In 1976, Ron Ryba and his wife made the difficult decision to place their infant son with an adoptive family. In 2008, when parents and child reunited, DNA tests showed no relation between Ryba and his wife and the boy whom Catholic Charities said was theirs. To date, they don’t know what happened to their son.

“Ryba’s efforts to enlist Catholic Charities’ assistance in unraveling the mystery met with resistance. The agency argued that federal privacy laws prevented them from releasing records that contained ‘medical data.’ And when it asked a New Jersey Superior Court for guidance, the judge agreed.” [Source: The Baltimore Sun]

Ryba has written letters to the State Attorney General, and a New Jersey state senator asking for help. He has repeatedly said he has no interest in suing Catholic Charities. He just wants to know what happened to his son.

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