U.S. Couple Faces Kidnapping Charges for Cuba Gender Surgery

0:00A U.S. couple faces international kidnapping charges for allegedly taking a 10-year-old child to Cuba, possibly for gender transition surgery, without the biological moms okay. Rose Inessa-Ethington, 42, and Blue Inessa-Ethington, 32, share custody with the child's mom, known only as LB, but tricked her with, a fake camping trip story to Canada. Instead of heading north, court papers say they crossed into British Columbia on foot from Washington State on March 29, flew to Mexico. City then on to Havana, two days later. They turned off their phones right after the supposed March 28 start, and never showed at the plant spots in Calgary. The mom called police on April 3 when they didn't return, sparking a probe that uncovered the real route. Amid U.S. restrictions on gender care for kids, the Trump team sent a rare government plane to Havana on Monday, grabbing the child back after Cuban. The cops found the group last Thursday. Agents raiding their Utah home found to-do lists about draining bank accounts, learning

1:03Spanish, and notes from a DC therapist on child gender care, plus a $10,000 payment request. Blue pulled $10,000 cash beforehand, and Rose quit her job. Now the kids safe with LB, who got so custody on April 13, while the couples back in the U.S. facing trial in Utah after a Virginia court appearance. This case highlights the heated debates around custody and medical choices for minors. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today.