GUILTY FL - Boy in a Box abuse trial - Parents, Timothy & Tracy Ferriter Arrested, Jupiter, Feb 2022

[arielilane]

Thank you for clearing that up, Ms. Russon!

CORRECTION: The women in the green is NOT Tracy Ferriter. Tracy is in the black shirt in front of the woman in the green.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709628513727427004

 

[arielilane]

When son of the Ferriters said “people should forgive them,” there was this heavy pause in the courtroom, like the defense attorney either wanted it to sink in or didn’t know what to say. I almost thought she’d say nothing further Jury kept staring at witness, no overt reaction.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709629668729450657

 

[arielilane]

Recess until 2:45 pm ET

 

[ConcernedVA]

Um, is this really the behavior that deserved locking this young man into a garage cell? Is there more to it?

Teenagers are not going to be great playmates for toddlers, sorry to say. I have a million stories like what we’re hearing about today. And this nonsense at school sounds to me like a bright young man who was bored and probably not being taken seriously.

I wonder if what really happened was the parents had this youngest child and instead of rooming those two girls together, which any reasonable person would, then giving the baby a room and the boy a room, they shuffled the “problem” child out of the way. Obviously this turned him into more of a problem.

I tell you what, if someone did that to me I would make SURE to be a problem. I mean, it’s not like he’s coming back into the house-there’s a baby in his room now.

 

[Chimera]

The still photo of the door to the boy's room with the locks on it, are hard to view.
Omo.

 

[arielilane]

During sidebar, Tim wheels his chair over to Tracy in gallery &shares a long and appearing meaningful look. Right now under cross, their son is being asked about incidents of violence he had against classmates. He's got a slight smile when recalling what he did. Jury is writing

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709633209321824607

 

[Dhighsmith]

The Florida father accused of locking up his adopted son inside a room he had built in the family’s garage heads to trial this week. Timothy Ferriter faces charges of aggravated child abuse, false imprisonment and neglect of a child, court records show.

According to his arrest affidavit out of Palm Beach County, Jupiter officers were contacted by a contract worker after Ferriter asked him to build an office in his garage in December 2021, but once he completed his work, he thought the entire project “was very strange,” according to the affidavit.

“The room was built as an 8-foot-by-8-foot space in the garage with its own ceiling and door. [The worker] further advised the door had added a bolt lock and knob only on the outside, no knob inside so if someone were inside the office they would not be able to exit until someone opened the door for them from the outside. [The worker] state he was also instructed to build this space with electricity and install a window air conditioning unit as well as a camera in the ceiling.”

Father accused of locking teen in tiny makeshift room and beating him with belt faces trial

Sep 29th, 2023, 11:22 am

If only the contractor from Mackenzie Lueck’s case had contacted LE maybe she would be alive, he was requested to build soundproof room.

 

[arielilane]

5 min recess, as they prepare for next witness.

 

[Dhighsmith]

The parents actions are deplorable, I’m interested in what a current status report on his behavior from present caretaker might reveal.

Edit: He appears very intelligent by his responses to Defense Cross Examination.

 

[arielilane]

The jury is getting a look inside the 8x8 room in the garage.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709658102776438806

 

[arielilane]

Maybe! The State will rest by end of day tomorrow.

Recess until tomorrow - 10:30 am ET

 

[arielilane]

Just wanted to say audio is bad, but that would be giving it too much credit. No middle ground... adjusting volume gets old. moo

 

[Jurisprudence]

The defense is showing Tim Ferriter's daughter pictures of family events and trips including her brother, who she previously testified was not allowed to be included in such activities - she acknowledges he was at some #ferriter

https://twitter.com/x/status/1709583592588763331

I wonder how many jurors on the panel have kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews.
Buckle up, Timmy.

jmo

 

[Jurisprudence]

... prosecutor Brianna Coakley described the defendant’s treatment of his son as cruel, malicious and could only exacerbate problems for a child with behavioral issues.

[snipped by me]

Exactly what I think and what many of us probably think, including jurors. I don't think you have to be a psychiatrist to make this connection - and I bet they will, even before any expert testifies.

jmo

 

[Jurisprudence]

Mom/co-defendant Tracey Ferriter in green behind him.

[snipped by me]

I can't believe she's getting the see this whole case laid out. She not only sees the state's case which will likely be very similar, though not identical, but she has all this time to adjust her narrative, tweak her own defense all depending on what her husband's attorneys say about her role; and after hearing all of the testimony of these children, including her victim. That doesn't sit well with me. I wonder if local people who may be in the community from which her jury will be pulled are thinking about this.

jmo

 

[Jurisprudence]

Black shirt, green shirt, advantage = same.

jmo

 

[c@tw0man]

I worked as an inpatient psychiatric nurse for over 30 years, and IMO, these folks had no idea how deep these boys' problems go. We have no idea how old this young man was when he was adopted, and according to this family's experience, some children are so emotionally damaged by the age of 2, the attachment disorder is irreversible without years and years of intensive therapy. This young man is extremely bright, and has learned how to charm, flatter and manipulate to get his needs met, and he will continue this behavior when dealing with people of authority.
Check out this short article...

Beth Thomas - Child Of Rage

In 1990, HBO released a documentary on Beth Thomas, a 6 ½ year old girl. The documentary, called Child of Rage, was extremely shocking. It included

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[Dhighsmith]

I worked as an inpatient psychiatric nurse for over 30 years, and IMO, these folks had no idea how deep these boys' problems go. We have no idea how old this young man was when he was adopted, and according to this family's experience, some children are so emotionally damaged by the age of 2, the attachment disorder is irreversible without years and years of intensive therapy. This young man is extremely bright, and has learned how to charm, flatter and manipulate to get his needs met, and he will continue this behavior when dealing with people of authority.
Check out this short article...

Beth Thomas - Child Of Rage

In 1990, HBO released a documentary on Beth Thomas, a 6 ½ year old girl. The documentary, called Child of Rage, was extremely shocking. It included

practicalpie.com

I keep encountering issues in attaching an article that I’d be interested in your thoughts, I’m sending this reply to have a sort of bookmark for when I resolve my system problem.

My background is in the legal system, career experience plus B.A. Criminal Justice, which only briefly touched on behavioral issues. I’m trying to better understand facts/details on the limitations/restrictions for ensuring the required effective treatment to individuals with mental disorders associated with enhanced risk of violent behavior.

Thanks in advance for sharing any info you might have-
BTW, I’m familiar with the Federal ruling from several years ago, which addressed situations that violated an individual’s civil rights. That ruling had tremendous influence on long term treatment programs due to the extreme high risk for abuse and neglect.

 

[c@tw0man]

I keep encountering issues in attaching an article that I’d be interested in your thoughts, I’m sending this reply to have a sort of bookmark for when I resolve my system problem.

My background is in the legal system, career experience plus B.A. Criminal Justice, which only briefly touched on behavioral issues. I’m trying to better understand facts/details on the limitations/restrictions for ensuring the required effective treatment to individuals with mental disorders associated with enhanced risk of violent behavior.

Thanks in advance for sharing any info you might have-
BTW, I’m familiar with the Federal ruling from several years ago, which addressed situations that violated an individual’s civil rights. That ruling had tremendous influence on long term treatment programs due to the extreme high risk for abuse and neglect.

Super, I'll be looking out for it, Dhighsmith.

 

[Rolypolyoly]

I find this thread very interesting. Everyone seems to agree that what these parents did to their son is deplorable, and a form of child abuse, and I definitely don't disagree. What I do find intriguing is that if the child was a defendant instead of the victim, lots of us all over WS would be calling for him to be locked up exactly like this, the only real difference being that he would not be locked in the dark.
Obviously I am over simplifying it, but I hope you understand what I mean.

If you don't count the alleged beating, then how is this much different to prison?, which is where many people call for 14 Yr old children to be.

To be clear, I have no time for how these parents treated their son.