Rachel Canning turned up to Morris County Court, New Jersey, today dressed in her school uniform and pearls for the first hearing in her sensational case against her parents who she claimed ‘abandoned’ her and owe her money.
But her hopes were dampened when Judge Peter Bogaard read an expletive-laden and vicious answerphone message left by Rachel, from Lincoln Park, New Jersey, to her mother, Elizabeth, and said: ‘Have you ever in your experience seen such gross disrespect for a parent? I don’t see it in my house.’
Rachel, who is suing her parents for ‘abandoning’ her has made sensational claims that her mom calling her ‘fat’ and ‘porky’ led to her suffering bulimia and that her former police chief father dad used to get her drunk and kiss her inappropriately.
The judge denied any immediate claim for cash and adjourned to a later date – but warned her there appeared to be insufficient evidence to support her claims so far.
The judge added: ‘what is the next step…are we going to open the gates for a 12-year-old to sue for an Xbox, a 13-year-old to sue for an iPhone… what about a 15-year-old asking for a 60 inch TV?’
Her mother and father, Sean, broke down in court as details of how their family was torn apart were read out.
