Sister: Mike Durant lives in "state of denial" about father's incest
Mary Ryan, the sister of U.S. Senate candidate Mike Durant (R), said her brother lives in a state of denial about their father’s years of sexual abuse and has used his notoriety to publicly discredit her story of abuse, despite their father confessing to Durant that he molested Ryan for her entire childhood.
Ryan spoke to APR in an exclusive, on-camera interview, agreeing to answer questions in response to comments about her made by Durant in recent interviews. Saying she wanted to “tell my side of the story,” Ryan went into detail about the years of abuse she suffered, acknowledging publicly for the first time that she was also molested by her grandfather. She also went into detail about her brother’s decision to turn his back on her .
“I wouldn’t be talking right now if I didn’t feel like I needed to tell my side of the story,” Ryan said. “In these podcasts and interviews he’s doing he is painting me in a completely untrue light. If he’s going to throw me under the bus to get votes, that’s not OK and I need to tell the truth about what’s actually gone on. Otherwise I could care less about his career.”
The sexual abuse of Ryan was first reported on by the Associated Press in the 1990s following a civil suit filed by Ryan against her father. That lawsuit, in which she asked for $5 million in damages, laid out a horrifying history of abuse, in which Ryan’s father, Leon Durant, molested her from the age of 2 until well into her college years. The abuse, Ryan said, was daily at one point.
Read more: https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/12/sister-mike-durant-delusional-lives-in-state-of-denial-about-fathers-incest/
(Alabama Political Reporter)
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