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Two British girls were sent to an orphanage for 30 hours and strip searched after their mother became ill during a holiday in the US.
Katie (l) and Gemma Bray
Gemma Bray, 15, and her 13-year-old sister Katie also had their clothes taken off them and were asked if they had been abused or were suicidal.
Their mother Yvonne Bray of Appledore, Devon, says their human rights were infringed by the authorities.
The Administration for Children's Services in New York has declined to comment on the matter.
"Instead of that they were taken to a orphanage and subjected to the kind of treatment you wouldn't even expect criminals to go through."
The frightened teenagers had their clothes, including their underwear, removed and were issued with a uniform of T-shirt and jeans before being spilt up and given a medical examination.
Photographs were taken and the girls were told they would not be allowed to visit their mother in hospital.
They had to shower in front of strangers.