
Ex-Gov. Bevin Agrees To Protective Order With Adopted Son
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Former Gov. Matt Bevin and his adopted son Jonah reached a settlement.
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and his adopted son Jonah reached a settlement in family court on Tuesday. In a speedy court hearing, both parties agreed to extend the son's protective order against Matt Bevin for another six months. Jonah and his lawyers allege Bevin abandoned him at an abusive reform school in Jamaica.
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Ex-Gov. Bevin Agrees To Protective Order With Adopted Son
Clip: Season 3 Episode 214 | 2m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and his adopted son Jonah reached a settlement in family court on Tuesday. In a speedy court hearing, both parties agreed to extend the son's protective order against Matt Bevin for another six months. Jonah and his lawyers allege Bevin abandoned him at an abusive reform school in Jamaica.
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In other news, former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin and his adopted son Jonah Bevin reached a settlement and family court today in Louisville, and a speedy court hearing.
Both parties agreed to extend the son's protective order against Matt Bevin.
That will last another six months.
A lesser civil restraining order against Glenna Bevin, Matt Bevin ex-wife, will also go into effect.
Jonah Bevin and his lawyer say this is much needed protection and one step towards accountability against the Bevin family.
Jonah and his lawyers allege that Matt Bevin abandoned Jonah and placed him in an abusive reform school in Jamaica called Atlantis Leadership Academy.
But I want y'all to keep in mind there's other kids and facilities like Jamaica, like the one I was in.
There's one called The Year.
There's more than 100 kids in the facility, and it needs to be shut down and new cases.
Kids are not.
They're not letting kids voices be heard.
And that's what needs to happen.
And today we tried it out.
We found out what he didn't want people to see.
This is the first step in what might be further legal action.
And certainly there will be legal action against Atlantis Leadership Academy.
Jonah was not the only adoptee that was abandoned.
Unfortunately, not only with Atlantis Leadership Academy, but there are many, many other adoptees that are across the country, including here in Kentucky.
And I was contacted while I was here in Kentucky from some of them who do need assistance.
Jonah Bevin's lawyers say they may file another civil suit against the Bevin family.
While there is no criminal case against the former Republican governor.
Jonah's lawyers say they would help county or Commonwealth attorneys with the case.
Their agreement also stipulates that the Bevin family's lawyers provide Jonah information on his biological family.
Jonah says he would like to connect with his parents, not knowing if they're even dead or alive.
Family Court Judge Angela Johnson said it shouldn't have to take a court order to connect Jonah to his biological parents.
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