My mother's letter to her senator for those that are looking for ideas.. she linked back to Sage's thread here
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I am the heartbroken grandmother of Sage Bermudez. My grandson Sage Antonio Bermudez Rayon, born May 14 2007, and was abducted by his mother Ana Rayon, to Mexico in June of 2008.. My son has made heroic efforts, working alone, to recover his child.
http://bringseanhome.org/forum/showthread.php?t=79I am writing to request your assistance in overseeing that the appropriate agencies do their job and step up to offer their assistance, in expediting his return.
As you know Mexico and the United States have an international agreement about how to handle wrongful retention and wrongful abduction of children from their original countries of residence: The Hague Convention of 1980. Both countries are obliged to make sure that this treaty is enforced..
The following is some background in the unlawful abduction of Sage, my grandson.
My son, David was born in Muskegon and grew up in Holland.
He met and married Ana Belem in Miami where he attended Florida International University and graduated with honors. He then began a job as a software engineer, and moved to N.C. They had a son. Sage. David was a very good husband, father and provider. She told David that she was going to Az. to help her Aunt and then disappeared. He was able after a few weeks to track her to Mex. and was also, able to retrieve pictures that showed a male co worker and his wife were involved in an intimate relationship and this man was holding his son.
He initially tried to work out an arrangement where she would return and have custody and he would pay support and have frequent visitation. She offered infrequent visitation in Mexico if he would pay huge amounts of money.
He obtained a lawyer here and was granted temporary full custody. She was served with papers to appear in court in North Carolina. He also at great expense has hired a second lawyer from Mexico City. The court in Salamanca has unlawfully treated this as a family court issue and awarded in her favor.
The judge in Salamanca has held that he must have consented to the abduction given the fact that Ana went to Mexico in November 2007 and he didn't file the Hague application until August of 2008. Even if this were the case it would still be within the one year period specified by Article 12 of the Convention. In fact, she only went on vacation to Mexico in November when her aunt was dying of cancer and returned to the US. She returned and remained in the U.S until the abduction in June, 2008. He has requested that the Office of Children's Issues at the US State Department allow access to any and all records of her and Sage's entries into the US but they are claiming they cannot do that since it would violate the privacy of the abductor who is still legally HIS wife and that of HIS own son.
I am requesting that you contact OCI and force the release of this information to his attorney immediately for use in his appeal.
I am also asking that you contact the FBI and ask them to proceed, to do their job. Their help has not been forthcoming and his pleas for assistance have been ignored. He is asking that they file criminal charges and request extradition.
Mexico is acknowledged by the State Dept. to be non-compliant with the tenets of the Hague Convention which, up to now, without assistance from the FBI and the OCI, this has been his only avenue for recovering his son. As one of the signatory countries to the Hague, the Mexican government should never look the other way while a parent takes a child and violates valid court orders and the provisions of this international agreement.. But they do, leaving it necessary, to file criminal charges.
The wrongful removal and retention of children from their home is extremely painful, to the left behind parent and family. As you know without assistance this can play out for years. Please evaluate your options for assistance and if possible, contact him at xxxxxx#gmail.com. You can also contact me at this email. My phone number is xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thank you for your consideration. Diane McKeel
