Antonelli, now a fugitive wanted by the FBI, brought him to Italy where they lived together until an Italian court order deemed her mentally unfit to parent.
He said, "The reality is that what these courts need to look at is where was the primary residence? Who has legal custody? And, why is this child in an orphanage in Italy instead rather than being with his father in the United States?"
Michael McCarty, Liam's father, was awarded primary custody by an American court after Antonelli fled the country.
However, Liam will remain an orphan until the Italian court rules on the case. And with the courts shut down on holiday, Miller pointed out, that won't happen before the end of August.
Michael added the U.S. government's hands are tied.
マイケルは、米国政府の手は閉ざされていると付け加えました。
"They can't really interfere in the other country," he said. "But the issue really is that I have custody and they are ignoring those orders over there (in Italy). They have ignored every document from the United States."
Michael said, "I think if (his case) gets some attention, and people understand what's happening - the way the rights of this child are ignored - then maybe we can get somewhere."。