According to an Aug. 19 article by Meredith Thorn of the Marshfield News Herald, the biological mother of the child who is at the center of an illegal adoption investigation in Wisconsin has told officials that she didn't realize she was doing anything wrong:

Amanda M. Zblewski, 27, said she planned to put the child, now 16 months old, up for adoption through Lutheran Social Services. Zblewski testified as part of a preliminary hearing for Bobbi Jo Dolski, 32, who faces charges of abduction of another's child.

Zblewski said Dolski went with her to her final appointment in the adoption process with Lutheran Social Services.

Zblewski said Jason Dolski, 30, who is Bobbi Jo's husband, was present when the child was born. Jason Dolski put his name on the birth certificate, and Zblewski said she believed that was the legal way to adopt a child.

The Dolskis are now charged with several crimes, the News Herald reported, including abduction, neglect, and making a false statement on a birth certificate.

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