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Exclusive: Christopher Savoie Talks About Japan Ordeal

Christopher Savoie spoke out about the ordeal that landed him in a Japanese jail. The Franklin father returned home after a failed effort to reclaim his abducted son and daughter. UPDATED: NEW VIDEO More>>

SLIDESHOW: Savoie Children At Center Of International Custody Dispute

Included are family photos of the Savoie children with their father and stepmother, their mother and their stepmother's children. More>>

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Court Rejects Suit By Tennessee Dad In Custody Case
Court Rejects Suit By Tennessee Dad In Custody Case
Updated: Tuesday, March 6 2012 1:30 PM EST2012-03-06 18:30:47 GMT
A Tennessee father locked in an international custody battle with his ex-wife in Japan cannot sue a mediator-turned-state judge who presided over the dispute, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.more>>
Man Wins $6.1 Million Judgment From Ex-Wife
Man Wins $6.1 Million Judgment From Ex-Wife
A judge in Franklin has awarded a man $6.1 million from his ex-wife who took their two children to Japan and never returned.more>>
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Ex-Wife Abducts Two Children, Disappears to Japan
Ex-Wife Abducts Two Children, Disappears to Japan
A Middle Tennessee man stands at the center of another heartbreaking, international parental abduction. Still, he believes a local judge could have stopped her.more>>
Read judge's order granting full custody to Christopher Savoie (.pdf)
Read judge's order granting full custody to Christopher Savoie (.pdf)
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Dad Questions Judge's Role In Child Abduction Case
Dad Questions Judge's Role In Child Abduction Case
There are serious questions about a Williamson County judge's involvement in a child custody case -- a case that ended up with two children being abducted to Japan. more>>
Read court filings related to Judge Martin's role in the Savoie case (.pdf)
Read court filings related to Judge Martin's role in the Savoie case (.pdf)
Part 1: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)
Part 1: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)
Part 2: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)
Part 2: Read hearing transcript on Savoie children's trip to Japan (.pdf)
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Father Follows Abducted Children to Japan, Gets Arrested
Father Follows Abducted Children to Japan, Gets Arrested
A Williamson County father is under arrest in Japan, after picking up the two children who were abducted from Tennessee by his ex-wife and racing Japanese police to the nearest U.S. Consulate.more>>
Read statement from U.S. on Japan's parental abduction laws (.pdf)
Read statement from U.S. on Japan's parental abduction laws (.pdf)
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Savoie Case Puts Spotlight on U.S.-Japan Dispute
Savoie Case Puts Spotlight on U.S.-Japan Dispute
A father from Franklin faces up to five years in a Japanese jail. Police say Christopher Savoie is charged with trying to abduct the two children who were abducted from him by his ex-wife.more>>
Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (9/30/09)
Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (9/30/09)
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U.S. Calls for Japan to Sign Child Custody Pact
U.S. Calls for Japan to Sign Child Custody Pact
Reacting to the case of a Franklin, Tenn., father, the U.S. State Department called upon Japan Wednesday to sign an international agreement on parental child abductions.more>>
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Before Arrest, Savoie Asks Japan to Change Laws
Before Arrest, Savoie Asks Japan to Change Laws
In never-seen video, a Franklin father -- who now sits in a Japanese jail -- talks about what he thought about the laws that are now being used against him.more>>
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Savoie Interview: In Japan For 'Love of His Kids'
Savoie Interview: In Japan For 'Love of His Kids'
Christopher Savoie wants Americans to know that it was the "love of his kids" that launched a desperate mission that has now landed him in a Japanese jail, said a reporter who spoke with him Thursday.more>>
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D.C. Protesters Demand: 'Free Christopher Savoie'
D.C. Protesters Demand: 'Free Christopher Savoie'
Protesters gathered Saturday outside the Japanese embassy and the White House, urging the Japanese government to free Franklin's Christopher Savoie.more>>
'Japan Times' Columnist Examines Cultural Issues Behind Savoie Case
'Japan Times' Columnist Examines Cultural Issues Behind Savoie Case
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Recordings Reveal Kids, Mom Who Abducted Them
Recordings Reveal Kids, Mom Who Abducted Them
New recordings provide new insights into the relationship between Franklin father Christopher Savoie and his two children -- and why his ex-wife claims she abducted them to Japan.more>>
Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (10/6/09)
Watch CBS 'Early Show' on the Savoie Case (10/6/09)
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Reporter's Notebook: 'Why Don't You Tell The Other Side?'
Reporter's Notebook: 'Why Don't You Tell The Other Side?'
"Why don't you tell the other side?" That's been a repeated refrain posted in response to NewsChannel 5's continuing coverage of the international child-custody controversy.more>>
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Producer: Japanese Jail 'Taking Toll' on Savoie
Producer: Japanese Jail 'Taking Toll' on Savoie
Christopher Savoie doesn't appear to be holding up well after more than a week in a Japanese jail. That's the word from a journalist who gained access to the Franklin father.more>>
Read Foreign Policy report suggesting Savoie consulted with U.S. government
Read Foreign Policy report suggesting Savoie consulted with U.S. government
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Was U.S. State Department Involved in Savoie's Plan?
Was U.S. State Department Involved in Savoie's Plan?
There are new questions about whether the U.S. government may have been involved in a Franklin father's plan to grab his children in Japan.more>>
'Japan Times' Article Answers Questions About Japanese Laws
'Japan Times' Article Answers Questions About Japanese Laws
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Japanese Prosecutors Hold Savoie Another 10 Days
Japanese Prosecutors Hold Savoie Another 10 Days
There's been a major setback for a Franklin father who's locked up in a Japanese jail, accused of trying to abduct the children who were abducted from him here in Tennessee.more>>
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Franklin Dad Considers Hunger Strike in Japanese Jail
Franklin Dad Considers Hunger Strike in Japanese Jail
Now, after capturing international attention for trying to rescue the children who were abducted from him, Christopher Savoie may be contemplating even more drastic action.more>>
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Savoie Being 'Tortured' in Japan, Attorney Claims
Savoie Being 'Tortured' in Japan, Attorney Claims
Christopher Savoie has now been locked up two weeks in a Japanese jail, and now his attorney said the Franklin father is being "tortured."more>>
Read statement from Savoie's lawyer on alleged Japanese 'torture' (.pdf)
Read statement from Savoie's lawyer on alleged Japanese 'torture' (.pdf)
Report: Japanese 'Substitute Prison' Shocks the World
Report: Japanese 'Substitute Prison' Shocks the World
CNN: Another U.S. father's Japanese custody heartache
CNN: Another U.S. father's Japanese custody heartache
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Savoie Describes Ordeal in Letters from Japan
Savoie Describes Ordeal in Letters from Japan
Christopher Savoie's family is awaiting word about his fate. It comes as they're reading over new letters in which the Franklin father describes his ordeal inside a Japanese jail.more>>
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Christopher Savoie Released From Japanese Jail
Christopher Savoie Released From Japanese Jail
Christopher Savoie has been released from a Japanese jail after spending more than two weeks behind bars. He was released apparently without charges.more>>
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Savoie: 'Very, Very Sad' to Leave Children Behind
Savoie: 'Very, Very Sad' to Leave Children Behind
He's finally been released from a Japanese jail, but Christopher Savoie says he's still not celebrating.more>>
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Nations Press Japan To Resolve Child Custody Issues
Nations Press Japan To Resolve Child Custody Issues
Ambassadors from the United States and seven other countries urged Japan on Friday to quickly resolve a growing number of international child custody disputes.more>>

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