The local police and prosecutors declined to comment on the allegation because the case was continuing.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Morgenthau said she could not comment because the case was sealed.
Timmie never left Mr. Novotny because the case was under appeal.
A court spokeswoman said Judge Moses could not comment because the case was on appeal.
Federal officials declined to comment because the case was still open.
"I have spoken to my lawyer and he told me to say nothing because the case was sub judice".
(The court's newest Justice, Neil Gorsuch, did not participate because the case was heard before he was confirmed).
But Mostyn's judgment, delivered off the cuff because the case was so urgent, was not even transcribed, let alone reported.
A spokeswoman for Nine said the story never aired because the case was now the subject of family court proceedings.
He was pressed about the Syrian connection but declined to speak about possible links because the case was under way.
Because the case was never permitted to go to trial, Mr. LaRue's allegations have not been proved.
