Police Charge Mom, Boyfriend With Child Sex Abuse- Victimized Girls Repeatedly Try To Tell

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Police Charge Mother, Boyfriend With Child Sex Abuse Victimized Girls Repeatedly Try To Tell Of Abuse

POSTED: 10:01 p.m. CST January 24, 2003 UPDATED: 10:12 p.m. CST January 24, 2003

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Police say the mother of two young girls knew her live-in boyfriend was sexually abusing her daughters, but she did nothing about it.

Kevin Donovan, 25, was charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of the girls, who are now 10 and 11 years old. The girls' mother, Theresa L. Smith, 35, was also charged with sexual abuse because she allegedly allowed the abuse to continue for five years.

In a report, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office said the incidents occurred between 1995 and 2000, when Donovan, who now lives at a separate address, was staying with Smith. Donovan now faces 17 charges, including sodomy, rape and child abuse. Smith faces 19 charges, including drug and child endangerment allegations.

According to the report, released Friday by the prosecutor, the older victim told investigators that the sexual abuse of her and her younger sister happened almost every day of the year. The report also stated that 11-year-old said she tried to tell her mother several times about the abuse, but her mother replied, "Don't tell anybody anything."

The 11-year-old says she made one attempt to make Donovan stop abusing the two that resulted in violence. The girl warned Donovan that she would tell her mother, and Donovan allegedly replied, "Then I'm going to stab you." The girl said Donovan then threw a kitchen knife at her, striking her in the chest. When the girl was later examined, a 1-inch scar was found on her chest.

The Department of Family Services was apparently called by the older of the two siblings to report the abuse, but the girl said DFS told her they needed more information -- so she stopped calling.

More than two years ago, the biological father of one of the victims filed a police report about the alleged abuse. But the prosecutor's office said police never investigated "because the report was so vague."

When Channel 9 tried to contact prosecutors about this case Friday, our calls were not returned.

The suspects are apparently still on the loose. Police said no arrests have yet been made in the case.

Prosecutors have been unavailable to confirm if the girls are in protective custody.

[Freedom2specul8]

The father was interviewed on the news. He said he had been in numerous fist fights with the stepdad..and that everytime he took the kids, the COPS WOULD TAKE THE KIDS BACK. It was a pitiful sight. I almost felt sorry for the dad. If I would have been him, I would have hired an atty and went into hiding..but the guy didn't look like he could afford an atty.

[sport]

I thank the Good Lord that these were not my children.

But if they were, they may be placed in an oprahan's home, but they would not be returned to that home.

Because as sure as gun powder burns and the Good Lord gave me the strength to pull the trigger, those two would be in hell.

[Burkeman1]

Sad. Then I feel for him. He did what he could short of getting himself in prison. I bet he stills feels guilty for what happened though. I hope he can be the father his daughers need right now.

[sport]

They look like candidates for the jerry springer show.

My vote would be for a short rope and a tall tree for both of them.

[Freedom2specul8]

"The Department of Family Services was apparently called by the older of the two siblings to report the abuse, but the girl said DFS told her they needed more information -- so she stopped calling. "

This kind of crap makes me want to smack someone..HARD.

The last I heard, if I recall correctly, one was in the hospital and the other in foster care I think.. SOrry I can't be more informative. I've not watched the local news or read the local paper for a few days.

[Freedom2specul8]

The stepdad is real nasty looking on camera and that is not an exaggeration. He's the real definition of loser.

[Burkeman1]

My Cousin was a social worker and she seemed more concered with "satanic cults" that ran day care centers than with every day families. She was and is an indocrinated liberal moron and I barely speak to her today. But people like her run our state SS services. Totally moronic. She actually told me that "boyfriends" as oppossed to legal husbands are better for kids of single moms as they show how "empowered" their mom is in "choosing" a male without the "patriarchial" bond of marriage!

[Freedom2specul8]

OH that sounds like a feminist perspective! I had a couple of feminist teachers in college. They truly believe they're enlightened..but that's because they've been trained to exclude all religious references to their conclusions and decisions. :(

[Burkeman1]

She graduated from Smith in Massachusetts for her MA. If you know that school you know it is very Left Wing. The entire extended family went to her graduation at Smith and we got an earful of Commie femminist crap. So much so that even her own father- after the ceremoney said that he felt like an idiot for paying many thousands of dollars for his daughter to hate him (and that is what happened- until he got sick and died and she cried like a baby for being such a bitch to him for years.)

[sit-rep]

That was my first thought when I seen the two mugs...

SR

[Freedom2specul8]

That is so so sad. :(

[Freedom2specul8]

And you know what... I understand "where" the hatred of authoritarian ways came from..but there is somethign wrong to classify ALL men into the same category. They are promoting sexism at its finest and don't even realize it until as your sis found it..it was toolate.

[Burkeman1]

Not my sis- but my cousin. But true- I see these girls- my younger cousins wondering why men don;t respect them. Not to excuse my younger male cousins either. They seem to have sex with each other and it doesn't matter- but it does- and thus I see weird behavior among both my younger male and female cousins. I am only 30 but my cousins in their early 20's and teens are really messed up.

[Burkeman1]

I don't mean sex with family members- but with their friends. My cousins are messed up.

[Freedom2specul8]

Ooooops, I meant your cousin. Sorry about that. Oh I have a few messed up family members as well. Bad choices, parenting etc... and it makes it hard to enjoy family gatherings doesn't it. :(

[Burkeman1]

I will say- I t has come to the point that we don't wan't certain second cousins around as they might harm my nieces and nephews. And that is just plain sad.

[PFKEY]

He's the real definition of loser.

A match made in hell. They deserve eachother.

Poor kids.

[Valpal1]

I'd say it was pretty obvious that she was selling them for drugs and was keeping herself high 24/7.