News reports say he separated from his wife in 2003. He just never got an official divorce. Jessie may not have even known he was officially still married
OK, cross out that line. Replace it with, when she got pregnant with the second baby and the father refuses to make a legal pact with her, she should have run to the nearest exit.
I guess my point is that this woman placed herself in the position where this could have happened to her.
Think of her standing in the middle of a freeway. Does the driver that hits her get away with it? No. Does she bear a fair bit of responsibility for placing herself in a dangerous position by not taking heed of the rules not to walk in the middle of freeways? Absolutely.
If feel horrible for the babies. They chose none of this. The stupid behavior of the “adults” made them orphans.