In this undated photo released by NYPD, Shanel Nadal is shown. New York City police are looking for Nadal who took eight of her own children from a child welfare agency without permission. The police said 28-year-old Shanel Nadal of Manhattan was visiting the children at the Forestdale agency in Queens on Monday afternoon when she took them. They range in age from 11 months to 11 years old. Nadal might be traveling with the children's father, 34-year-old Nephra Payne, in a black Chevrolet Suburban, Ford sedan or black Infiniti, authorities said. (AP Photo/NYPD)
In this undated photo released by NYPD, Shanel Nadal is shown. New York City police are looking for Nadal who took eight of her own children from a child welfare agency without permission. The police said 28-year-old Shanel Nadal of Manhattan was visiting the children at the Forestdale agency in Queens on Monday afternoon when she took them. They range in age from 11 months to 11 years old. Nadal might be traveling with the children's father, 34-year-old Nephra Payne, in a black Chevrolet Suburban, Ford sedan or black Infiniti, authorities said. (AP Photo/NYPD)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? A defense lawyer says a New York City couple took their eight children from a foster-care program because some of them were being abused.
Norman Steiner tells The Associated Press that one boy was molested and siblings "suffered horrendous abuse" during two years in foster care.
He says the parents were justified in taking the children to keep them safe.
Authorities say 28-year-old Shanel Nadal fled with her seven sons and infant daughter during a supervised visit at a Queens foster-care agency on Sept. 19.
She and 34-year-old Nephra Payne were found with their children in their van in Harrisburg on Monday.
The parents are in custody. The children, all under 12, appear to be unharmed.
A spokesman for the Administration of Child Services in New York was unavailable for comment.
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