"The Brooklyn woman jailed for two months for refusing to say what happened to her missing autistic son on Tuesday was ordered released by a judge who ruled she was being punished for exercising her rights. Jacqueline Pritchett, 50, must still show up in Family Court next week to be questioned once again about her son, Jacob Pritchett, a nonverbal 11-year-old missing since at least April."
"His mother, who has mental health issues, let police and an Administration for Children's Services caseworker into her Brownsville apartment on Oct. 1 when they were checking on a tip about Jacob's well-being. But there was no sign of Jacob and Jacqueline Pritchett said she is a virgin who never had children, that she is Jesus Christ and that the toys in her home belonged to her, according to police sources and court documents."
"After being taken to Brookdale Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation, the mother was jailed on a Family Court contempt warrant and has eight times refused to answer questions about Jacob, invoking her Fifth Amendment right to avoid saying anything that would incriminate her. But on Tuesday Supreme Court Justice Margaret Martin said she agreed with the contention of Jacqueline Pritchett's lawyers that Family Court Judge Dawn Orsatti unlawfully held Pritchett simply for her exercising her rights."
Jacqueline Pritchett, 50, allowed police and an Administration for Children's Services caseworker into her Brownsville apartment on Oct. 1 after a tip; there was no sign of her nonverbal 11-year-old son, Jacob, missing since at least April. Pritchett has mental health issues and made statements that she is a virgin who never had children and that she is Jesus Christ, while saying the toys in the home belonged to her. Police believe harm has come to Jacob and released a sketch and computer rendering seeking public help. Pritchett was jailed on a Family Court contempt warrant after invoking her Fifth Amendment right eight times; a Supreme Court judge ordered her released as being punished for exercising that right, though she must still appear in Family Court next week.
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