Did he get it on tape?
"Girl testifies in ‘waterboarding’ trial of ex-doctor" Associated Press, February 04, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A Delaware girl who says she was ‘‘waterboarded’’ by her mother’s male companion, who was a pediatrician, testified Monday that the man held her face under a running faucet several times to punish her.
The 12-year-old took the stand in the trial of Melvin Morse, who has pleaded not guilty to endangerment and assault charges.
The girl said infractions that led to the punishment included spilling milk, shaking an upside-down ketchup bottle, and vomiting into a cat’s litter box after being made to eat too much.
The girl also said she thinks she sometimes heard Morse yell ‘‘Die!’’ when holding her head under a faucet, in a procedure similar to the waterboarding technique used by interrogators trying to obtain information from alleged terrorists.
Morse has researched near-death experiences involving children. He denies police assertions that he may have been experimenting on the girl.
In opening statements last week, deputy attorney general Melanie Withers portrayed Morse as a brutal and domineering ‘‘lord and master’’ of his household, abusing the girl for years while her mother acquiesced in silence.
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‘‘The defendant controlled every single aspect of that child’s life, including whether she had the right to draw breath,’’ Withers told jurors.
Defense attorney Joseph Hurley told jurors that the girl and her mother, Pauline, have told many conflicting and false stories to authorities over the years and that the waterboarding charges are unfounded.
Morse, 60, has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and assault charges. He has specifically denied allegations he may have been conducting experiments on the girl.
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"Mother testifies in Del. ‘waterboard’ case" by Randall Chase | Associated Press, February 07, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A woman testified Thursday that she did not believe her longtime companion, who was a pediatrician, was washing her daughter’s hair when she saw him hold the girl’s head under a kitchen sink faucet.
The girl has accused Melvin Morse, 60, of waterboarding her. He is on trial in Delaware on endangerment and assault charges.
Pauline Morse said on the stand Thursday that she walked into the kitchen and surprised Morse while he had the girl’s head under the faucet. She said Morse jumped and quickly released the girl, who was coughing and shaking.
Pauline Morse, 41, told jurors that she did not believe he was washing the girl’s hair.
‘‘He called it washing her hair, but I knew it wasn’t washing her hair because there was no soap or anything,’’ said Pauline Morse.
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"Jurors get Del. water boarding case" Associated Press, February 13, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Jurors will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of a former pediatrician accused of waterboarding his longtime companion’s daughter by holding her head under a faucet.
Jurors were sent home Wednesday after hearing closing arguments in the case of Melvin Morse. They are to begin deliberations Thursday.
Morse is being tried on charges of endangerment and assault and could face more than 15 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Morse says the allegation of waterboarding was his attempt to help the girl wash her hair. Waterboarding involves water immersions, similar to the simulated drownings used during interrogation of terrorism suspects.
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"Mother testifies in Del. ‘waterboard’ case" by Randall Chase | Associated Press, February 07, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A woman testified Thursday that she did not believe her longtime companion, who was a pediatrician, was washing her daughter’s hair when she saw him hold the girl’s head under a kitchen sink faucet.
The girl has accused Melvin Morse, 60, of waterboarding her. He is on trial in Delaware on endangerment and assault charges.
Pauline Morse said on the stand Thursday that she walked into the kitchen and surprised Morse while he had the girl’s head under the faucet. She said Morse jumped and quickly released the girl, who was coughing and shaking.
Pauline Morse, 41, told jurors that she did not believe he was washing the girl’s hair.
‘‘He called it washing her hair, but I knew it wasn’t washing her hair because there was no soap or anything,’’ said Pauline Morse.
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"Jurors get Del. water boarding case" Associated Press, February 13, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — Jurors will begin deliberating Thursday in the trial of a former pediatrician accused of waterboarding his longtime companion’s daughter by holding her head under a faucet.
Jurors were sent home Wednesday after hearing closing arguments in the case of Melvin Morse. They are to begin deliberations Thursday.
Morse is being tried on charges of endangerment and assault and could face more than 15 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Morse says the allegation of waterboarding was his attempt to help the girl wash her hair. Waterboarding involves water immersions, similar to the simulated drownings used during interrogation of terrorism suspects.
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"Doctor convicted in Del. of water boarding child" by Randall Chase | Associated Press, February 14, 2014
GEORGETOWN, Del. — A Delaware jury deliberated for about six hours before returning its verdict against Melvin Morse, 60....
Defense attorneys argued that ‘‘waterboarding’’ was a term jokingly used to describe hair washing that the girl did not like.
There is nothing funny about that at all. Maybe the "good doctor" should have it done to him.
Morse was charged with endangerment and assault after the girl ran away in July 2012 and told authorities of waterboarding and other abuse.
Morse, whose medical license was suspended after his arrest, has written several books and articles on paranormal science and near-death experiences involving children.
So he was just doing research, huh?
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This guy should have went to work for the CIA (some psychologists did). Then he would have been absolved.
