Mattie's Sacrifice For The Cause Of Divorce

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PER REPORTER: The mother and Mattie was having a conversation and Mattie asked if her parents were getting a divorce. The mother stated they were in the process of getting a divorce. Mattie said she knew it wasn't her mother's fault and listed a few reasons. She stated a few reasons were due to her father drinking too much and being mean to the mother. Mattie told her mother that her dad did something weird and she wanted to tell her about it. Mattie reported this about 10:00 p.m. last night. Mattie said her dad came and got in the bed with her when she was asleep in her parent's room one night. Dad thought Mattie was sleeping. He tried to unbutton her pants. Mattie turned to push him away because she thought he was asleep or confused. She …show more content…

Mom said she doesn't want to put words in Mattie's mouth but it's unknown what she meant by that. Mattie said she got up and got in her bed. After that, he walked into her room and said he thought she was asleep. Mattie told her father no but she wanted to get in her bed. He asked Mattie if she wanted him to lie down with her and Mattie said no, she wanted to sleep alone. She didn't say penetration occurred. According to Mattie, this has never happened before or after the incident. Mattie just reported it. It happened several months ago when he was still living in the home. He last lived in the home on August 31, 2017. Mattie said she is scared of the father. Mattie has had very little contact with her father. There has been texting sporadically. The children have seen him under the supervision of the paternal grandparents; the family lives with his parents since he moved out. Mattie and James have been dropped off by the mother a couple of times for 2 hours for a visit. It's been about 1 time in the past month. Mattie said she is unsure if mom was downstairs or in the bed, too. During the summer, only mom and the children would watch a movie

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