Kazakhstan orphans raped by American adopting parents unlikely to return to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan orphans raped by their American adoptive parents for many years while in the United State are not planing to return to Kazakhstan, Tengrinews reports citing the press-service of the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry. “Upon the children's request the Foreign Ministry will not disclose their names, any details about the support rendered to them or other details related to their further life. We can only share the following information: the young man is now 21 and his sister is 17. They are working on getting their American citizenship and are not planning to come back to Kazakhstan,” the press-service said. Kazakhstan’s General Consulate in New York is maintaining a constant contact with them. The American couple of Linda and Joseph Mayotte were found guilty of raping their children adopted from Kazakhstan . 49-y.o. Linda Mayotte was sentenced to 18 to 22 years and her husband, 50-y.o. Joseph Mayotte, will serve 16 to 20 years in jail. By Nazymgul Kumyspayeva