Matt Bevin of the Matt Bevin Victory Party abandons his adopted child in Jamaica

Figured the Matt Bevin victory party reference would be a fun throwback. This story is not so fun. Bevin sent a child he adopted from Africa to an abusive school in Jamaica after he lost reelection and then never retrieved him when Jamaican authorities shut the school down.
‘I’d rather die than go back’: Jamaica’s school for troubled US boys
The other three — Emmanuel from Haiti, Cassius from Illinois and Noah from Ethiopia — are all 17 and black, and were adopted by white Christians who then changed their minds. Popular with pro-lifers, adoption in the US has an estimated failure rate of up to 25 per cent. For adoptive families in the public eye, troubled teen facilities can offer a face-saving solution.
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The identity of Noah’s adoptive parents is an even bigger bombshell. The couple, who already had five children of their own, flew to Ethiopia in 2012 and came back with five-year-old Noah and three more. In 2015 Noah’s new father, Matt Bevin, was elected governor of Kentucky.
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A Tea Party, Bible Belt, Maga Republican, Bevin plastered his social media feeds with boastful photos of his huge family in the governor’s mansion, while, as first lady of Kentucky, Noah’s new mother advocated for child abuse prevention. In 2018 Bevin shared an Instagram quote: “There should not be any child in Kentucky, or America, ready to be adopted who does not have a home,” adding: “Every child in Kentucky deserves the love and support of a family.” After losing the governorship in 2019, Bevin sent Noah away to a facility in Florida, and then last year to ALA. He did not respond to any of my emails. Nor do any of the other parents I contact.
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No one is here for the three adopted boys. Noah, the former Kentucky governor’s son, is unsurprised. I ask why he thinks Bevin adopted him. “Public image,” he mutters. Darkness has fallen before the court finally rises and they emerge looking dejected. The judge has had to make them wards of the Jamaican state. As they trudge back across the car park to their bus, CPFSA officers try to rally their spirits. Now that they have full custody, they can work with the US attorneys to find them new homes back in America. The boys stare at their feet, broken and lost.

 

I knew he was a bad guy, but I never knew he was this evil. Bad enough that he stuck the kid in that school, but to abandon him in a foreign country after it got shut down is one of the most repugnant things I've ever heard. This is a guy who is worth tens of millions of dollars. He doesn't lack the ability to take care of this kid.

 

No idea.