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| Mother who left baby outside New York restaurant in 1997 says arrest was unjust | Mother who left baby outside New York restaurant in 1997 says arrest was unjust |
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| A Danish mother whose 1997 arrest for leaving her baby outside a New York restaurant sparked an international debate about parenting styles – and led to her arrest and strip-search and the temporary loss of her daughter – says she still feels she was unjustly vilified. | A Danish mother whose 1997 arrest for leaving her baby outside a New York restaurant sparked an international debate about parenting styles – and led to her arrest and strip-search and the temporary loss of her daughter – says she still feels she was unjustly vilified. |
| “[My] case that happened 20 years ago is even more relevant today,” Anette Sørensen told the New York Post for a story published on Saturday. | “[My] case that happened 20 years ago is even more relevant today,” Anette Sørensen told the New York Post for a story published on Saturday. |
| American parents “live in fear”, she said, adding that she still wanted “to show it’s possible to live another way”. | American parents “live in fear”, she said, adding that she still wanted “to show it’s possible to live another way”. |
| On a chilly May evening in 1997, Sørensen, then an actor in her 30s, parked her 14-month-old daughter in a stroller outside a barbecue restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village while she and the baby’s father, a New York-based playwright, had margaritas inside. | On a chilly May evening in 1997, Sørensen, then an actor in her 30s, parked her 14-month-old daughter in a stroller outside a barbecue restaurant in Manhattan’s East Village while she and the baby’s father, a New York-based playwright, had margaritas inside. |
| Sørensen said she repeatedly checked on the blanket-covered baby during the hour they were at the restaurant before a patron summoned police. | Sørensen said she repeatedly checked on the blanket-covered baby during the hour they were at the restaurant before a patron summoned police. |
| The parents were arrested on child-endangerment charges and child welfare authorities briefly took charge of the girl. | The parents were arrested on child-endangerment charges and child welfare authorities briefly took charge of the girl. |
| “I don’t think there’s any greater punishment than to have your child taken away from you,” Sørensen told the Post. | “I don’t think there’s any greater punishment than to have your child taken away from you,” Sørensen told the Post. |
| The episode sparked outrage in New York, where residents were astounded at the idea of parents depositing a child alone on a sidewalk. In Denmark, people were equally stunned by the notion of being arrested for leaving a child unattended for a spell while shopping or dining. | The episode sparked outrage in New York, where residents were astounded at the idea of parents depositing a child alone on a sidewalk. In Denmark, people were equally stunned by the notion of being arrested for leaving a child unattended for a spell while shopping or dining. |
| The charges were dropped but Sørensen filed a $20m false-arrest lawsuit against the city. In 1999, a jury awarded her $66,000, rejecting many of her claims but agreeing that she should not have been strip-searched, among other findings. | The charges were dropped but Sørensen filed a $20m false-arrest lawsuit against the city. In 1999, a jury awarded her $66,000, rejecting many of her claims but agreeing that she should not have been strip-searched, among other findings. |
| Sørensen, who now lives in Hamburg, is trying to raise money online for an English translation of a novel she wrote based on her 1997 experience. | Sørensen, who now lives in Hamburg, is trying to raise money online for an English translation of a novel she wrote based on her 1997 experience. |
| “I always had a big longing for an apology,” she says in a fundraising video that also features her now 21-year-old daughter. “I probably never will get this apology.” | “I always had a big longing for an apology,” she says in a fundraising video that also features her now 21-year-old daughter. “I probably never will get this apology.” |
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