Based on a true story, Saving Joey Peterson chronicles the life of a boy whose entire world is shattered upon discovering he\'s adopted.
They are staunch conservatives and strongly support traditional family values..
S.
Harding currently lives with his Italian national wife in the U.
Mr.
He\'s also traveled to various European and Latin American nations.
He taught IT and HRM at a private university in Italy, as well as English courses in both private and public institutions.
Harding spent 37 years in Europe, living in Germany and Italy.
Mr.
He attended several American universities in Munich and has a degree in business management.
He served in the Air Force and the Army (USAREUR/USEUCOM).
Harding was born and raised in Chicago.
B.
J.
Politically insulated, the Petersons seem untouchable, while Joey cries out for solidarity and justice in his favor.
Left to fend for himself, he grapples with the specter of victimhood.
Abandoned by relatives and teachers, his cries for help are ignored.
And when the Petersons uncover her monstrous scheme, they sweep it under the rug.
The nanny sets her sights on Joey.
And during a lapse in judgment, they hire a nanny with a secret criminal past and a sexual appetite for little boys.
As this powerful drama unfolds, the couple\'s increasing egocentricity places Joey in more danger.
Two social workers and a school teacher work feverishly to open an investigation into his parents\' abusive conduct hoping to remove Joey from their custody before it\'s too late.
A raging conflict ensues, pitting them against adoption agency and Child Protective Services personnel.
His adoptive parents struggle with alcoholism making it difficult to battle the forces ripping apart their dysfunctional family.
Exposed to pornography at a tender age, he\'s an impulsive dreamer with trust and self-esteem issues.
Based on a true story, Saving Joey Peterson chronicles the life of a boy whose entire world is shattered upon discovering he\'s adopted
