Comments on: Sean Goldman To Speak Out

The 9-Year-Old Boy And His Brazilian Family Members Will Talk Tuesday About Their Ongoing Custody Battle

Do you stutter... or just double-post repeating yourself?

Sean's will was never considered five years ago when he was illegally abducted to Brazil.

Sean may be "happy", but it's the only thing he knows at the moment. And the decision of Judge Pinto - the report of the court-appointed psychologists - make it clear EXACTLY why that is.

David's supporters don't want the interview shown for the reason that Judge Pinto elaborated in his decision on custody: Sean has been manipulated enough by the LeS/BR families and further exposure is nothing more than more torture for the child.

Was Sean "happy" five years ago when Bruna became a criminal and kidnapped him to Brazil? I'd bet not. Any and all "adjusting" he has made to life in Brazil is the result of an illegal act - and, yes, completely consistent with brainwashing.

[learnthetruth]

CBS, I am disgusted at you. I held you as a legitimate, reputable news source. As you can tell from the numerous previous posts, your "facts" have obviously not been researched.

Responsible journalism does include presenting both sides of the story, the same as a Court would require. Thus, I agree with reporting not only the Goldman side of the story, but that of the Brazilian family as well. That being said, you are not only neglecting the Goldman side of the story, but the FACTS as well. FACTS that can be PROVEN by DOCUMENTED COURT RECORDS. You should take the time to read Judge Pinto's ruling, as well as that of the Brazilian Supreme Court. IF you had taken the time to research BOTH sides of the story, you would have discovered the FACTS.

Now, as to Sean. What you are doing by EXPLOITING this CHILD is considered ABUSE as well as being in violation of the COURT RULING. Again, take the time to research and you would have found this.

If you continue to neglect the TRUTH as well as maintaining your biased reporting, I will have NO CHOICE but to boycott CBS as well as any and all affiliates. The web is a powerful tool and I have no problem spreading this disgusting ABUSE and EXPLOITATION of this CHILD.

I am utterly disappointed in you CBS. I hope you take the time to reconsider this airing before tomorrow. Sean's "interview" should NEVER be shown. How could you do this to a 9 year-old child? Would you want your own child exploited in such a way to the national media? I hope you go home to your child and when you look in their eyes, you think about this. What if this were your son or daughter? Would you be OK with a national news source exploiting them for ratings? I would hope not.

[kvaughn4275]

Amen!!! Couldn't have said it better myself. CBS should be ashamed, even though they did end up pulling Sean from the segment. But I still am appalled that CBS would allow the kidnappers (that's what I'm calling his stepdad and grandmother from now on because they are indeed criminals) any airtime at all to spew their lies and manipulations!! Why follow the rules of journalism when these people obviously have no regard for law and the sanctity of the the love between a parent and their child? They have spit in all of our faces, and the faces of the parents whose children are still stuck in Brazil (60?) of which are American!! These people do not deserve the benefit of the doubt. What's the point of the Hague Convention or any internaional law, for that matter, if breaking that law goes unpunished??? Everyone must contact their congressmen to pressure them to get the sanctions passed. That's the only way we're going to see any traction. Because there are many, many in Brazil who are on David's side and are appalled and embarrassed that this has happened. So if the kidnappers are pressured by their own maybe we'll finally get somewhere. I really don't know how David sleeps at night. What a nightmare.

[Paula_RJ]

Sean was not brainwashed.This is the reason that David's supporters don't want the interview with the child is shown. They don't want people see the truth. Sean is happy in Rio. This is the truth forbidden to be shown. Contratulations CBS. Go ahead. Many people will support you after seeing the real facts of the other side. Until now, people have seen only Mr. Goldman's side. And Sean's will has been forgotten and not respected.

Do you stutter... or just double-post repeating yourself?

Sean's will was never considered five years ago when he was illegally abducted to Brazil.

[NaynayBr]

Oh shut up! Sean's will HAS NEVER BEEN RESPECTED! At the moment Bruna kidnapped him to Rio de Janeiro to live away from his dad, who he adored,SHE JUST POOPED in her son's future by just thinking about herself never thinking/considering Sean's will or David's love for his son.
I am sure she might be the guest of honor in Hell.

[Andrew_PA]

So basically you're saying that it is okay for a child to be illegally retained by anyone, as long as they have the money to care for the child, the child can make friends in the environment, and the ones who are illegally retaining the child don't beat him every day. Showing this video of Sean is the same as a hostage reading a statement that his captors insist he read into a camera ("or else"), only Sean has all these answers already in his head because all he's been told for 5 years is that his father doesn't love him and abandoned him. I really hope you're not a parent, and if you are, really think about this: your child is ripped from you without your consent... then five years later, after searching for them far and wide, you find them happy and adjusted with his or her captors. You really wouldn't asserted your unalienable right to be reunited with your child? Please, give me a break.

[SeanSupporter]

There is no need to douple post your comments. That is, unless, if you are desparate! :)

[CallingForJustice]

How utterly disgusting that an otherwise reputable news station would exploit a child like this. This poor little boy has been kidnapped and held hostage, while his loving father in the US fights for him, and all this station cares about is having something to talk about. As if this kid would say in front of cameras and a family he has no choice but to depend on, that he truly wants to be with his father.

We were wrong to keep Elian from his father back in 2000. Brazil is wrong to keep Sean from his father today. We need to get this poor kid back where he belongs, not focusing on how we can further traumatize him.

Absolutely shameful.

[Paula_RJ]

Sean was not brainstormed. This is the reason that David's supporters don't want the interview with the child is shown. They don't want people see the truth. Sean is happy in Rio. This is the truth forbidden to be shown. Contratulations CBS. Go ahead. Many people will support you after seeing the real facts of the other side. Untin now, people have seen only Mr. Goldman's side. And Sean's will has been forgotten and not respected.

Sean may be "happy", but it's the only thing he knows at the moment. And the decision of Judge Pinto - the report of the court-appointed psychologists - make it clear EXACTLY why that is.

David's supporters don't want the interview shown for the reason that Judge Pinto elaborated in his decision on custody: Sean has been manipulated enough by the LeS/BR families and further exposure is nothing more than more torture for the child.

Was Sean "happy" five years ago when Bruna became a criminal and kidnapped him to Brazil? I'd bet not. Any and all "adjusting" he has made to life in Brazil is the result of an illegal act - and, yes, completely consistent with brainwashing.

I might add that JPLS, Nanna and Tostes have certainly seized on every opportunity to make their "side" known. That each and every utterance from their mouths have been proven to be lies and the works of kidnappers by the courts is really just too bad for them, ain't it?

How I hope that the interview tomorrow morning is something more than a free soundbite segment for them. They have had unfettered access, sympathy and support from the Brazilian press (if not the Brazilian people), so I'm sorry your pleading fall on deaf ears here. If CBS does their job and asks them questions based on the facts, this will completely blow up in their faces... like everything else has.

[SeanSupporter]

So you say the truth is forbidden to be shown. In other words, you are lying, since you cannot tell the truth? Interesting! How come you stated in your previous post then that Sean has been told all the facts about this case? I suggest you pick up any basic child psychology book and it will tell you that involving a child into a dispute like this and telling him or her all details is considered CHILD ABUSE.

[soonerisbetter]

Paula, please consider that no one is complaining about the CBS interview with Sean's stepfather and grandmother. They are only offended that Sean is being exposed in a flagrant violation of a BRAZILIAN COURT ORDER that Sean be kept away from the media. Also, the "facts" provided by Mr. Lins e Silva have been disproved in the BRAZILIAN COURTS!

[hopeful4change]

Wow, I truly thought that CBS actually was one of the few news organizations with ETHICS! I truly cannot believe that CBS is actually going to allow video of a child whom the COURT APPOINTED psychologist IN Brazil has said is suffering from SEVERE parental alienation to be aired. If you want to go ahead and let the brazilian family share "their side" of the story however twisted it may be then fine, but David Goldman, Sean's father and the ONLY person who has legal custody of him did not give you permission. It is shameful what CBS is doing that will be harmful both to the child and impacting the opinion of many who are not informed about the FACTS in this case! How can you exploit a child who is suffering from Parental Alienation! Are you not an organization with Morals!! Also you continue to state WRONG facts! Sean has not been ADOPTED by his stepfather. And David has been fighting for sean and trying to see Sean from the minute his wife told him she wasn't coming back to the United States. If you are going to interview the Brazilian family, the least you can do is also interview David and his family and lawyers and HAGUE CONVENTION experts and Court appointed psychologists! But perhaps you are bothered by the fact that David has given almost all his interviews to NBC networks? This child was KIDNAPPED and his father has been fighting tooth and nail to get him back for 5 years! I urge you to NOT air anything having to Do with David Goldman's son. You have no right and it goes against the ethics of journalism. Let me be clear: If you air footage of a CHILD that has clearly been pressured and has been proven to be suffering from Parental Alienation, you have lost all credibility. Shame on you CBS. I am shocked and appalled.

[carolinecla]

EXACTLY

[lily2467]

So I guess by your reasoning, if someone kidnaps a child and treats him fairly well and after years with his kidnapper the child is settled that means the kidnapper should retain custody of the child, regardless of having committed a crime in the first place. Brazil will become a HAVEN for kidnappers if Sean is not returned to his one and only DAD, David!

[Paula_RJ]

I am Brazilian and I know Sean as well as João Paulo. I give all my support to them because I've been witness of the love that there is between each other. Sean loves João Paulo. Why a lawyer with his the reputation that João Paulo has in Brazil, would accept to be so exposed in the media if there was not so much love for this child? Mr. Goldman is fighting for his son. I recognize. But unfortunatelly many, many lies are been told by him in order to convince the people that the family is not taking care of this child in a proper way. It is a lie. Sean is very happy, confidente, knows all the truth about his life. And he made a choise. To remain in Brazil with his stepfather and his granparents. All the persons around him in Rio de Janeiro, are very respected by the people that know them. Mr. Goldman has used ways to convince the people, but not to convince Sean. I am witness of the times that Mr. Goldman didn't appear to visit Sean. And the times he did it, he was more worried about taking pictures of the son to show to the media. Sean is a very polite child and never treated Mr. Goldman in an unproperty way. Although he didn't agree with these pictures. But Mr. Goldman thinks only about him. He seems not to be worried about Sean wishes. This Mr. Goldman is not the real person he pretends to be. I hope this interview can show the truth that people who knows Sean already know.

[NaynayBr]

Dear Paula,Adolf Hitler used to have a German Sheppard dog that simply loved his owner.No matter how many people he would send to concentration camp to die just because they were not Aryans, the dog LOVED and WORSHIPED his master.The same applies to Sean.
Kids and dogs usually behave the same.They love to be taken out for a walk, love to play ball, love to be patted and respected and LOVE the one who feed them.Got it?
Sean might love this family and the family might love him back, but that doesn't mean that the family is acting according to the law and respecting David's and Sean's rights to be with each other.
This Joao Paulo has his daughter now, so maybe he should give Chiara to David and keep Sean, don't you think is its a fair trade?
Lets see how they would feel if David got that little baby and kept her away from the family and brainwashed her against them.I am sure Chiara would LOVE and worship David the same way Sean does to this family, as ou state here.This family is keeping Sean as a hostage and David and Sean belobg TOGETHER.BRING SEAN HOME NOW!

[Andrew_PA]

Let them prove all these "missed visits" in court. So far, the only side of this case that is getting a tongue lashing in Judge Pinto's rulings for lying, misleading, and deliberately disobeying court orders is João Paulo Lins e Silva and the maternal family. Also, the court appointed psychologists ALL agreed that Sean had been told 5 years of lies about his father and his father's efforts to be in Sean's life - so of course Sean believes those that he is surrounded by. And yet, those psychologists and the court says it is imperative that Sean be with his father IMMEDIATELY. And why??? To reverse the years and years of CHILD ABUSE that has been done to Sean at the hands of his Brazilian family by LYING to him about his father. You're believing the same crap that they are feeding a 9-year old. Congrats. Take the time and read the 82 page ruling from June 1st and the 12 page ruling from this past week. The people you "know" are playing a dangerous game with a boy's unalienable right to know and be raised by his FATHER who has done everything within his power to bring his son home as prudently and safely as possible.

[SeanSupporter]

Paula_RJ Contrary to all other comments you fail to supply us with facts. How much were you paid for your unsubstantiated comment? Or are you maybe one of the Brazilian family members? Because, last time I checked with Brazil Magazine their poll indicates that your claim that "all the persons around him in RJ" support JP is incorrect.
Why would a lawyer with his reputation accept this exposure? Because JP did not expect the repercussions his actions would have. I will not go into detail, because I am sure you as well as all other commentators here know these details. But let me tell you this: The truth is self-evident.

[soonerisbetter]

Paula,
You seem sincere and well meaning, but have you stopped to think about why Mr. Lins e Silva, a lawyer, has not been able to convince the Brazilian courts that David does not care about his son? Further, do you think that Mr. Lins e Silver would worry about Sean's wishes if Sean told him he did not want to go to school? Of course not.

[RobertaPalermo]

The father disrespects Sean, the mother respected him very much!

Everyone knows that ?Sean? doesn?t want to leave Brazil and we also know that the maternal family never asked him to leave, of course. And what exactly is the value of an interview made by a psychologist hand-picked by the maternal family, who also makes clear that she wants Sean to stay in Brazil? Isn?t it proof that there is a corporatism committed to disrespect the law?


This interview only made it harder to make the transition to a different home, different city, and different country. If they?re not the ones who will decide whether Sean stays or goes, to interview him so he can say what he wants will frustrate him even more. After all, he cannot make this decision. It?s clear in this conversation the manipulation and parental alienation throughout the years.


They scheduled really cool outings on the days he was supposed to meet his father? Oh, what a pity! Sean won?t be able to go to Beach Park, since he has to stay home to see his father, oops, to see David. Or is that because he can?t leave the state of Rio de Janeiro?

He won?t be able to go to Búzios, because he has to wait for the insisting guy who?s going over there to see him.

The father did not show up to meet him. Did they tell the boy the meeting had been canceled? And was there really an appointment every time they told the boy about one? Should a family that has frequently made use of illegal tactics be trusted?

Here are the portions where the psychologist showed her bias for him to stay in Brazil. Was this interview conducted in an adequate manner?


TC ? Which friend do you like the most at school?
SG ? Oh, there are so many?
TC ? So many! Wow! There are many friends you like...

Reading between the lines: Don?t take Sean from here, don?t take him from all the millions of friends he has. Only his mother can do that!

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