Dusten Brown says the adoption of his daughter should not have been legal . A South African man had the girl for two years before he took her back . The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court , which OK 'd the adoption . Melanie Capobianco told reporters that Veronica is being `` illegally held against the wishes of her parents and the courts , '' and she pleaded for her daughter 's return . ` Brown never showed up to introduce his daughter to the couple .
Dusten Brown says the adoption of his daughter should not have been legal . A South African man had the girl for two years before he took her back . The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court , which OK 'd the adoption . Brown never showed up to introduce his daughter to the couple .