Vegas man, 26, raped by his own mother as a child now fears his brother, 15, is also his son
Gifford, seen here at the age of 10, had previously testified in court about how his mother’s abuse began
In order to determine whether his own brother is, in fact, his son, Gifford is currently pursuing a paternity petition in the Vegas courts.
According to Timothy Treffinger, his lawyer, his mother has disputed that Gifford is the father and stated that she would be open to having a paternity test conducted.
Gifford thinks that another incident of sexual assault may have occurred around the end of 2008, when his brother might have been conceived.
He also told the outlet how he had grown up near child protective services because his brother Liam drowned in a pool when he was three years old.
Over time, more acts occurred until about 2014. In the case of attempted sexual assault and attempted lewdness with a minor, his mother entered a plea.
An Alford plea is the name given to the plea she took.
In this case, the defendant just agrees that the prosecution has sufficient evidence to prosecute them.
In a statement at the time of her sentence, her public defender stated that Gifford harbored resentment toward his mother and that his account of what happened was riddled with contradictions.
According to the note, Doreene was raised by violent parents who were frequently in and out of jail, went through an abusive foster system as a child, married an abusive spouse, and eventually abused crystal meth.
“I was a kid when all of this happened, but now I have to pick up the pieces of something that really still has an impact on my life and drag me to deal with that,” Gifford continued.