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Alan Philps
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ALAN PHILPS is a reporter for the Telegraph, UK, who first broke the story about the appalling conditions in the asylum where Vanya—John—was being held. His article led to the closing of the children's wing. Philps lives in London with his wife Sarah.
JOHN LAHUTSKY was born in Russia, where he was placed in first an orphanage and then, due to his cerebral palsy, a mental asylum. In 1999 he was adopted by Paula Lahutsky, a school psychologist from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. John graduated from Pennsylvania State University Lehigh Valley in 2019 with a degree in corporate communication.