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Wed, Nov 25 2009

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Brown County Sheriff Rich Hoffmann briefed reporters Monday in New Ulm. He said Colleen and Daniel Hauser returned of their own volition, but declined to discuss what the pair did in California.
John Cross

Daniel Hauser, 13, sits at what appears to be an airport in California in this image taken from a short movie created by Asgaard Media, which also paid for Daniel and Colleen Hauser’s chartered plane home. According to its Web site, Asgaard Media makes low and medium-budget films.
Photo courtesy of Asgaard Media

Protesters supporting the Hausers’ decision to refuse chemotherapy in favor of natural, diet-based methods demonstrated Tuesday outside a court hearing in New Ulm.
John Cross

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Hoffmann also declined to speak about Colleen and Daniel Hausers’ time in California, including whether they sought treatment there or in Mexico.

Also connected with Colleen and Daniel Hausers’ return is California attorney Jennifer Keller, who contacted Brown County on Sunday and said Colleen wanted to bring Daniel home.

Keller didn’t return a phone message seeking comment.

Last week, Anthony Hauser made a public plea for his wife and son to “come back and be safe and be a family again.” Hoffmann declined to say whether that was the reason Colleen Hauser decided to return.

Daniel Hauser was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma Jan. 23 and received what was to be the first of six rounds of chemotherapy Feb. 5. But he didn’t return for a March session, and Brown County filed a child neglect petition.

Judge Rodenberg ruled May 15 that Daniel Hauser would have to receive an X-ray and the family would have to choose a cancer specialist. The X-ray was taken, but it wasn’t clear if a specialist had been chosen.

Daniel Hauser and his mother say using chemotherapy is against their spiritual beliefs, called Nemenhah. They are also Catholic. In place of chemotherapy, Colleen Hauser developed a regimen that stresses diet and includes supplements, herbs and water with a more acidic pH.

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