Lawyer for Ohio couple accused of abandoning adopted son says he has gotten much-needed help
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The attorney for a southwest Ohio couple accused of abandoning the adopted 9-year-old son they raised since infancy says the boy has gotten some much-needed help.
Anthony VanNoy said Wednesday that Cleveland and Lisa Cox are visiting with the boy and hope to be reunited.
VanNoy tells the Hamilton-Middletown Journal-News that the couple won't accept a plea deal. They have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of nonsupport of dependents, which allege they recklessly abandoned or failed to provide adequate support.
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Authorities say the couple took him to Butler County Children Services in October and left him there, saying he was displaying aggressive behavior and had threatened the family with a knife.
VanNoy says the boy is now getting the help that the adoptive parents have always wanted for him.