Two famililes agreed to have video cameras in their home to show what goes on day to day.
The second families video was horrific. The dad had a daughter from a previous marriage and at the time of the video the little girl was 13. The wife is the step mom to the oldest child and has 3 small children of her own with the dad.
In the video step mom is seen screaming, threatening, mentally abusing the 13 year old. She cusses at her calling her a effing bi*ch and many other names. She admits to Diane Sawyer that she has hit the child many times. In the video it shows the dad slapping his daughter than jumping on top of her beating her during an argument. He clearly lost control. While this was going on the step mom was making punches in support of her hubby beating the sh*t out of his daughter.
Also, all of this happend in the presence of 3 small children who many times would cry and help each other cover their ears when dad and mommy started abusing the 13 year old.
There is a mini clip of it at ABC and I suggest all go take a look.
It sounds awful.
I hope the video results in the daughter getting away from the parents and finding a better home. And, I hope the parents are charged with assault and child abuse.
"Two famililes agreed to have video cameras in their home to show what goes on day to day."
Did the kids give their permission? I mean this girl has to face her friends and people at school.
That is horrible. But in a world where Jerry Springer thrives, I have to wonder if the family created the scenes you describe to up their celebrity minutes.
I almost hope that is the case. The thought that a network could sit by and watch abuse unfold without contacting the authorities is sickening.
Just watched it. At least from the video I saw that girl did nothing wrong. And the step mother is not stable. Listening to the step mother talk she didn't even sound like a parent, to her step daughter or her three children.