BOSTON, June 9, 2014—For the first time, publicly, in her own words, Justina Pelletier asks Judge Joseph Johnston and Governor Deval Patrick to allow her to return home to her friends and family.
“All I want is to be with my family and my friends back home right now,” said 16-year-old Justina Pelletier in the video. “You can do it. You’re the one that’s judging us. Please let me go home Judge Johnston and Governor Patrick. Please!”
The video can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=451918311612093
Reverend Patrick Mahoney, spokesperson for the Pelletier family, commented, “Through the entire 16 months of this tragedy, the one person we’ve not heard from publicly is Justina herself. Now we can see her in her own words asking Judge Jonston and Governor Patrick for her release.”
Mahoney continued, “Since the Pelletiers have completed the reunification plan and DCF has filed for dismissal of the case, there’s no reason why her release should be delayed one more day.”
“I need to be home with my family,” Justina pled. “Please let me go home right now.”
The Free Justina Coalition is concerned that Justina Pelletier’s basic personhood rights and her dignity as a human being have been violated for the past 16 months. Her family and allies continue to call upon authorities for her immediate release.
For more information or interviews call:
Rev. Patrick Mahoney at 540-538-4741