QAnon-Supporting Colorado Mom Found Guilty in Plot to Kidnap Her Own Son
A Colorado court found Cynthia Abcug guilty of conspiracy to commit second-degree kidnapping on Friday. Abcug, 53, was reportedly associated with supporters of the QAnon conspiracy theory and tried to kidnap her son from foster care.
She lost custody of him after being accused of medical child abuse. Her teenage daughter said she started plotting to get him back after falling into the QAnon rabbit hole.
Abcug has denied involvement in the plan to raid the foster home where her 10-year-old son lived. However, the court did not agree.
According to the Associated Press, the court found her guilty of a misdemeanor count of child abuse. She is due for sentencing in October.
Colorado Mom Cynthia Abcug Lied About Her Son Having Serious Health Problems
Cynthia Abcug lost custody of her son in 2019 after accusations of medical abuse surfaced against her. According to court documents, she claimed her son was having seizures and other health problems.
However, it was found that she tricked doctors into giving her then-7-year-old son unnecessary medical care. Prosecutors in the case revealed that her son, while in foster care, has not had serious health problems since being removed from her mom's custody.
Her lawyers suggested that a drug prescribed to treat the seizures was responsible for some of the boy's health problems. It was reported that before the boy was removed from Abcug's custody, doctors had already begun weaning him from the medication.
According to Denver 7, Acbug moved to Colorado to treat her son's health problems, hoping that Children's Hospital Colorado could pinpoint what exactly is ailing her child.
She reached out online and ended up meeting with a group that she claimed was working on reforming the family court system. They offered to help get her son back legally. However, she claimed that it all turned out to be a scam.
She said that members of the group were interested in stealing money raised online. The group claimed they wanted to use the money to help parents who lost custody of their kids.
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QAnon Mom's Daughter Grew Concerned About Her Mom So She Reported Her to the Police
The conspiracy theory was not at the forefront of the case, which focused more on the testimony of medical providers and educators about the Colorado mom's medical history.
Cynthia Abcug's recent association with people, who have ties with QAnon, recently surfaced, and this may have allegedly played a factor in her decision to try and kidnap her son.
Her daughter, who was 16 at the time of the plot, told authorities that she was concerned about her mother's behavior. According to the New York Post, Abcug's daughter said her mom had been talking about a raid on the foster home where her brother had been living in for several months.
Her daughter also admitted that she believed people would get hurt as her mother invited a military veteran to sleep on their couch. That military veteran was armed, according to the daughter's testimony.
The Colorado mom said the group sent the man to protect her after the lock of her back sliding door broke. She had also bought a gun as she feared for her safety.
When her daughter was removed from their home after she reported her mother, police found QAnon-related items in Abcug's home, including rubber bracelets and access to websites related to the conspiracy theory.
Her so-called protectors then transferred her to a safe house after her daughter was removed from her home by authorities.
The Colorado mom said her phone was taken and was held for three months in a hotel, implying she was held against her will. She was arrested in Montana on December 2019.
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Written by: Rick Martin
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