A South Korean court has ruled in favor of the government and an adoption agency in a lawsuit brought by a 49-year-old Korean man, Adam Crapser. Crapser's traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and his eventual deportation to South Korea in 2016 due to legal issues.
The Seoul High Court overturned a previous ruling that ordered Holt Children’s Services, the adoption agency involved, to pay damages to Crapser. The court found that the agency should have informed Crapser's adoptive parents about the need to secure his citizenship after his adoption was finalized in the United States, but did not hold the government liable for his situation.
