A defense expert witness in the 'boy in the box' case was so critical of how Timothy Ferriter dealt with his son's behavior that she may have hurt his case.
Timothy Ferriter, with wife Tracy behind him, listening to the defense expert witness' critical testimony, Oct. 10, 2023. It's the defense's turn in the "boy in the box" trial and the expert witness hired to keep Timothy Ferriter from child abuse and false imprisonment convictions may have helped the prosecution.
Tuesday, clinical and forensic psychologist Dr. Sheila Rapa took the stand for the defense and was expected to explain why the Ferriters might have confined the boy, who was 14 at the time.I think the Ferriters' actions were against anything we would ever tell someone to do therapeutically,” the doctor said.
There is a long paper trail. That includes notes from a therapist who believed the boy was dealing with a condition called Reactive Attachment Disorder, or RAD. I don’t believe they were malicious as so far as they were deliberately trying to abuse and hurt their child," the doctor said. "I think they were responding to behaviors that they were very concerned about, and they were trying. It’s almost they went into a, 'Let’s contain and monitor and make sure nothing's going to happen.'”
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