Delaware doctor accused of waterboarding stepdaughter as trial opens

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Delaware doctor accused of waterboarding stepdaughter as trial opens

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/delaware-doctor-accused-waterboarding-stepdaughter-trial-opens-235754950--sector.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MtHNRYR1Qa_VSaxIQKXoNg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-01-28T235754Z_1_CBREA0R1UKL00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CRIME-WATERBOARDING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Dr. Melvin Morse and his wife Pauline are seen in this combination of booking photos released by Delaware State Police" align="left" title="Dr. Melvin Morse and his wife Pauline are seen in this combination of booking photos released by Delaware State Police" border="0" /></a>By Lacey Johnson GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) - A well-known Delaware pediatrician force-fed his 11-year-old stepdaughter, forbade her from using the bathroom and used &quot;waterboarding&quot; to discipline her, a prosecutor said on Tuesday at the opening of the doctor's trial. Dr. Melvin Morse, a best-selling author on near-death experiences, faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, reckless endangerment and conspiracy. Morse, 60, held the girl face-up under a running kitchen faucet until she was unable to breathe and &quot;called it waterboarding,&quot; the prosecutor, Melanie Withers, told jurors. Morse's defense lawyer, Joe Hurley, responded that his client was joking when he used the term &quot;waterboarding&quot; and that the incidents had been attempts to wash the girl's hair, an activity she hated.</p><br clear="all"/>

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