Roberth Vega has lived his whole life in Ecuador, and for the most part, so have his children. That changed in February of 2024 when he says the mother of his children, Deisy Tenesaca, abducted them out a bedroom window in the middle of the night in Charlotte.
“Since the first day she took them away from me, I haven’t stopped thinking about my children – 24 hours a day,” he said. “There are times when I can’t hold back the tears. I’m on medication because otherwise the crying prevents me from speaking.”
Now, he says he’s turning to the federal government for help to get his kids back home…