article_snippet: The cousins made an initial appearance Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheila Finnegan.
article_snippet: Hasan Edmonds sister said that the family does not believe the allegations against the cousins.
article_snippet: It's all a shock, we don't suspect any of these accusations," Manchinique Bates told CNN affiliate WLS.
article_snippet: we do not believe that any of these alleged charges are true.  