Paul Staehle and his younger son, Pierre, had been reported lacking this week — alarming followers who've adopted his story … however the man says it is a huge misunderstanding.
The “90 Day Fiance” star tells TMZ … he is conscious he and his 3-year-old have formally been reported as MIA in Louisville, KY — made public in a since-deleted bulletin posted by Lacking Folks in America — however denies he is kidnapped and fled along with his personal child … saying they had been merely on an extended work journey collectively relationship again to early June, and that Pierre is secure.
Paul — who says he is had, in current months, sole custody of his 2 kids, Pierre and Ethan, whom he shares with ex-wife, Karine Martins — explains that he is been bouncing round these previous few weeks between Pennsylvania and FL with Pierre, as PS seeks work.
The explanation he introduced Pierre with him for this journey, he says, is as a result of the child suffers from excessive separation anxiousness. Since they left, although, native CPS officers have taken custody of his different son (who was staying with Paul's mother, we're informed) … after which filed a lacking individual's report with cops. Louisville Metro PD confirms to TMZ they took the report.
As for what is going on to occur now … Paul tells us he and Pierre are heading again to Louisville STAT to cope with this mess, and he hopes to regain custody of his kids on his personal or by his of us by going to court docket, which he says he'll do within the coming weeks.
As for why he is even coping with custody points within the first place … nicely, ‘90 Day’ followers are in all probability nicely conscious of his and Karine's tumultuous relationship relationship again to the 2010s — after they had been on the present — which has solely gotten extra unstable after tying the knot.
The newest hiccup between them went down final yr, when video purportedly confirmed Karine being abusive to Paul … on the heels of a reported divorce submitting. Unclear the place issues stand now, however it seems the powers that be have stepped in over their youngsters — who're alleged to have been current throughout among the dust-ups between the dad and mom.
As for Karine, she issued a press release on the matter … in Portuguese.
