North Texas Christian influencers, Seth Day and his wife, Heather Marie Day who were known for their best-selling Christian book, were reportedly arrested in September on child abuse charges.
Criminal complaint documents reportedly released by the Johnson County District Court in Texas detailed allegations that Seth sexually assaulted his daughter.
After both were arrested and charged on Thursday, September 24, when law enforcement was contacted, Heather came to her husband’s defence.
“I am a professor of communication, my husband’s a pastor! This is not true!” she told the presiding judge, Justice of the Peace Andrew Nolan.
Heather Marie Day Pleaded For Seth Day
Unedited footage from September 24 bond hearings was also released and reportedly showed Heather appearing shocked.
She also denied the abuse allegations and complained that Child Protective Services “knew that this was not true and that [the investigator] was very shocked by what’s happened to me.”
Later, she also said her daughter has mental health issues, adding that she doesn’t “understand what she’s doing.”
Meanwhile, later in the same hearing, Seth reportedly remained silent. He asked what happened with his wife and said that he did not know what was happening.
The 39-year-old also said the legal situation was “not looking good.” He showed his concern for his children and asked if they could go to Michigan to stay with family.
What Did the Court Documents Say?
Per the newly released documents, the 14-year-old reportedly told local hospital staff that on the same day of the alleged physical assault, her father, “engaged in sexual intercourse with [her] on her bed.”
Notably, the local law enforcement searched their house for the evidence described by the daughter. The report also stated that law enforcement obtained the search warrant after the daughter claimed that she had used a bloody paper to clean her phone after Seth had allegedly hit her face with it several times in anger.
What Charges is Seth Day Facing?
In a second court appearance, Seth was reportedly charged with child sexual assault. His bond was also increased by $250,000, up from an initial $100,000.
While Seth is facing a maximum possible sentence of 109 years in prison, his wife, Heather is facing a maximum possible sentence of 10 years.
