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In Dec of 2015, I met a man and began a relationship. He became abusive and manipulative shortly after. He convinced me I had a number of mental health issues, and made me believe that I was the reason he was abusing me. I was terrified of him because he is a Latin King, would use that to scare me, and tell me if I left he would have me killed. He also used a tactic known as "stealthing" which is when a man purposely tampers with birth control methods in order to impregnate a woman and trap her. My younger daughter is a result of this. She was born in Nov of 2016. I found out that this man also had a whole other secret life, and had another woman pregnant as well, shortly before I gave birth. I attempted to end the relationship but he convinced me he loved me and that things would be different. Being pregnant and emotional, I believed him. Little did I know this was all a part of his plan to attempt to make me look unstable and attempt to take my daughter from me. The same day I came home from the hospital after giving birth, the abuse towards me escalated. He choked me while I was holding my child, punched me and choked me while he was holding her, and even put her face down onto a couch in order to run across the room and choke me when she was just a few days old. He did multiple other things that could have caused great harm to my baby. A few weeks after my daughter was born, I noticed her social security card was missing. One early morning while he was sleeping, I snuck his keys to see if the social security card was in his truck. I did find it. I also found some different sets of paperwork that each had different Massachusetts addresses on them. I was too scared to ask why. About a week later, he forcibly took my daughter to Massachusetts. I had to go and find her. Luckily I had written a few of the addresses down and located her at one of them. Since there was no custody agreement in place, there was little that I could do. He attempted to make me look unstable and jealous to the police, and then lead me on a chase through multiple states to get my daughter back. He finally brought her to me. The next day I filed for a restraining order. He filed for custody. What has followed is a very long drawn out custody battle that has lasted for the past 3 years. I was granted the restraining order, and was also granted a 60 year standing criminal protective order which stemmed from an incident where he was arrested from my home one of the times that he was abusing me. In the beginning of the court proceedings, he was filing multiple motions as a way to use the court to harass me. He also filed a report with DCF on me which was proven to be completely falsified. I have since been able to hire a lawyer that works with low income families, but she is still expensive. I recently had to be put on a payment plan because I fell behind on payments, I'm really struggling. I work full time and take care of both of my children by myself. This man was only ordered to pay me 15.00 a week in child support and refuses to. As of right now, he has been granted partially supervised visitation. I need to keep this lawyer in order to continue to protect my child from him. He is a master manipulator and I know he will cause harm to my child if he is given unsupervised visits. I am aware of my mistakes, and where I should have done things differently. My baby shouldn't have to suffer for the mistakes I have made. Please help me keep her safe. Thank you.
If you'd like to contact my lawyer directly, her email is [email redacted]
If you have any questions for me, including any proof, my email is [email redacted]
If you'd like to look up the case, it's CT Judicial branch docket #KNO-FA17-5104250-S
If you'd like to contact my lawyer directly, her email is [email redacted]
If you have any questions for me, including any proof, my email is [email redacted]
If you'd like to look up the case, it's CT Judicial branch docket #KNO-FA17-5104250-S
Organizer
Christina Jennings
Organizer
Groton, CT