SZUKAMY ZAGINIONYCH - Canadian Missing Children in Poland's National Newspaper - Gazeta Wyborcza

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18.02.10
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CHRISTOPHER
WATKINS
Z KANADY.
ZAGINAŁ
6.03.2009 R.
MA 5 LAT.
MOŻE PRZEBYWAĆ
W POLSCE

ALEXANDER
WATKINS
Z KANADY.
ZAGINAŁ
6.03.2009 R.
MA 8 LAT.
MOŻE PRZEBYWAĆ
W POLSCE

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Missing Children

18.02.10

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about their fate

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CHRISTOPHER
WATKINS
FROM CANADA
MISSING
6.03.2009 R.
5 YEARS OLD
MAY BE
IN POLAND

ALEXANDER
WATKINS
FROM CANADA
MISSING
6.03.2009 R.
8 YEARS OLD
MAY BE
IN POLAND

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YORK REGIONAL NEWS : Newmarket man searches for sons, answers following abduction - Canadian International Child Abduction

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

YORK REGION NEWS : NEWMARKET ERA BANNER NEWSPAPER
ttp://www.yorkregion.com/News/Newmarket/article/103000

Reported by Joe Fantauzzi

Photo by Susie Kockerscheidt

Stephen Watkins poses with a photograph of his sons in front of his house. In the background area a heart wrenching banner and outdoor light with two bulbs symbolizing his two sons, whom Mr. Watkins says were abducted by their mother and taken out of the country. York Regional Police is investigating.

Stephen Watkins hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in about a year.

The Newmarket resident, called York Regional Police March 9, 2009 to report his two boys, Alexander, now eight, and Christopher, now five, were missing.

He hasn’t seen the boys since.

Also missing is Mr. Watkins ex-wife Edyta Watkins (Ustaszewski), for whom York police have issued a Canadawide warrant for abduction in contravention of a custody order, said the officer in charge of the case, Det.-Const. Jesse Mann.

The charge has not been proven in court.

Mr. Watkins said he feels the same as a parent who has lost a child.

The months have dragged on since he last saw his boys, but Mr. Watkins said he is prepared for anything over the long haul.

“It’s like having a death but it’s not, because it’s the unknowing,” he said. “You never know where they are; you know they’re alive. So many families talk about closure. There’s no closure here.”

The boys were reported missing the Monday following a scheduled weekend visit with their mother, Det.-Const. Mann said.

Not long after Mr. Watkins was granted custody of the boys United States Homeland Security confirmed that on March 8, 2009 a woman and two boys took a flight from Rochester, N.Y. to Detroit, Mich. before departing for Frankfurt, Germany, he said.

Ms Watkins is a native of Poland, has family there and York police believe she and the boys are in that country, Det.-Const. Mann said.

The boys could also be recognized as Polish citizens, he added.

York police have been working with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which has in turn been in contact with the transnational policing agency Interpol, Det.-Const. Mann said. Interpol can function as a pipeline to the Polish authorities, he added.

However, Canada has no extradition treaty with Poland, which creates “a difficult situation”, Det.-Const. Mann said.

That’s not deterring the York investigator however.

“We’ve operated with the idea that eventually she will be brought to justice,” he said. “We’re not going to give up.”

At the same time, Det.-Const. Mann said he has no information that would lead him to believe that the children are in danger.

In the aftermath of the boys’ disappearance, Mr. Watkins has been searching for answers.

He tried calling counselling services. It wasn’t easy, he said.

“It was not just picking up the phone and there you go,” Mr. Watkins added. “I would think that those professionals have to be trained on how somebody feels. It’s a grieving process, but it’s not the same.”

Eventually he was able to reach a woman who was helpful.

Mr. Watkins and his ex-wife were married about three years. They separated in 2004.

They met through a friend and had known each other for several years before they married, he said.

The absence of his children has put pressure on him, physically and mentally, he said.

He said he has put on weight and has felt the burden of mental stresses.

He also said he has spoken with families in other countries in similar circumstances.

But Mr. Watkins has also taken matters into his own hands and along with a website www.watkins-missing-children.com he has created pages on Twitter, Facebook, Myspace and a blog.

“It’s very frustrating,” he said. “You watch the news and last night, there’s the kitten in the shoe. This is more important.”

Mr. Watkins said he is currently involved in a long-term relationship with another woman.

Meanwhile, Mr. Watkins’ former father-in-law, Ted Ustaszewski, is currently before the Newmarket courts on a charge of aiding and abetting an abduction, Det.-Const. Mann said.

He appeared in court this week.

The charge has not been proven.

But one way or another Mr. Watkins said he is working on getting the boys returned to his custody.

“That’s my number one priority,” he said.

If you have any information, call Det.-Const. Mann at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7188 or the RCMP at 613-993-1525.

LostNMissing - Creates Missing Childrens Poster for Alexander & Christopher Watkins

LOST N MISSING - MARCH 6, 2009  
NON CUSTODIAL PARENT ABDUCTION from CANADA to OVERSEAS

Alexander Watkins ( 8 yrs ) and Christopher Watkins ( 5 yrs ) have been living with their father, Stephen Watkins, since December 2007, after the Catholic Children's Aid Society of Toronto apprehended the children over concerns of mental / physical abuse by Edyta ( Ustaszewski ) Watknis and both her parents. The Honorable Justice H. Brownstone of the Ontario Family Courts ruled that the CCAS had the authority to place the children with Stephen WATKINS as he already had a Joint-Custody Agreement enforced as of February 16th, 2006.

On Sunday March 8th 2009, Edyta ( Ustaszewski ) Watkins left Canada and entered the United States and then traveled through German Customs in Frankfurt, Germany on a Canadian Passport that the Family Responsibility Office (FRO) in Ontario claims and reported verified was "suspended" on January 26th 2009 taking Alexander and Christopher with her.  Their father is searching desperately for his children. An arrest warrant has been issued for Edyta Ustaszewski Watkins.

IF SPOTTED ~ CONTACT YOUR LOCAL POLICE TO CALL INTERPOL. Case#: F-159/4-2009

HELP FIND MY CHILD (HFMC) - Helping to Find Alexander & Christopher Watkins

Exploited or Missing Children Support
HELP FIND MY CHILD is a small voluntary group working with parents, grandparents and friends to help raise awareness and find missing loved ones. We deal with missing child cases of stranger abduction, suspected online grooming, non parental child abduction, runaways, throwaways and long term missing children sometimes known as Cold Cases.

There are sadly thousands of children worldwide who are exploited or go missing each year. We at HFMC use the latest online technologies to get word out fast. We fully believe in the power of the online community to Help families locate their missing child.
Our voluntary base comes from many countries, bringing a range of resources, skills, time and passion to what we do. This allows us to offer various forms of help, tailored to each child's circumstances.




We aim to offer support with skilled hands in technology and online investigative research with hope and positive action in your time of need. HFMC is dedicated to helping find your loved ones for as long as it takes.

In many missing cases, keeping a high profile is very important with targeted information to help generate new leads, interest and perhaps uncover that decisive key needed to find the missing child.

We are actively looking for volunteers to help build our small core team so we can help more families. Our site includes a working volunteer forum with sections open to members or perhaps you'd like to volunteer and be part of our friendly team.

Join today and help raise awareness or follow trials, find info on unidentified and unsolved cold cases. Spend a few moments of your day caring about those many have forgotten. There is a place for everyone in our team no specific skills are needed just a little time, a little compassion.

While we can not guarantee the outcome for a family we can be the "extra pairs of skilled hands" to help get word out to support the search for as long as it takes.

Who We Are:
Help Find My Child (HFMC) was formed to help address the need for practical support and positive action for families searching or trying to raise awareness for a missing child online.Every child's circumstances are different; the needs of the family are unique. Assitance varies from raising a childs profile by inclusion on our website to making use of our sleuthing skills to assist in tracking and information gathering.

Our combined skill sets enables us to provide a innovative personal service to not only raise awareness, but effectively conduct on-line research and where possible compile important information that may help in a families ongoing investigation for their missing child. Most importantly we tailor the level of our involvement and assistance to the families request and requirements.

What We Do:
We make use of the latest technologies, social networking sites, and micro blogging such as twitter, to get word out fast. We raise awareness by keeping profiles high and use our various skills to directly assist families in their search.

This can include, website creation, social network groups, multi media presentations, targeted campaigns, investigating cases, or researching specific elements to help provide information to the families or authorities in locating a child or tracking a suspected abductor/groomer.

We also lend our weight when appropriate in contacting MEPs and relevant organisations to ensure certain action is taken on the parent’s behalf.

While we can not guarantee the outcome we aim to be "extra pairs of skilled hands" to do the tasks you feel would best help in the search of your child.