Doctor in Delaware waterboarding trial admits to injuring stepdaughter

By Lacey Johnson GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A Delaware pediatrician accused of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter admitted in court on Tuesday to injuring the girl by dragging her over a gravel driveway in what he described as a moment of carelessness. Dr. Melvin Morse, 60 years old and a best-selling author on near-death experiences, is standing trial on child endangerment charges dating back to July 2012 when police were called to his home over the driveway incident. “Why did you drag her out of the car by her ankle?” state prosecutor Melanie Withers asked during cross-examination. “I just reached in there and grabbed her,” replied Morse, who has appeared on “Oprah” and “Good Morning America.” “I did pull her out of the car roughly, carelessly.” When the girl, whose name has been withheld due to her age, began screaming and kicking, Morse dropped her and proceeded to drag her across the gravel driveway, he recalled.