The court heard that Alex Durkin, 21, attacked his then-girlfriend twice, resulting in guilty pleas for intentional strangulation and assaults, but received a suspended sentence.
I would love to be in the middle of some stupid argument with my wife or whoever, and just be able to stop in the middle of it and just be like, 'What are we doing? Life is flying by. This isn't worth anything. ... Who cares?'
My husband cannot stop sucking my breasts. He does this all night long. My breasts are often swollen and start to hurt. Sometimes I cry when he sucks on them.
Brianna claimed that her former partner had offered her a whopping $12 million to sign an NDA-an offer that she says she quickly refused, while detailing the emotional abuse that she says she suffered at Zach's hands during their year-long relationship.
Judge Frank Gucciardo emphasized that the man’s actions were predatory, stating, 'You treated her as a chattel that could be simply discarded... She was grief-stricken and traumatised by the departure of her children with you.' The judge highlighted the emotional trauma inflicted upon the woman who was misled into an international situation, being left behind for 16 months.
"We had two young kids and had to relocate for his career when he was almost laid off. With him as the self-proclaimed breadwinner and me working in government/public service for loan forgiveness, it seemed logical we'd have to go where he could find a high-paying salary, even though neither of us really wanted to move. I stayed back with our kids and sold our house, which needed extensive renovation, while he rented a furnished apartment funded by his new company and played video games for a month..."