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It s been 14 years since Michelle De La Isla left her abusive ex-husband, yet tears well up in her eyes as she relives the trauma from their seven years together.
De La Isla has spoken publicly about the physical and psychological abuse she suffered at the hands of Jose Manuel De La Isla, but it never gets easier, she told The Topeka Capital-Journal.
She said she ended up bawling, with her hands shaking, the last time she recalled her experiences, before an audience at the Kansas Statehouse. It sounds stupid, but I m still scared that he s going to read this story and maybe get angry and do something stupid, she said.
Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector
photo by: Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Douglas County District Court Judge Mark Simpson s temporary orders to keep residency of four children with an emotionally damaging mother has drawn criticism from activists and supporters of the father. Simpson said the decision between the mother and father, convicted of domestic battery in 2016, did not offer a perfect solution.
TOPEKA A district judge’s ruling in an ongoing Lawrence custody case to keep four children with their mother, despite racist recordings where she is heard attacking the Black father, has come under scrutiny from activists and advocates on social media.