NEW: The Roma couple charged with abducting a child are remanded into custody NEW: Video appears to show the girl dancing with the woman now charged Couple adopted" Maria" with the biological mother's permission, their attorney says The case plays into old prejudices against Roma, also known as gypsies (CNN) -- A lawyer for a Roma couple accused of abducting the girl found living with them says the pair adopted the child from her biological mother. They appeared in court Monday and were remanded into custody pending a trial. Kostas Katsavos, one of the couple's lawyers, told the Reuters news agency that they adopted Maria with the permission of her biological mother. The Roma village where 'Maria' was found Photos: The Roma village where 'Maria' was found "They love her, and they took care as their own child," Katsavos said. Haralambos Dimitriou, head of the local Roma community, said the couple took the girl in because her Bulgarian mother couldn't keep her. He said Maria was raised like a "normal" child. Video provided by the Roma and shown to the media in the Roma settlement near Larissa does appear to show Maria dancing with a woman who is believed to be the same person now charged with abducting her. The Roma offered the video to demonstrate that Maria was happy and in good care. 1,000 years of Roma discrimination In addition to the abduction charge, the couple are accused of falsifying official documents. Authorities asked questions about Maria because she has fair skin and blonde hair while her parents have darker complexions typical of Roma, also known as gypsies, a race descended from Indian nomads who face widespread discrimination in Europe. Authorities released photos of the two adults Monday, hoping the publicity will reach someone who can provide more information about them. A spokesman for the charity taking care of Maria said Sunday that she is in a group home where "she is doing much better." The child was found Thursday in the Roma community near Larissa in central Greece. Authorities said the blonde child looked nothing like the man and woman with her, and DNA testing confirmed that they were not her biological parents. Marietta Palavra, another attorney representing the couple, said DNA tests will show that five of the children belong to the man claiming to be their father but that there aren't conclusive results for the others. She would not elaborate. Europe's Roma discrimination shame Maria's case plays into old prejudices about them stealing children for forced labor. Pardalis mentioned such a possibility, saying, "We don't have any other information if this girl was forced to work or to beg on streets." Journalist Elina Labropoulou contributed to this report.