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REPORT: 6-12 months-Previous Ukrainian ‘Orphan’ Allegedly Turns Out To Be ‘Sociopathic’ Grownup

A Ukrainian ‘orphan’ allegedly scammed her mother and father into believing she was a 6-year-old when in actuality she was a 23-year-old on the time of her adoption, in keeping with a brand new report.

Natalia Grace Barnett, a bit individual from Ukraine, seemingly tricked her adoptive mother and father into believing she was really a lot youthful, Insider reported. Natalie has a uncommon bone-growth dysfunction and her mother and father declare she used this as a approach to rip-off them into adopting her, in keeping with the outlet.

Michael and Kristine Barnett adopted Natalie in 2010 and introduced her again to their residence in Indianapolis, Indiana. This topsy-turvy occurring was documented within the new docuseries “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace” on Investigation Discovery. Within the collection, the filmmaker tried to unpack all the things that occurred in 2010 up till the current. On this almost-unbelievable account, Michael Barnett defends himself and his actions, whereas the reality lingers simply out of attain, Insider reported.

In 2010 the Barnetts got 24 hours to undertake Natalie from an adoption company positioned in Florida. The company claimed if Natalie was not adopted inside 24 hours, she would go straight to foster care. With time not an possibility, and the Barnetts desirous to do one thing good, they had been pressured into adopting Natalie, Insider reported.

“We adopted Natalia as a result of we wished to assist someone who was in peril of by no means being liked,” Barnett stated. Her Ukrainian start certificates stated she was born on September 4, 2003, in keeping with the outlet.

Natalie has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, a uncommon type of dwarfism that made her develop simply over 3 toes tall. The Barnetts had been shocked to study that Natalie had pubic hair and skilled common, month-to-month durations. Time went on and the Barnetts started noticing Natalie’s weird conduct. She would smear her personal feces on the within of the automobile window and apparently threatened to stab her older brother, in keeping with Each day Mail.

Her conduct was so regarding that the Barnetts despatched Natalie to a psychological institute the place she was recognized as a “sociopath.” She was launched after making “inappropriate” sexual remarks towards male sufferers.

Later, her mother and father efficiently petitioned a court docket to alter Natalie’s start data. It was decided Natalie was really 23, born on September 4, 1989, Insider reported. (RELATED: Psychotherapist Stella O’Malley Says Trans Psychological Well being ‘Does Not Appear To Be Improved’ By Intercourse Modifications)

The Barnetts moved Natalie into an residence and paid her hire. After the Barnetts went by way of a nasty divorce, each mother and father moved to Canada, leaving Natalie in Lafayette, Indiana. Police accused the Barnetts of abandoning Natalie, claiming that leaving her there was associated to neglect, in keeping with WTHR.

Though a court docket decided that she was in truth older than she stated she was, Natalie nonetheless claims she was born in 2003.