Delaware doctor denies waterboarding allegations

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GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) — A Delaware pediatrician denied allegations of waterboarding his 11-year-old stepdaughter as part of his research into near-death experiences involving children.

“How could anybody do such a thing?” Dr. Melvin Morse told The Associated Press on Thursday while awaiting the start of a preliminary hearing on felony charges of child endangerment and conspiracy.

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