Doctor charged with waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter

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A Delaware pediatrician who writes about near-death experiences of children and has appeared on "Oprah" is accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old daughter for two years, according to Delaware State Police.

Dr. Melvin Morse, 58, and his wife Pauline, 40, were arrested Tuesday, a day after their daughter told a child advocate that her father had "waterboarded" her four times between May 2009 and May 2011 while her mother watched and did nothing to stop the abuse, Cpl. Gary Fournier told ABC News.

Delaware's Child Advocacy Center first became aware of the girl, whose name has not been disclosed, following a July 12 incident in which Morse was charged with third-degree assault for allegedly pulling his daughter out of a car, dragging her across a gravel driveway and spanking her in their Sussex County home, Fournier said.

The girl reported that incident to a neighbor who called police, Fournier said. Morse was later released from custody after he posted $750 in bail.

She later told the child advocate about the alleged waterboarding, police said, triggering the parents' arrest on Tuesday.

The Morses each face two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a second-degree felony conspiracy charge and four counts of felony first-degree reckless endangering for the alleged waterboarding incidents.

As a method of disciplining his daughter, Morse held her face under a running faucet, causing the water to go up her nose, :( Fournier said.

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Wow....Why do some people feel the need to be in total control, to the point of abuse, of people who cannot do anything about it. Terrible. :(

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Wow....Why do some people feel the need to be in total control, to the point of abuse, of people who cannot do anything about it. Terrible. :(

To show off their gender superiority and their lack of gender security.

Mostly male in the USA.

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Me either. Some people just a wired differently. I absolutely adore helping people - hate causing distress.

Off topic. I would be keen to try waterboarding, where I knew I could stop it at any time. I don't fully understand it.

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To show off their gender superiority and their lack of gender security.

Mostly male in the USA.

Yes, Sexism is the only reason that this could happen. Derp.

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Me either. Some people just a wired differently. I absolutely adore helping people - hate causing distress.

Off topic. I would be keen to try waterboarding, where I knew I could stop it at any time. I don't fully understand it.

It's drowning, but with the added issue that you hack your lungs up trying to breath.

So even after the water stops, your chest still burns and strains from the abuse. It's torture, plain and simple.

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Morse held her face under a running faucet, causing the water to go up her nose
That isn't waterboarding.

I find it hilarious that when the government carries out waterboarding we ignore it completely. But if a parent punishes their child they get brought up on charges..!

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That isn't waterboarding.

I find it hilarious that when the government carries out waterboarding we ignore it completely. But if a parent punishes their child they get brought up on charges..!

Well i do think it worse to do on a child.

It is waterboarding. She was held and water poured(through facet) over her face. Also the USA government hanged Japanese soldiers for waterboarding US prisoners of war in WW2.

Note the difference between using it on kids and soldiers/terrorists..

Yes should never waterboard or try to drown the child as he was trying to do as punishment.

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To show off their gender superiority and their lack of gender security.

Mostly male in the USA.

Are you male?do you dislike yourself. known fact that more women have insecurities to the point a huge portion are on psychotropic drugs. depression, manic depressive, bi polar...but this could go both ways, male or female I mean to say. but don't bash men.

as neobond stated. i remember not too far back a girls body was found outside the queens residence.. what about murders in the muslim faith for supposed dishonor to the family?

humans are sick

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