Delaware doctor denied stepdaughter food, bathroom use: mother

Pauline Morse testified that she refrained from intervening in order not to undermine her celebrated husband, Dr. Melvin Morse, a best-selling author on near-death experiences. Melvin Morse, 60, is standing trial on child endangerment charges. Pauline Morse told the court that she saw Morse holding her daughter under a faucet in the kitchen. During cross-examination, defense attorney Joe Hurley argued that Pauline Morse was only pretending to be intimidated by her husband.