Morgan vs. Foretich Twenty Years Later

well cujo or what ever your name is. I would agree with you to not judge a person's innocence on their outward appearance. Which I am not doing by the way. I find it funny how you compare an innocent man to a rapist that may or may not exist. I am very sorry for the tragedies that happened in your family but, It is not comparable to Dr. Foretich's case. It is a fact that he was found innocent in the court of law and an overwhelming amount of evident backs this verdict. And if you are going to ridicule my grammar I suggest you quote me properly. I said "proven innocent in the court of law" not "...found innocent in a court of law." Try to stay away from ad hominem remarks and actually formulate an argument when debating with someone next time. I like to believe that Dr. Foretich would not allow a child like you to "Kiss his ass" considering the court of law found him to not be a pedophile.

(this is to judy the user that commented earlier) hello judy, I admire your sub par criticisms toward a subject that you have obviously no knowledge of what so ever. You claim that Mr. Foretich's daughters openly claimed that they were abused which is totally false in every way shape and form. The claim that these girls were sexually molested was presented by Mrs. Morgan before the children could even verify these claims. Your other claim is that there were apparent scares that would indicate sexual abuse to this child. This would be a valid point of evidence if it weren't for the fact that Mrs. Morgan staged bogus pictures involving colorful writing utensils that she tried to pass of as Mr. foretich's. These pictures were proven fake in the court of law and dismissed as a obvious attempt to frame Mr. Foretich. I have known Mr. Foretich and his family for most of my life and i detest the fact that the world looks down upon him even though he was proven innocent in the court of law. He is a good man and a roll model for our community that has been demonized by our modern culture. Judy, you could learn a thing or two from this man.

well cujo or what ever your name is. I would agree with you to not judge a person's innocence on their outward appearance. Which I am not doing by the way. I find it funny how you compare an innocent man to a rapist that may or may not exist. I am very sorry for the tragedies that happened in your family but, It is not comparable to Dr. Foretich's case. It is a fact that he was found innocent in the court of law and an overwhelming amount of evident backs this verdict. And if you are going to ridicule my grammar I suggest you quote me properly. I said "proven innocent in the court of law" not "...found innocent in a court of law." Try to stay away from ad hominem remarks and actually formulate an argument when debating with someone next time. I like to believe that Dr. Foretich would not allow a child like you to "Kiss his ass" considering the court of law found him to not be a pedophile.

And this is to you, Kevin...I've known a lot of people that seemed to be the greatest people on the planet...hard working, christians and great friends....but behind closed doors, they are a nightmare! How dare you claim to know that horrible man was innocent, just because you have known him for years?!?! My maternal grandfather was a commander in the airforce, educated and well liked....he raped my mother and my aunt (his own daughters) repeatedly until they were of age to get out of the house. And I promise you, everyone who knew him outside of his home thought he was kind, upstanding and gentle. So you can kiss my ass with Eric Foretich being "...found innocent in a court of law."

(this is to judy the user that commented earlier) hello judy, I admire your sub par criticisms toward a subject that you have obviously no knowledge of what so ever. You claim that Mr. Foretich's daughters openly claimed that they were abused which is totally false in every way shape and form. The claim that these girls were sexually molested was presented by Mrs. Morgan before the children could even verify these claims. Your other claim is that there were apparent scares that would indicate sexual abuse to this child. This would be a valid point of evidence if it weren't for the fact that Mrs. Morgan staged bogus pictures involving colorful writing utensils that she tried to pass of as Mr. foretich's. These pictures were proven fake in the court of law and dismissed as a obvious attempt to frame Mr. Foretich. I have known Mr. Foretich and his family for most of my life and i detest the fact that the world looks down upon him even though he was proven innocent in the court of law. He is a good man and a roll model for our community that has been demonized by our modern culture. Judy, you could learn a thing or two from this man.

All you guys who think Foretich was a child abuser/abused his daughters are retarded frankly.... I have been neighbors with his 16 year old son for my entire life and know his dad very well. He talks about this as the most ridiculous thing he has ever experienced in his life that cost him millions as well to defend himself. To this day he keeps in close contact with his two daughters. Physco Morgan blamed him for this and was a typical easy to believe child abuse case during its hearing. He also bought his daughter an expensive mac computer for Christmas last year. He cares very much for his two daughters, and coming from someone who has lived next door to him for 17 years, I firmly understand what I am talking about. Let me put in two extra points. Did you know Morgan put her daughters into hiding for 2.5 years and refused to reveal their location? Also when Morgan was asked to take a polygraph test she refused, while Foretich readily agreed and passed with no problem? For all those believe Foretich to be guilty of this and Morgan as the innocent mother, it turns out that all of you can now be marked as stupid, ignorant trolls.

The fact that another child, an older half-sister by a different mother, also claimed sexual abuse is enough for me to believe it. It may be possible for one mother to lie, but two? Give me a break!

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Don't any of these doubters know that sociopaths can easily deceive and pass lie detector tests? That is why they are not admitted as evidence in criminal courts, and they should not have been admitted in family court. What are the odds that BOTH of Dr. Foretich's daughters, with different mothers, claim he sexually abused them? Only the very ignorant or other child molesters support Foretich.

As far as I'm concerned there was more than enough evidence to show that Elizabeth Morgan and her parents were doing the only sane thing they could - getting Morgan's daughter away from Foretich. Both of Foretich's daughters had physical and psych evaluations from multiple sources that indicated these half sisters both showed vaginal scarring that was in line with sexual abuse, and both showed the emotional trauma that typically goes hand-in-hand with being sexually traumatized. Morgan's daughter is fortunate to have such a brave mother who has defended her. My mother decided, after I was raped at the age of three, that I, a three year old, must be lying. How does a three year old make up something like that? What world experience would she have to have to even consider the idea that a man would put his penis into her vagina? Had my mother believed and defended me, my life would have been very different. I applaud Elizabeth Morgan, who gave up her life to defend her child. That they are close now? Why on earth wouldn't they be?

I am a journalist here in Los Angeles and can tell you that I investigated Morgan for six months and talked to all the parties. I caught up with Morgan at one of her plastic surgery parties where she reeled in clients not long after her return. To she she is a fraud is being kind. She and her father were actually guilty of abusing that poor child. Like or hate Foretich, he did not sexually abuse that child. Morgan was and is a first nut with a long education. Period. After she began her nut crusade she hooked up with a D.C. judge who stupidily married her. Just ask her about inserting crayons into her daughter and taking pictures of it for the Fairfax police!

I remember this case from the 80s and I've always wondered what the actual truth was. I still think it was possible that the girl wasn't interviewed properly. It sounds like her mother and the therapist asked leading questions and it would have been possible that the abuse didn't occur. The same thing happened in the McMartin Preschool Case and so many lives were ruined there. At this point both mother and the girl, who was so young when it all happened, are convinced that it did. There was an older half sister, Heather, whose mother also claimed she'd been abused. But the father still swears that it's a lie.

In the early 1960's I visited Dr. Morgan, Elena's grandfather, for testing and counseling. (I still have an autographed copy of his book, "The OSS and I", he gave me.) He has always been a positive image to me. I remember this case in the 1980's, but had no idea Dr. Morgan was involved. I have no idea of who is lying and who is not, and I doubt anyone ever will. Dr. Morgan was a brilliant man, but that really means nothing. I do wish the survivors best wishes and hopes that they can live happy and productive lives.

Maybe Laura Finster shouldn't comment unless she's been falsely accused of sexually abusing her children and had the other parent turn the child against her.

Of course a sleazeball lawyer/law professor who graduated from a third-rate law school would support Morgan. Go figure.

Anyone who has dealt with the mother knows she is a nutcase through and through. Pity the daughter can't grasp it.

feel very sorry for the father and the daughter should find down the true.this mother is very insane and so selfishno mercy,bad personality.I dont beleive her story.hopefully,she should tell her daughter the true before she die otherwise she will be in hell for big lying.

To the author: You need to check your sources.Please retract that portion of your article in which you state that I, Susan B. Apel, law professor, have repeatedly suggested that Ms. Mitrano suffers from false memory syndrome. I have never said anything remotely like this. I published one article re: Dr. Morgan's legal case in 1989 in which I was supportive of her actions.

Unless you have experienced abuse, do not pass judgement or even voice your opinion. The 2 comments I read are cruel and uncalled for.

The father passed two lie-detector tests. How many has the mother passed?

The abuse that mothers inflict on their children during these insane, lawyer fueled custody fights is just as malicious, destructive and deviant as any sexual or physical abuse.

You have to feel sorry for the father. Even when he wins, he loses.

The case took place during a time when the recovered memory nonsense was riding high. (Has there ever been a recovered memory case that wasn't eventually shown to be total crap?) But for the time being, the father was automatically considered guilty as charged by the daughter. Today, we'd never take such unfounded claims seriously.

And then there's the vengeful, semi-hysterical (if not totally kooky) mother. My mother was a handful but thank God, she wasn't anything like this mother.

And now the poor kid is 23 and still living with a mother she considers her best friend. (Isn't considering a parent your best friend prima facie evidence that the parent-child relationship is haywire?)

A tragedy all around.