Disgust five times over
What we know so far? A Missouri man and his four sons have been arrested for sexually abusing children and grandchildren under the age of 12 from approximately 1988 to 1995.
The alleged crimes came to light in August when a 26-year-old woman approached police with the suppressed memories of years of abuse at the hand of her father, uncles and grandfather. The woman described nine incidents of abuse which she believes began when she was about five and ended after she became pregnant and was forced to have an abortion at age 11.
The abuse included elaborate ‘wedding’ ceremonies in which the girls would pick flowers to adorn their hair and wear special dresses. After one such ceremony, she was ‘wed’ to an uncle and led to a chicken coop. Charging documents said she remembered ‘her grandfather putting a blanket over the glass door and saying ‘you all have fun”.
Another incident involved lining the girls up on their grandfather’s bed in the farmhouse basement. The grandfather, father and an uncle then repeatedly violated the girls with items that included a screw driver and a pencil.
The woman also recalled being forced to watch as her brother was sexually abused and the charging documents also described an incident of sexual abuse involving a dog.
Authorities report that at least five other relatives have come forward coberating the allegations.
It is believed that the children were told to write down their bad memories and put the note in a jar and bury it in the yard and the memories would go away.
Authorities also believe a body or bodies are buried on the family property. Excavation is underway.
Watch for updates on this disgust.
