European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Fothy mixed in by Arthur Rotsten associated press e has been a Marathon of Hildean seek for Wojczech for six years his father Isear Nii for hint now its his Moth Sturn has been Al the Center of a custody Ballac which has bounced from ago to London and Back like a pingpong it i the All the elements contempt citations a private and it is one extreme example of the lengths to which a forced parents often go Over there Are no a figures of Bow often parents Kidnap their there Are estimates that it occurs thousand of times i there can be no there is one big last seen with his father in is experts say that even if Hes found e will be scarred psychologically and woj czechs Mother fled with him from Chicago to Load a in a year he was Tori cad Iran i his arms by Bis lather of a dark Load on last a judge awarded custody to the pc the father disappeared with his Leav Mother there is Little Legal recourse to compel the father to the Unfall he was Only in civil con and there is no reciprocity among states Over civil nor is Federal Law although there is i proposed code which u states have by which Bey respect custody orders of other Illinois is not f on the attorney for boys Mother ton Meed the Cook county circuit court to Issue a felony 1 charging unlawful restraint of the fetch is Are applicable anywhere in the country and in foreign country that has an extradition Ani fad sea morn Putnat lots of Weathens the tory and of e Iii Purij Mim univ shh e to had their Separ Alc ways Ift to Warll Munt completed dental studies in 19m and Nii 1 to Home for his Mother and mar her family in has become a fret Wotta met in a Chirich choir in London Andijar on a Lon distance they s married in a Eva ceremony on Jared to separate in they were married la London then returned to live in f shortly marital troubles Fin court Bejnar Owita said pled by her and that Ste no friends to also she said her husband said he did t want Bejna Rowla said the world knitted Askine his wife to Pray with him for a Mise Rrt item asking his wife to Pray child Cust ocly the Marathon hide n seek age but said his Altitude changed at woj czechs birth and he did everything for or m m her Home in Park taking her son with she filed for divorce and obtained a court order barring her and her husband from taking the infant from but in april she took him to England and her who had filed a obtained an order for Tempo Rary he soon Learned that Margaret had returned to her located her and began Legal action in London to Force woj Cleths two British courts ruled in his ordering the woman and child to return to the United states to resolve the custody but Margaret and the Hoy spent the next 5t years in living across the Streel from her she hid the boy in a Garden behind her parents Home when officials attempted to serve die courts Wojczech spoke no English until he was 5 and did not attend school his Mother tutored Bun and Randy whim of her Bejnarowicz continued his he said he made 10 trips to London and spent he had obtained a divorce in january Al which time the circuit court in Illinois awarded him Legal Custo its not going to end for the his fears Are still going to be Treyve t never been appeased but it reserved a decision on the matter of physical custody for hearing when toe child re turns to the state of Zygmunt and a British private detective spotted the boy on a London on the night of several including jumped mar her sister and 6yearold on the Street near their rip Puu the child from his screaming mothers the terrified boy was dragged off kicking and Margaret suffered a broken Bejnarowicz returned with us boy to Chicago five Margaret followed on first hiring lawyer Mel they landed at Ohare amid to cameras and sheriffs who were ready to arrest her on a con tempt Sloan arranged for a judge granted Margaret us right to visit her son twice a week Al Bejnarowicz the judge also appointed Arthur Herman to represent the boys interests in future on june Bejnarowicz asked to be sentenced for the contempt before the custody she was confident of winning Wojczech Sloan and hoped then to return to the judge was astonished at her offer and said in circuit judge John Crown held a february 1978 Mother went to Ner a court appointed psychoanalyst and he Only one of several psychiatrists who examined All testified that Bejnarowicz was suffering from mental illness that gave him no Chance to empathize with he but the doctor said also said Wojczech showed no evidence of a a hotly disorder or brain bul thai he fell aban by is a feeling which will make it extremely difficult to have Normal relationships with he added hat the boy viewed his father As to be obeyed for fear of drastic la Toner could make him terrified of and could Lead to his becoming ent Vladimir urse found the father had no personality roman Solecky said he could not detect any abnormal behaviour or emotional Dis order in the he said he found no evidence of Annie nor organic brain last the judge awarded custody to the he also sentenced her to 30 Days in jail for having left inc Una she said she deserved bul added that she would have done the same thing because i did not have any the boy was to remain with his Faur while his Mother was the judge said she could take him to England a Cash but must bring him to the United Stales for six weeks annually and provide Zyg both the Mother and father have completely ignored the courts of both the judge sold the Bey Sotver was asked with whom he wanted to says the child was fearful 11 would have been futile t l have fully ii Den told the and because of us disorder and its identification with the lathe Taitte by the Day of the Wojczech had three Days the same Day Margaret started her jail Zygmunt was held in Zygmunt and Wojeiech were teen Al the Toronto air Che cited a Zurich on two Days before investigators on oct judge Crown ordered Frozen which Zygrnunt had transferred from Chicago to a Swiss on he was died in contempt for falling to turn the boy Over to his on Zyemunt attorney said he would nol Herman says Wojciech is being completely de whatever the problems remaining with the father is magnifying there is no Legal Way to compel us father to return us then is no extra blod in Clatl mat which Bernuy another Dunap Ptag is a and even if be is run led with us Wojczech will Likely face an even More restrictive that the real tragedy of this Herman it s not going to end for the to fears Are still Goingco be Treyve never been appeased the Best thing for the whoever Hes is to get him some without the boys the stars and stripes Page 13
