Runaway Christian Convert to Temporarily Stay With Florida Foster Parents
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Fox News
Serafin Gomez

The teen who ran away from her Ohio home after converting from Islam to Christianity will stay with her foster parents in Orlando for the time being, a judge ruled.

Judge Daniel Dawson also decide to seal Florida authorities report on findings of Rifqa Bary's allegations that her parents in Ohio would kill her because she converted from Islam to Christianity.

Bary ran away to Orlando, Florida and stayed with Christian advocates here who she met on Facebook.

The Florida Law Enforcement Department conducted a lengthy interview with Bary and released a transcript to the lawyers. The judge said it was sealed for 10 days until all parties had a chance to review it.

He also re-affirmed that both parties need to have a mediation to see if they could agree on any isued and move forward in a more orderly manner.

Dawson issued a gag order, saying all lawyers involved in case could not speak to media unless it was a procedural issue.

Bary was also restricted by the judge from any visitation access to Rev. Blake Lorenz and his wife Beverly. However, she is allowed to speak, and meet with the Lorenz children who are in their early twenties.

The teen was stayed with the Lorenz family after running away from her Ohio home, but they did not disclose it to authorities for 2 plus weeks.

Bary, wearing a white top with a brown cardigan over her shoulder, was dwarfed by the lawyers and representatives sitting at her table. She wore a silver Christian cross dangling from her neck.

But, the hearing got a bit tense.

At one point during an especially cantakerous moment when the lawyers were heatedly discussing the gag order motion, they were summoned by the judge to a sidebar, Bary, left alone at her table, began crying.

A young African-American woman then walked over, sat next to her and hugged her.

FOX News Channel's Serafin Gomez contributed to this report.

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