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Family Court judge in contentious R.I. grandparents case retires, decision on visitation will be left to new judge

Though she had survived breast cancer several years earlier, her parents, Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi, a pediatrician, and Dr. Jila Khorsand, a chief pathologist, had told her that her growing weakness, numbness, and bowel trouble were caused by lymphedema and weaning off Prozac. In reality, she had developed a massive brain tumor and her body was riddled with cancer. Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode Island reporters, focused on the things that matter most in the Ocean State. Enter Email Sign Up After his wife's death, Naso, a narcotics detective in Middletown, R.I., discovered dozens of prescriptions that Ghoreishi had written for his wife and his daughter. He read texts on his wife's phone from Khorsand, a chief pathologist, that misdiagnosed her symptoms, advised her to take holistic supplements, and belittled their marriage. Advertisement He decided he didn't want his in-laws around Laila, and thought family court would reinforce his parental rights. Scott Naso and his friends enter Rhode Island Family Court in Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Last fall, Advertisement Ghoreishi and Korsand told the Globe they are not a threat to their granddaughter and deny any wrongdoing in their only daughter's death. Family Court Judge Michael Forte said on Tuesday that DiSegna had recused — he didn't give a reason — and would retire in 60 days. He and the grandparents' lawyer, Michael Ahn, both criticized Naso for speaking to the Globe and letting the newspaper publish photos of Laila. Forte said he was given the Boston Globe article, but didn't read it. 'Trying a case involving a young child in the media is frankly despicable to me,' he said. Outside the courtroom, Naso justified his decision to talk to the media, saying that before the article was published, 'no one would listen to me.' 'Nobody is looking out for my child. They're telling me what's best for my child,' Naso said, standing with friends of his and his late wife. Family Court Judge Felix Gill, who is based in Newport County, will travel to the Kent County courthouse in Warwick to hear this case, Forte said. Gill will take up Naso's motion for a hearing, as well as Ghoreishi and Khorsand's motion to have Naso held in contempt for not letting them see Laila since late January. The visits were suspended in February because the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families launched an investigation; the results of the investigation were sealed in court Tuesday. Ghoreishi and Khorsand left the courtroom without commenting. Advertisement Naso said he first became suspicious of his in-laws' care the day Sherry Naso died. At Naso's home in front of mourners, Ghoreishi and Khorsand held Laila down and forced a syringe of prednisone into her throat, making her vomit. Ghoreishi said Laila had the croup. 'I've been in practice for 37 years, and I've treated over a hundred cases of croup,' he explained to the Globe. 'And she is my granddaughter. I love her to death.' Naso, a Middletown detective who was working with the Rhode Island high-intensity drug areas task force, then found dozens of medications throughout his house, prescribed by Ghoreishi. He also retrieved records that showed Ghoreishi had prescribed 124 medications to Sherry Naso in the last 10 years and 36 medications for Laila before she turned 3. The American Medical Association code of ethics says physicians shouldn't treat themselves or close family. Ghoreishi closed his practice the day his daughter died. Khorsand left her job at SouthCoast Hospitals Group. Their Rhode Island medical licenses expired in summer 2024. The Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline is investigating Naso's complaint against his in-laws. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island is also investigating insurance claims that Ghoreishi filed for care of Laila, Sherry, and Scott Naso; Naso said he had never been Ghoreishi's patient. Amanda Milkovits can be reached at