead to “unexpected connections.”
Article via: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/04/04/ancestry-dna-test-fertility-sperm-father/485240002/
A Parkland student shielded others with his body — and is the last to leave the hospital alive
A Parkland student shielded others with his body — and is the last to leave the hospital alive
Anthony’s attorney, Alex Arreaza, said Wednesday that the teen was released over the weekend and that, although he is thinner and weak, Anthony is in “good spirits.”
Arreaza told The Washington Post that one bullet had “clipped” the teen’s liver and three others had hit his legs. He said that because of the teen’s injuries, doctors had to remove part of one of his lungs.
Arreaza said that Anthony cannot speak for long periods of time without becoming winded and that the teen will need physical therapy and possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. But, he said, the teen is “happy he’s home.”
“He’s a little shellshocked right now,” Arreaza said. “But his spirits changed completely once he got home. The most noticeable thing is that he was smiling a lot more.”
Arreaza said it’s unclear at this time whether the teen will return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He said last month that the teen’s family intends to sue Broward County, Broward County Public Schools and the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for failing to protect the students.
Hundreds of Anthony’s fellow students returned to school earlier this week from spring break and were confronted with a new normal: added security, identification badges and clear plastic book bags.
In a memo to parents, school principal Ty Thompson likened the new security procedures to “when you enter a sporting event, concert, or even Disney World,” according to the Associated Press.
“As a first step, we are looking to see if we can get the kids through these entrances in a timely manner,” the principal wrote. “It is very difficult to balance both convenience/privacy with safety/security; if there is more of one, the other often suffers, but I will do my best to balance the two.”
Carly Novell, a senior and editor of the school newspaper, posted a photo of a clear backpack Monday on Twitter, joking, “But how satisfying would it be to put glue all over this backpack and peel it off.”
“On the real though, I want my privacy and my comfort. I don’t have that in school. I barely even have my education in school anymore,” she said in a subsequent tweet, pushing back against the new security protocol.
Sheri Kuperman, a parent who has three children at the school, told the Sun-Sentinel that she has no problem with the security but that she is not convinced it will make her children and others any safer.
“We go through metal detectors when we go the airport,” she said, according to the newspaper. “I don’t know if it’s going to stop anything or not.”
After the recent shooting, Anthony was asked on the “Today” show whether he knew he was a hero — and the teen shook his head.
“He’s a hero in my book,” his attorney said, adding that Anthony is “the real deal.”
Elfen’s NEOSOUL Music Video pick of the week SODA Azealia Banks
You know when I saw this I couldn’t believe it was Azealia Banks she’s always in the news doing something crazy or on her social media acting crazy but she can really spit some 16 bars! Give it a listen! And sing!
Two cameramen who were fired from “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last summer have filed a $2 million lawsuit alleging that The Roots bandleader Questlove had them fired in part because they’re white.
Original article written Jan 25th 2018
Two cameramen who were fired from “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last summer have filed a $2 million lawsuit alleging that The Roots bandleader Questlove had them fired in part because they’re white.
NBC terminated Kurt Decker and Michael Cimino in June 2017 after learning of a group text exchange that included use of the N-word. According to their attorney, Decker and Cimino received the text in question from another crew member but did not respond……
Fired after Stephon Clark comment, Kaiser nurse starts GoFundMe page to help pay bills
It always seems that when a person gets into trouble or they’re called out for their bullshit they holler their First Amendment rights and free speech has been violated . Then to make people feel sorry for them and to beg for money they create a go fund me account. As I’ve always said yes there is free speech but there are always consequences for your free speech that maybe good bad or in this case you lose your livelihood because you didn’t take your Pepto-Bismol for your diarrhea of the fingers . For every action there is reaction. And for every reaction there is action.
Faith Linthicum, the nurse who wrote that Stephon Clark “deserved it,” launched a GoFundMe page Saturday, hoping to raise at least $25,000 to help pay for rent, food and other expenses.
“I’m a United States Military veteran who served as a medic, and then fulfilled my dream taking care of people by becoming a nurse,” Linthicum wrote. “I was recently fired from my job as a nurse at Kaiser Permanente for exercising my First Amendment right to free speech.”
By Tuesday, an anonymous person had created an alternative page titled “Faith Linthicum Fired – Deserved It” aimed at raising $25,000 for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit organization that advocates for civil rights and the public interest…..
READ MORE HERE—-> http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article207770674.html
YouTube Shooter: Woman suspect angry over video postings
And some of us say. That we don’t have a gun problem.
Police have named Nasim Aghdam, 39, as the suspect but say they are still investigating a motive. US media say Aghdam was angry that YouTube was filtering her videos and reducing the money she could make.
Tuesday’s attack left a man and two women injured with gunshot wounds. The attacker shot herself dead.
Police in San Bruno, California, say there is no evidence yet that the attacker knew the victims, a 36-year-old man said to be in a critical condition, and two women aged 32 and 27.
How YouTube shooting unfolded online…..
READ MORE HERE——> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43638221
Disney World Bus Driver Accused of Luring 15-Year-Old Girl for Sex Through ‘Whisper’ App
A Walt Disney World bus driver has been arrested after deputies say he tried to lure a 15-year-old girl for sex, authorities said.
Kevin Van Orman, 35, was taken into custody on March 25 by undercover detectives when he arrived at a home in Bartow, Florida, where he planned to meet up with the teenage girl for sexual activities, television station WFTS in Tampa Bay reported on Monday.
Van Orman used the app “Whisper” to respond to a post that had been placed by an undercover detective pretending to be a 15-year-old girl, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
As the conversation continued, Van Orman asked the girl to meet up with him while she was on a trip to Disney World, according to the report.
Van Orman also solicited another undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old girl, the arrest report stated.
During the conversation, the user told him that she was 14-years-old.
Van Orman replied stating that he was 35-years-old, followed by: “But we can keep talking if you’d like.”
Following his arrest, Van Orman told detectives “I think I’m addicted to sex” and “for some reason tonight I was thinking with the wrong head,” according to the arrest report. He also said, “Some of the 16 years old I’m attracted to. I see them every day. The worst ones are the Brazilians.”
Van Orman was a bus driver at Walt Disney World, according to his booking information with the jail. A spokesperson with Disney said he is on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the charges.
The arrest report states that Van Orman is married and has a 5-year-old daughter, a 2-year-old son and his wife is currently four months pregnant.
He has been charged with lewd battery, using a computer to solicit a child and traveling to meet after using a computer to lure a child.
Van Orman was released on bail.
Michael Rapaport is the Worst Kind of White Man
Mr. Rapaport is an obnoxious know it all racist. No wonder he was so good in some of my favorite spike Lee movies. He was playing himself .
The story of the scorpion and the frog is an ancient African proverb that explains the importance of knowing whom to trust.
In the story, a frog is preparing to cross a river when it is approached by a cool-ass scorpion. The scorpion asks the frog to give it a ride on its back to traverse the river (the story doesn’t explain how the scorpion learned how to speak frog language, so let’s just assume scorpions are required to take a semester of frogspeak in high school).
The frog is wary of his prospective passenger’s intentions, but the charismatic scorpion sincerely promises that he won’t sting the frog. The amphibian, convinced by the scorpion’s genuineness, finally relents and allows the scorpion to hitch a ride across the water. When they reach the opposite shore, true to its nature, the scorpion dismounts the frog and stings it to death.
“But you promised,” the frog says as he slowly dies. “I thought you were one of the good scorpions. Why did you do this?”……
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3-year-old girl found dead in Queens apartment; police suspect child abuse
ROCKAWAY, Queens — A 3-year-old girl was found dead in a Queens apartment and police are investigating if child abuse was a factor.
Police were called about 6 p.m. Monday to an apartment on Beach 105th Street near Shore Front Parkway and found Bella Edwards unconscious and unresponsive. Her stepfather, the only adult home, was performing CPR on her.
“There were a number of fireman and ambulances…trying to resuscitate her,” neighbor Doris King said.
She was rushed to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The medical examiner has not yet revealed the cause of death. Police are investigating if child abuse was a factor.
Edwards’ body showed signs of trauma consistent with abuse, a police source told PIX11. The source said that she was covered in bruises, had new injuries and several old injuries that were healing, and there were signs of sexual abuse.
Her parents are being questioned by detectives from the Special Victims Unit. No arrests have been made.
King said she does not know Edwards’ parents and only saw her around the building.
“Very cute little girl. Never knew anything was wrong,” she said. “Very shocking, very sad.”
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services is also investigating.
“Our top priority is protecting the safety and wellbeing of all children in New York City. As soon as this family came to our attention last night, we immediately launched an investigation with the NYPD,” Deputy Commissioner Eric Ferrero said.
A 3-month-old who lived in the apartment where Edwards was found has been taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Elfen’s NEOSOUL New Music Tuesday
I’m always looking for good music and or artist to write to. And I think I found what I was listening for. I present this weeks Elfen’s NEOSOUL New music Tuesday. Time Falls Like Moonlight by City Girl.
Go to Bandcamp.com for more!
http://city-girl.bandcamp.com/album/time-falls-like-moonlight