After 40 years apart, a Chilean mother reunites with two children stolen during dictatorship
Tom McCarthy
Tom McCarthy
Reporter · Youngstown, OH
Tom McCarthy is a seasoned political reporter with a degree in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati. He has spent over 15 years reporting on local government issues for the Youngstown News and has developed a keen understanding of the political landscape in the area.
More from Tom →Reporter · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 9:42 AM · 1 min read
Four decades after a brutal separation, a mother was able to reunite with two of her children again, after they were taken from her native Chile by hospital workers in one of the thousands of illegal adoptions under the late Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.