A transgender woman and her partner were arrested Monday for allegedly kidnapping her 10-year-old son and flying him to Cuba – where the child’s biological mother feared he would undergo reassignment surgery.
Rose Inessa-Ethington, 42, and her female partner, Blue Inessa-Ethington, purportedly took the kid under the guise of going on a camping trip in Canada, the US Attorney’s Office said in a Tuesday press release.
Rose Inessa-Ethington and her partner Blue Inessa-Ethington were arrested and accused of kidnapping Rose’s 10-year-old child. Facebook/Blue Inessa-Ethington Instead, they set their sights on Cuba, where family members feared the youngster would undergo “gender reassignment surgery prior to puberty,” the release said.
The pair allegedly took Rose’s 10-year-old child to Cuba to get gender reassignment surgery. Gofundme The child self-identified as a girl in interviews with officials – which family members worried was “due to manipulation by Rose,” according to the feds.
The blended family, who was also traveling with Blue’s 3-year-old child, flew out of Vancouver and landed in Mexico City on March 29.
From there, they took another flight to Havana, Cuba – before they were eventually deported back to the US on Monday, authorities said.
Rose’s ex-wife was granted exclusive custody of the 10-year-old on April 13. She split custody with Rose before the alleged kidnapping.
