"Their reaction is shock," Greenblatt said of Anderton's family, who had flown in from Washington to attend yesterday's hearing. "He had never given them anything but pride and joy."
Anderton's father, Kyle, works at a newspaper, Greenblatt said. His mother, Lori, also attended the hearing.
Kirsch's parents are divorced. Her father, Lee, is a plastic surgeon in Winston-Salem; her mother, Jessica Kirsch Eads, heads the nursing department of a northern California hospital.
Eads received a master's degree in public health from the University of North Carolina in 2000, apparently while still married to Dr. Kirsch, and a Ph.D. from the same institution in 2004, according to university officials.
Eads' dissertation was titled "Construction of Adolescent Girls' Identity in the Age of Reality Television."
The F.B.I. is looking into the case, police said. The agency has looked at the evidence and is deciding whether to get involved with the investigation. The F.B.I. will also assist in looking through the computer hard drives for evidence, police said.
Police executed another search warrant yesterday in the couple's apartment, taking everything of value from there.
If federal charges are filed against Anderton and Kirsch, the district attorney's office would probably drop all local charges so the case could be prosecuted in federal court, said police spokesman Sgt. Ray Evers. Federal courts are known for tough sentences.
The judge allowed Kirsch to return to her father's home after posting bail, and Anderton to go home with his parents to Washington. He issued a stay-away order for the latest victim.
Kirsch, who was in her final year at Drexel University where she is studying business, has been suspended from the school, Greenblatt said.
University officials and classmates say her major is international area studies.
A Drexel spokeswoman said in an e-mail that "Kirsch's conduct is being evaluated and if determined to be in violation of university policies, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken."
Kirsch was arrested and charged in November 2005 for retail theft at the Lord & Taylor in the King of Prussia Mall, according to Montgomery County records. She pleaded guilty and paid fines and court costs totaling $268.50.
Two other unrelated shoplifting cases against her in Philadelphia were dismissed, Greenblatt added. Assistant District Attorney Mark Winter, of the D.A.'s economic and cyber-crime unit, declined to comment yesterday. *
Staff writer Tom Schmidt contributed to this report.
