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Defense attorney Rachel Forde, who represents Larry Williams, questioned that conclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cHypothetically speaking, (your patient) being abandoned by his parents and left in a field, rescued by police and dropped off in an orphanage \u2014 in a hypothetical where those things are true, it\u2019s your belief that those just made (him) sad?\u201d she asked Petersen.<\/p>\n
The boy never said he was abandoned or expressed anxiety or fear over that experience \u2014 just sadness and grief, Petersen said.<\/p>\n
Forde also asked whether Petersen\u2019s diagnosis would change if the therapist learned some of the boy\u2019s symptoms began when he arrived at the Williams home. The therapist resisted drawing conclusions based on hypotheticals and said she would need to speak to the child, know the context and look at the \u201cbig picture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Records from Seattle Children\u2019s Hospital show the Williamses brought their adopted son there in 2008, but did not return for the recommended annual follow-up visits.<\/p>\n
Also at issue Wednesday was whether two of the biological Williams children will testify. Both plan to assert their Fifth Amendment right not to answer questions on the stand.<\/p>\n
Their adopted brother said Monday one of the older boys took part in some of the beatings he described getting in the Williams home. This testimony made that biological son even more wary of speaking in court, his attorney said.<\/p>\n
Judge Susan K. Cook has not yet ruled as to whether the biological sons will have to testify. She asked the attorneys for both sides to review case law on the matter and get back to her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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