Background: How We Got Where We Are

Desiree Capuano was born Desiree Yvonne Tomlin, on October 1, 1980, to Teresa Lagasse (now Teresa Hoffman) and Donald Tomlin. Although Desiree often claims to have been born in Alaska, official records show she was actually born in Florida.

Most of Desiree's childhood was spent in Alaska and in the Tampa, Florida areas.

Desiree's parents separated at some point in her very early childhood, with her mother getting custody and being responsible for much of her upbringing. However, it is significant to point out that at numerous points throughout Desiree's childhood, her mother actually pawned her off on her grandmother (Teresa's mother), so that Teresa could run off to be with the various men that occupied her attention.

At some point in Desiree's teenage years, she became involved in drugs and criminal activity. Her mother, not being one to have an interest in providing guidance and support to her children, sent Desiree to Tampa, to live with her father.

While living in the Tampa area, Desiree attended Largo High School. During that last year of high school Desiree's, drug use, delinquent behavior, and compulsive lying increased dramatically. She dropped out of high school, even though she only required a few more credits.

After dropping out of high school in 1999, in the 12th grade, Desiree began working as an dancer at a strip club in Tampa. She was still living with family in the Tampa area, but needed money to support her ever increasing drug habits.

While working as a stripper, Desiree met Michael Richard Capuano, at the club. He would frequently go to the club, specifically to see Desiree. At the time, Desiree was 18 and Michael was 26 years old. Michael was married and still with his wife at the time. They had a 5 year old daughter together.

Although Michael Capuano had no real marketable skills, he had recently received a significant inheritance. That enabled him to contribute, significantly, to supporting Desiree and her drug habits. Though, the inheritance didn't last long and the money soon ran out.

Desiree had an intense, though shortlived fling with Michael for a while. Obviously, since Michael was married and pretending to raise his daughter, Desiree was "the bitch on the side". Of course, she didn't realize that and she believed one day Michael would leave his wife and daughter, and they could run off together.

Things came crashing down for Desiree in September 1999, when she was arrested at the strip club, for lewd conduct. Yes, it was that kind of strip club and she was that kind of stripper - the line between stripping and prostitution becomes very blurry, for the right amount of money.

In light of Desiree's arrest at the strip club, the pending prosecution, and her out of control drug use, her father sent her back to her mother in Phoenix. As if Teresa would be able to be some kind of positive role model.

In January 2000, Desiree was living with her mother, Teresa, in Phoenix. She was still using as many drugs as she could get her hands on.

Teresa was working as a karaoke host at at Marcel's Bar and Grill, at Union Hills and 32nd Street. Fox, a Software Engineer, was in Phoenix, at the time, working on a project. One evening, Fox had stopped by Marcel's, with an associate, for a drink and some dinner. The next evening, he returned for another drink - there's not a lot to do in Phoenix if you're neither a retired senior citizen or a tweaker.

Fox was sitting alone, at the bar, when Desiree came over and started talking to him. She was 19 at the time, so she wasn't drinking. Turns out she was there with Teresa, who was hosting the karaoke. Fox got a buzz going and the conversation was flowing. After some time, Fox and Desiree decided to hop in the car and drive up to Flagstaff to go to a Denny's. Sure, they could have gone to a Denny's in Phoenix but what fun would that be?

At the time, Fox had a Porsche, so a cruise up I-17 seemed like some good fun after the countless number of cocktails.

Later, after leaving the Denny's and driving back to Phoenix, they grabbed a hotel room at the AmeriSuites near Peoria and I-17. They watched Blast From the Past, with Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone, then had sex and fell asleep.

The next day, they returned to Fox's apartment. Desiree wouldn't leave. She just kept hanging around. After a couple of days, hanging around Fox's apartment, Fox let her borrow his car to go see a friend. That was the last time that car would ever run. She completely warped the front of the frame, which tore the radiator hose, which caused the fluid to run out, which caused the engine to overheat, which caused the header to warp. The cost of repairing it would exceed the cost of replacing the entire car. This was an omen of things to come!

Over the next couple of weeks, Fox introduced Desiree to some of his acquaintances and associates in Phoenix. The consensus was fairly consistent: The girl is fucked up! Ditch her, she's got issues! But did Fox listen? Nah!

Shortly thereafter, Fox and Desiree grew bored of Phoenix and Fox was homesick for Los Angeles. Without much consideration, he told her he was going back to LA. She wanted to go with him. She said she was sick of Phoenix and her mother always telling her what to do. Seemed like a fine idea to Fox - returning to LA with a smokin' hot 19 year old blonde.

Desiree arrived in LA, with Fox, in early February 2000. When they first arrived, they were low on money and bouncing around hotels. Occasionally sleeping in the rental car - which is peculiar because they certainly weren't broke. Since arriving in LA, Desiree hadn't been using drugs because she didn't know anybody and Fox didn't use drugs.

After a couple of weeks, her mother put her in touch with an old family friend who lived in Torrance (or somewhere around there). Fox and Desiree stopped by at that friend's home to socialize for a bit. They had weed and ecstacy. And the decline began!

Desiree got blasted out of her mind and did that thing where she talks to walls and imaginary people. Her friends got freaked out. Fox got fed up and left. A couple days later he checked with the family friends to see what ever happened with Desiree. He was told she woudln't leave and eventually they had to tell her she just had to go or they were going to call the police.

A couple of weeks past and no one heard from Desiree. Fox was working with a company in Marina del Rey, and had gotten a place in Torrance. He had moved on, but still he felt bad for the crazy, fucked up little chick.

Then, out of the blue, in mid March, Teresa (Desiree's mother) called Fox to tell him Desiree had been arrested in Santa Monica, on the 3rd Street Promenade and was in the LA County Jail.

Fox felt her downfall was, at least in part, his doing. Perhaps if he had not brought her back to LA, then none of that would have happened. Naive, I know, but he was young and kind of stupid in that respect.

After her release from the psych hospital, Desiree returned to using drugs - mainly weed and ecstacy. She would get high every day while Fox was at work. Sometimes, she would sit on the bed for hours, staring blankly ahead, talking to herself, making Hunter Thompson-esque hand gestures.

After a couple of weeks of her chronic drug use, Fox got fed up and told her she had to leave. She grabbed a few items and walked out the door. Fox went to work. Later than evening, upon returning from work, Fox found Desiree sitting on the steps of the building. She promised she'd stop using drugs if he'd give her one more chance. He agreed.

In one of her rare, lucid moments, they had talked about whether either of them ever wanted to have children. They seemed to agree that they were both too young for anything like that.

In early April, Desiree told Fox a story about the time she had gotten pregnant and her father forced her to have an abortion. And another time she had gotten pregnant and had a miscarriage. Of course, Fox felt bad for her. What kind of father would force that on their child?

Then, a few days later, Desiree told Fox she was pregnant.

Although he had reservations - namely about someone with such serious drug problems raising a child, and both of them being too young and self-absorbed to be making such major life decisions - Fox agreed that he would support whatever decision Desiree made about the pregnancy. She decided there was nothing she wanted more than to keep it. She knew Fox was probably not ready to take on that kind of commitment at this point in his life. So, she agreed that she would study and learn some relevant skills and she would accept the responsibilities of taking care of the child.

She did quite using drugs during the pregnancy. She even quite smoking. What she couldn't stop, though, was the endless stream of "bad luck" that seemed to follow her. Some people seem to attract unfortunate circumstances - though, when you look at it from a distance, it's usually because they habitually make poor choices, and don't think through their actions before doing them. That was the case with Desiree.

Shortly after learning of the pregnancy, Fox tried to influence Desiree to start studying something in the field of computers. She soon found she had an interest in database technologies - particularly, Oracle. Fox encouraged her to pursue that. Over the next few months, Desiree demonstrated an impressive aptitude for Oracle database administration, which motivated her to continue learning it.

It was around this time, Desiree got back in touch with Michael Capuano. From this point on, Desiree and Michael maintained regular communication. Desiree concealed this ongoing communication with her ex-boyfriend from Fox.

Over the next few months there was one crisis after another. Always something requiring more money to fix. Fox and Desiree were unable to get ahead. Then, in the summer of 2000, Desiree got into an accident on the 405 - totaling the car they had just bought. Although the car was a write-off, Desiree was not hurt in the accident - not so much as a bruise.

Desiree had been frequently depressed because she didn't know anyone in Los Angeles and rarely ever went outside. Desiree had been increasingly upset that Fox had not been taking a more active role in the pregnancy.

Desiree had also, gradually, been backing out of her agreement to accept the full responsibilities of providing for and caring for the coming child. Each week she would slowly put more and more of the responsibilities on Fox.

After the incidents leading up to the hospital visit, Fox proposed they move back to Phoenix, so Desiree could be close to her mother during the pregnancy. That way, Desiree wouldn't feel so alone, and she could have people around for moral support. Desiree was very receptive to the idea. Fox wasn't happy about the idea of leaving Los Angeles again - that was, after all, his home - but he knew he had to do what was best for Desiree and for the pending baby.

Before returning to Phoenix, they took a trip to Las Vegas. Desiree had never been to Vegas before. While in Vegas, the couple got married, on August 26, 2000.

They returned to Phoenix in early September 2000. Shortly after their arrival, Desiree began experience complications related to the pregnancy and needed to be hospitalized.

On September 27, 2000, their son, Gabriel, was born - 3 months premature.

Fox was at work when Desiree went into labor. When he received the call, from the hospital, he immediately left to be with Desiree. By the time Fox arrived at the hospital, Desiree had already delivered the baby, via Caesarean section. The nurses kept reassuring him that the baby was fine - which greatly disturbed him, as his first concern was with Desiree's well-being.

Because he was so premature, Gabriel spent the first 3 months of life in an incubator at the hospital. Desiree was very upset that Fox was not showing more interest in Gabriel. Desiree would very often spend her time at the hospital, with Gabriel and it seemed to her that Fox had little, if any, interest in participating.

In December 2000, Gabriel was stable enough to be brought home. The next few months were, at times, very challenging for Desiree and Fox. Neither had any experience caring for a newborn and the commitment was sometimes overwhelming. Nevertheless, they pulled through it and gradually, it became easier.

In January 2001, the software development market had slowed substantially in Phoenix and it was looking as though it would not remain cost effective to stay there. As a result, Fox took a few short, out of town projects, while Desiree and Gabriel remained in Phoenix.

In March 2001, Fox told Desiree that he'd really like to move back to LA. There was a lot more opportunities there for software engineers, and perhaps this time Desiree might be able to make some friends there. They agreed that Fox would return first, get an apartment, then Desiree and Gabriel would follow once Fox was settled.

Fox lined up a new position in LA, before the move. He quickly found a nice apartment near Redondo Beach. A few weeks later he returned to Phoenix to complete the move, and to bring Desiree and Gabriel back to Los Angeles.

After being back in LA for a few weeks, Desiree had still not made any attempts to meet new people. Instead, she maintained contact with a number of her friends from Florida. It wasn't long before she asked Fox if her friend, Carrie Davis, could come to LA and stay with them. Fox agreed, hoping it would help Desiree to settle into their life in Los Angeles. He purchased Carrie a flight, and they moved Gabriel into their room so that Carrie could have her own room.

While Carrie was staying with them, in LA, she was able to secure employment and did offer to contribute to some of the costs of being there. That was very commendable, in my opinion.

A few weeks after Carrie's arrival, Fox began to suspect she was using drugs. Carrie was very thankful for all Fox had done - bringing her to Los Angeles and supporting her while she got on her feet, but he couldn't tolerate having drugs around, considering the complications Desiree had had with drugs in the past. He eventually confronted Carrie about her drug use, and told her she would have to leave. She was very understanding.

By the middle of Summer 2001, Desiree still had not made any attempts to meet people in LA, and rarely engaged in any activities. She would bring Gabriel to day care in the mornings and claim that she had been looking for work. Fox eventually suspected she was not, in fact, looking for work. He would later learn, from the woman that ran the day care, that Desiree would often spend much of her days hanging out at the day care. She would speak at length about how she had Fox wrapped around her finger, and how easily she got away with everything.

Immediately upon her return to Phoenix, Desiree began going out, meeting men, and engaging in a series of trysts and one night stands, often leaving Gabriel with her mother overnight.

After Desiree left, Fox bought another Porsche. The Chevy Tracker he had bought while with Desiree was then relegated to the parking space. Why would you drive a Tracker when you have a Porsche, right? In early December 2001, Desiree, frequently called Fox, complaining of how difficult it was to take care of Gabriel without a car. So, Fox arranged for her to fly to LA and to take the Tracker back to Phoenix. He agreed to maintain the payments and the insurance on it for her. Fox also gave Desiree $2,000 in cash to help Desiree with her expenses and to buy Christmas presents for Gabriel and her family.

Two days after Fox gave Desiree the Tracker and the $2,000, Fox received a message from Teresa that Desiree had moved back to Florida, without Gabriel, and did not leave any forwarding information. Teresa informed Fox Desiree's reason for returning to Florida was to get back together with Michael Capuano, who had since left his wife and daughter. Fox immediately drove to Phoenix to pick up Gabriel and bring him back to Los Angeles. Teresa asked Fox if he would bring Gabriel to Phoenix, next week, so she could spend Christmas with him. Fox agreed he would.

As soon as Fox returned to Los Angeles, with Gabriel, he immediately retained an attorney and filed for divorce from Desiree, and for custody of their son. Based on Desiree leaving Gabriel behind while she relocated to Florida, the family court granted Fox temporary emergency custody of their son, and set a hearing date for February 2002.

At the February 2002 hearing, the court ordered joint custody, in 2 week intervals. The court told Desiree it would not allow her to drive cross country with Gabriel because that would be too long of a drive to subject such a young child to on a regular basis. The court said, if Desiree was to remain in Florida, she would have to fly when she picks up Gabriel. Desiree told the court she could not afford to fly, round-trip, from Tampa to Los Angeles every month. She agreed she would move back to Phoenix and stay with her mother so that she could be close to Gabriel.

Desiree's first custody period was ordered to commence that day, and Fox would pick Gabriel up for his period two weeks later. Desiree was expressly ordered to only drive back to Phoenix with Gabriel - she was strictly admonished not to drive back to Florida with Gabriel. Desiree swore she would return, immediately, to her mother's home in Phoenix and remain there.

Desiree did, in fact, drive directly from LA to Phoenix after the hearing. She stayed in Phoenix for 2 days, then her, Michael, and Gabriel continued on all the way to Tampa.

Two weeks later, Fox flew to Tampa to pick up Gabriel and bring him back to LA for his custody period. That would be the last time Desiree would see Gabriel for the next 9 years.

Over the next seven months, Desiree would call Fox frequently. Most often to complain about whatever financial problems she was encountering at the moment - none of which could have, in any way, been caused by, or related to Fox.

Desiree continued to use drugs on a daily basis and, since Michael was also a chronic drug user, there was no one present to discourage it, or to try to guide her in a better direction.

In March 2002, Fox had stopped making the payments on the Chevy Tracker and notified the finance company that he no longer possessed it; that it was in the possession of Desiree, they were no longer together, and she had moved to Florida. In June 2002, the Tracker was repossessed from Desiree's home in Florida. Desiree immediately called Fox and chastised him for not continuing to make the payments on the vehicle. Fox responded that he had not "given" her the vehicle - he had "loaned" it to her to make her life easier, taking care of Gabriel when she was in Phoenix. Since she was no longer caring for Gabriel he did not feel obligated to continue supporting her and her new boyfriend. Desiree was livid!

The family court hearing in February 2002 was only to address the issue of temporary child custody - not the petition for dissolution of marriage (divorce). Nevertheless, in June, 2002 while still being married to Fox, Desiree married Michael Capuano.

In September 2002, Desiree became pregnant with Michael's child. Immediately upon learning of her new pregnancy, Desiree changed her telephone number and ceased all contact with Fox. At that point, Fox lost track of Desiree.

Life with Michael Capuano was turbulent, at best. He lacked any real, marketable job skills, any ambition to gain any relevant skills, and had a tendency toward domestic violence. Desiree and Michael would often get into fights which would escalate to the point of physical violence. The police were often called to their home to intercede.

Having no prospects for significant employment, Desiree and Michael decided to take a "very expensive trip to Europe", before the new baby arrived. When they returned from Europe, Michael lost his job, the couple had no money, and mounting debt.

Desiree's second child, Sage, was born in middle of 2003. At the time of his birth, Desiree had a tubal ligation.

After Sage's birth, Desiree's and Michael's financial situation worsened. They were both working as telemarketers, and barely scraping by. Their debt consistently exceeded their income and they often did not have enough money for food or gas. Though, of course, they always had enough money to maintain their drug habits.

In 2005, Desiree began attending St. Petersburg Community College, studying Oracle database administration. She received an Associates Degree in 2007. According to Desiree, she continued to work full-time while also attending school full-time (though this has not been confirmed).

This period, from 2003 through 2007, also found Michael being charged and convicted, on numerous occasions, with passing bad checks. And, both Desiree and Michael were repeatedly charged and convicted of driving without insurance. Obviously, those repeat offenses contributed to their financial complications, as a result of the hefty fines.

In 2006, Fox and Gabriel had moved from Los Angeles to Phoenix. While they were in Phoenix, they were in contact with Teresa who would occasionally visit with Gabriel. On two occasions, during the 19 months Fox and Gabriel were in Phoenix, Desiree spoke with Gabriel on the telephone. The first time, in 2006, Teresa had tricked Gabriel into speaking with her, by telling Gabriel someone wanted to say "Hi", and passing him the phone. Gabriel was very disturbed by that encounter because he had never spoken with Desiree before and couldn't understand why his own mother "didn't want to come and see him". On the second occasion, in 2007, Fox had arranged the call ahead of time and prepared Gabriel for it. That time, Gabriel and Desiree spoke for close to an hour. There was no further contact from Desiree after that point. Desiree had Fox's contact information, but neither Desiree nor Teresa had provided Desiree's contact information to Fox or Gabriel.

In February 2008, Desiree, Michael and Sage relocated from Tampa to Phoenix. Over the next few years Desiree's life would continue to be very unstable as she frequently relocated and moved from one man to another - dragging Sage along.

In February 2008, Desiree secured employment with Apollo Education Group - the parent company of the University of Phoenix. Her initial job title was Systems Analyst, which doesn't mean much because that title means very different things at every company. Essentially, based on the position requirements, though, she provided end user support for Apollo's internal software systems. Desiree's starting salary was around $50,000/year, which was substantially higher than anything she had made to that point.

Apollo Group doesn't perform drug testing and doesn't discourage it's employees from using illegal drugs, so this position worked out well for Desiree. She continued her illegal drug use while working there.

By 2010, Michael and Desiree had been grown apart. Since Desiree was now making substantially more money than Michael, she had lost all respect for him and was often ashamed of him. And, Michael had grown tired of Desiree's controlling behavior. In December 2010, Desiree filed for divorce from Michael. The divorce was finalized in March 2011, with Desiree receiving physical custody of their son, Sage. Michael had little interest in having custody of their son, and was not able to adequately provide for the child.

In April 2010, while still with Michael, Desiree began dating and sleeping with Kristopher Lauchner. Very shortly thereafter she and Sage moved in with Kristopher, who was living in a condo in Scottsdale, AZ (a suburb of Phoenix), owned by his father, Dennis Lauchner. Kristopher had a very long, dangerous criminal history. He had spent 7 years in prison for an array of charges including stealing cars, crystal meth, shoplifting, and assaults.

In February 2011, Desiree received a letter from Fox, inquiring whether she would be interested in hearing about how their son, Gabriel, was doing. At the time, Fox was still in custody and Gabriel had been taken care of by a friend, Liz, who had been part of Gabriel's life since shortly after Desiree had left in 2002. Gabriel had been living with Liz since Fox's detention in July 2007. Gabriel considered Liz the maternal figure in his life, and thought of her family as his family.

Desiree responded to Fox's letter, saying she would love to hear about Gabriel. She apologized for her behavior when she visited him at the detention facility in 2009. She acknowledged that it would not have been good for Gabriel if she had uprooted him from the only life he had ever known.

Over the next couple of months, Desiree and Fox exchanged correspondence. Fox had forwarded her contact information to Gabriel, and told Gabriel that it would be entirely up to him whether he would contact Desiree or not. Fox would not force or pressure Gabriel into that. In her correspondence, Desiree seemed she had matured and was sincere about her desire to not do anything harmful to Gabriel.

In March 2011, Gabriel told Fox he was considering calling Desiree. He was curious about who his biological mother might be. In April, Gabriel finally called Desiree and they spoke for over an hour. She presented herself as very loving and caring. She effectively set Gabriel at ease. They spoke again, on a number of occasions, over the next month.

Desiree made plans to go to LA to meet Gabriel in May. In May, she drove to LA, with Kristopher and Sage. They met Gabriel. They spent the weekend in LA.

Desiree and Gabriel continued to maintain contact over the next month, then Desiree made another weekend trip to LA to visit him again. Following that trip, Desiree told Liz that she was going to take Gabriel to San Diego for a week, in July. Desiree did not inform Fox of her intention to take Gabriel out of town for the week. However, Liz promptly notified Fox of Desiree's stated plan.

On June 20, 2011, Fox received a letter from Desiree stating her intention to take Gabriel to live with her in Phoenix. She did not mention the San Diego trip in the letter. Fox began to suspect Desiree was intending to take Gabriel by force, and would use the San Diego trip as an excuse to get Gabriel away from his home long enough to abscond with him.

The day before Desiree was intending to go to Los Angeles to pick up Gabriel for the San Diego trip, Fox called Desiree and told her he could not agree to allow her to take Gabriel to San Diego. Desiree became very hostile and accused Fox of many things, including trying to "keep her son from her", and "turning her son against her". Fox realized, because he was in custody, there was little he could do to stop Desiree.

After Desiree spoke with Fox, she immediately called Gabriel and Liz. She was very verbally abusive with Gabriel, accusing him of "ruining" Sage's birthday. Gabriel had never encountered such behavior and hostility before and was very shaken by it. Desiree was screaming at him over the phone and accusing him of things he could not have possibly been responsible for. Both Liz and Gabriel became very concerned that Desiree might try to do something extreme. Liz thought it would be best for them to stay with her sister in Pasadena for a while.

After that there was no more contact from Desiree. Or at least it seemed.

On August 8, 2011, after only two short visits with Gabriel, and subjecting the child to an emotionally traumatic experience, Desiree and Kristopher showed up at Liz's home, unannounced and demanded that Liz "hand over" Gabriel immediately.

Gabriel was terrified. Once again, he was faced with an entirely unfamiliar situation which he seemed to have no influence over. A woman he had only ever seen twice in his life, a person who, for all intents and purposes, was a stranger to him, was demanding that the woman who had cared for him; who had provided for him; he had seen him through sicknesses; attended his school functions; welcomed him into her life, her family; treated him as if he was her own child; the only woman he had ever known as a mother; immediately hand him over to her so she could take him away from everything that he knew, away from all the people he loved and considered his family.

Liz tried desperately to reason with Desiree. To make her see how terrible of a thing it was she was doing. Desiree was hysterical. She was screaming, throwing her arms about, threatening to call the police if Gabriel did not come with her this minute!

Liz knew she had no legal authority in the matter. She knew Desiree was the biological mother. But what kind of mother leaves their child for 9 years then shows up out of the blue and takes him away from his entire life? Liz resisted Desiree's aggressions as much as she could.

Kristopher, having an extensive criminal background, and drugs in his possession, thought it best to remain in the car, in case the police did arrive.

Desiree, seeing that Liz was not going to simply turn her back on Gabriel, called the police. When the police arrived, Desiree showed them the temporary custody order from 2002. The police tried to make Desiree realize how harmful what she was trying to do was to Gabriel. But Desiree remained hysterical, insisting that she's Gabriel's mother! This continued for some time, but eventually, the police had to concede that because Desiree was Gabriel's biological mother and Liz didn't have anything from the family court showing that she had any right to custody, they were going to have to allow Desiree to take Gabriel.

Gabriel was in shock! His whole, as he knew it up to that point, was being wiped out in an instant, by this woman who had once left him behind so she could go back to her ex-boyfriend. This woman who had never cared enough to call, or to wish him a happy birthday. This woman who had never been there when he needed help or guidance or just someone to listen to him.

As he said goodbye to Liz, Gabriel added "Tell my dad I'm sorry, but I did everything I could."

Within minutes of loading Gabriel and his belongings into the car, Desiree's demeanor changed entirely. Gone was the hysterical, screaming woman of moments ago. Gone were the tears. Almost in the blink of an eye, she had converted herself to the soft spoken, sweet lady who had come to visit him a month ago. Gabriel had never encountered a person transform so quickly from on thing to another. He did not know what to expect from Desiree, or what would turn her back into the raving monster he had observed only minutes before. He was afraid - afraid he'd never see his friends and family again; afraid of what these people might do to him; afraid he would never see his father again.

The day after Desiree returned to Phoenix, with Gabriel, she filed for emergency custody in the Maricopa County Superior Court. In her declaration, she told the court Fox had taken their child from her 9 years ago and hid him from her all this time; She declared that she had only recently found her child and she was afraid Fox would take him again; she told the court Fox was currently in prison and upon his release he was going to be deported. The court granted her request.

After Desiree took Gabriel to Phoenix, Fox was able to speak to him on the telephone a few times, from the detention facility. Unbeknownst to Gabriel and Fox, Desiree was listening to and recording their telephone calls. She subsequently told Gabriel she had been listening to their calls and she would continue to do so until he stopped trying to "scheme" with his father.

On August 31, 2011 - three weeks after Desiree took Gabriel, by force, to Arizona - Fox was released from ICE custody and returned to Los Angeles.

Throughout the entire 4 years Fox spent in custody, fighting the endless stream of unfounded allegations by ICE and the Phoenix police department, not a week passed that he did not speak with Gabriel on the phone. Fox wrote and sent, literally, hundreds of letters to Gabriel. Gabriel longed for the day his father would be released and they could eat pizza and watch movies together again. Gabriel would often talk with Liz about all the things they were going to do when his father came home. But mostly, Gabriel waited, anxiously, for that one day when his father would come home and he, Gabriel, could welcome him back.

But that was not to be. Knowing Fox would soon be released, Desiree went to Los Angeles and took, by force and deceit, the only thing that had gotten Fox through that 4 year ordeal. Without any consideration for how her actions might affect Gabriel, or all the people that loved him. When Fox was released from custody and was finally able to return home, Gabriel sat, alone in his new bedroom in Desiree's home, not even aware his father was on his way home.

And Desiree, went about her daily life, as though it was all just another day. She posted comments on Facebook, thanking the universe for bringing her son home and for making everything as it should be. She proclaimed, publicly, how happy she was now that her life was complete. Never once concerning herself with whether Gabriel wanted to be there; whether Gabriel was happy; or whether Gabriel was simply terrified and unable to comprehend how his whole life could have been wiped out so quickly and with such little concern, by someone who is supposed to always look out for and protect him - his own mother.

In September 2011, Fox and Desiree attended a child custody hearing in the Arizona court. Fox denied Desiree's allegations regarding him taking and hiding their son, but at that time was unable to provide evidence that the allegation was false.

Following the hearing in Arizona, Fox called Gabriel and request he, Gabriel, and Desiree all speak, together, on a conference call. With the 3 of them present on the call, Fox told Desiree that what she's doing is not right. That Gabriel should be allowed to choose, for himself, who he will live with. Since Gabriel was participating in the call, Desiree could not disagree without proving to Gabriel that she truly had no interest in what he wanted. She agreed that that was fair and that she would abide by whatever decision Gabriel made. Gabriel, without hesitation, said he wanted to return to his father and, perhaps, visit with Desiree during his school breaks. Desiree agreed to go along with that because, as she said, it's what Gabriel wants and she only wants Gabriel to be happy. She said she would call her attorney tomorrow and have him make the arrangements with the court. Desiree did call her attorney the next day - but she told him to file a request in the family court prohibiting Fox from having any contact, even by telephone, with Gabriel. Desiree had no intention, at any time, of granting Gabriel's wish to return to Fox's care.

Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), California was Gabriel's "home state" because Gabriel had been residing in California, with Liz, since July 2007. Also, the child custody proceeding which Fox filed in 2001 had never actually been disposed of. For both of those reasons, the Arizona court did not have authority to consider Desiree's petition for custody. Fox set out to have the courts determine appropriate jurisdiction.

First, Fox attempted to have the original, 2001, case put back on the calendar in the Torrance Courthouse. The court, realizing the matter had been pending for more than 5 years, dismissed the matter for failure to prosecute.

Fox filed a new petition for custody, asserting that under the UCCJEA, California was Gabriel's home state. He requested the California and Arizona courts confer to determine appropriate jurisdiction and, upon doing so, that Desiree be ordered to return Gabriel to his care. In his supporting declaration, Fox contested Desiree's allegations about him hiding Gabriel for 9 years, and demonstrated that it was Desiree who had left and chose to have no contact with Gabriel during that time.

Fox didn't re-file for divorce at that time because he hadn't been back in California for the required 6 months yet, so the California court would not have had jurisdiction.

A consequence of Desiree's arrest occurring within the housing complex her and Kristopher were living in was that she would be evicted if she did not move out. Both hers and Kristopher's credit was poor and neither had rental references. That would make it difficult for them to be accepted at any decent rental property. Fortune smiled on them, though, as one of Kristopher's cousins owned a house, in Peoria, AZ (another suburb of Phoenix) which he had recently put up for rent. The couple agreed to rent that property from Kristopher's cousin. They were to move at the beginning of November. The children would, once again, have to start all over at a new school.

On November 4, 2011 Desiree applied for an Arizona Medical Marijuana card. The application was approved and the card was issued on November 7, 2011. The medical condition Desiree claimed was chronic and debilitating pain caused by fibromyalgia. Of course, the claim was false - Desiree did not have fibromyalgia, and did not suffer from chronic and debilitating pain.

On November 8, 2011, a hearing was held in the California court and it was determined that California did, in fact, have jurisdiction of the matter. The court expressed it disbelief of Desiree's allegations, but was reluctant to move Gabriel in the middle of a school year. Fortunately, Desiree had relocated to a new address just one week before the hearing, which meant Gabriel had just started a new school. Upon hearing this, the court ordered Desiree to return Gabriel to Fox's care "without delay".

In defiance of the California court's order to return Gabriel to Fox's care, Desiree and Kristopher proceeded to contact family law attorneys in Los Angeles, trying to find a way to not have to return Gabriel. They attempted to stall Fox as long as possible. Desiree claimed she could not return their son until the weekend because she had to work; she claimed her car was having problems and required repairs; she claimed she could not afford the cost of gas to travel to a meeting point half way between Phoenix and Los Angeles, as the court had directed. Fox showed no empathy for Desiree's supposed predicament. Fox suspected Desiree was just trying to stall so she could try to find some way out of complying with the order. Ultimately, Desiree was unable to find an attorney who said what she wanted to hear. She brought Gabriel to the airport the next day so he could return to Los Angeles.

On November 10, 2011 - 3 months after Desiree selfishly and heartlessly ripped Gabriel from his life, and threw his world into disarray - Gabriel returned home and to his father.

On December 6, 2011, Desiree and Fox attended family court mediation. By that point, Desiree knew there was no way the family court would grant her any kind of custody - not after what she'd pulled back in August. She knew she would be lucky just to get visitation during school breaks.

Desiree now claimed to just want what was best for Gabriel. She told the mediator that she believed, as she always had, that what's best for Gabriel is for him to remain with his father, and for her to have visitation during school breaks. To the casual observer, who wasn't familiar with Desiree's history, it would seem Desiree was being very reasonable. And that is exactly how the mediator saw it.

Fox was appalled. He could not believe how easily Desiree could completely disregard everything she had done over the past 4 months - as though none of it ever happened. More so, he could not believe the mediator, having that information in the file in front of her, could also disregard Desiree's atrocities.

Fox told the mediator he would only relay what Gabriel had said he wants, which was to stay with Fox and to visit Desiree during his school breaks. It seemed both Desiree and Fox were in agreement.

With both parents in agreement about Gabriel's custody and visitation, the court entered the order as such.

Since he was just recently released from a 4 year period of incarceration, and not having a vehicle or even identification, Fox was experiencing substantial difficulty finding employment. He and Gabriel were living with their friend, Liz, who was supporting both of them. He repeatedly requested Desiree contribute to Gabriel's financial support - at least for some of the basic necessities like food and clothing. Desiree refused. Desiree believed by making Fox's situation more difficult he would eventually voluntarily give up custody of Gabriel to her.

Desiree did not concern herself with the fact that by refusing to contribute to Gabriel's financial needs she was also substantially harming Gabriel - perhaps much more so than she was harming Fox and Liz.

Desiree also refused to provide Fox the information about her medical insurance which Gabriel was covered under. She was more concerned with making things difficult for Fox than with the well-being and safety of Gabriel.

On January 3, 2012, Fox filed a request in the family court, seeking child support from Desiree. Such an order would never be issued, and Desiree would never accept financial responsibility for Gabriel. Over the next year, the family court would just keep postponing the issue of child support until it became moot.

Desiree subsequently filed a response to Fox's request for child support, asking the court to impute Fox's income on his "ability" to earn $176,800 per year - even though he currently had no income at all and had been unable to obtain employment. Although Desiree tried very hard to convince people she wanted what's best for Gabriel, she didn't want to have to accept financial responsibility for him. Other than the 3 months she held Gabriel in Phoenix, Desiree had never contributed to Gabriel's needs. In fact, for the entire 4 years Fox was detained, it was Liz alone, on her part-time income, who supported Gabriel.

In January 2012, Fox searched Desiree's name on the Internet and stumbled across a reference to it on the Scottsdale Police website. A PDF containing a list of arrests in the month of September 2011, included an arrest record under Desiree's name. Fox immediately contacted the Scottsdale Police Department to request a copy of the incident report.

A check of the Maricopa County Superior Court website also showed a criminal case filed against Desiree for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Fox promptly called Desiree to ask her about these matters. Desiree became vary hostile when Fox brought up the arrest and questioned her drug use. She insisted the case was going to be "dismissed" because the police searched her home illegally, and because she had a medical marijuana card. However, the search of her home was entirely legal because Kristopher had invited the police into the home, and authorized them to search his and Desiree's bedroom. The medical marijuana card was obtained 6 weeks after the arrest.

With respect to Kristopher's criminal history and use of crystal meth, Desiree was livid that Fox would question the appropriateness of Kristopher being around Gabriel. She adamantly defended Kristopher, insisting that he was a different person now; that all that stuff was in the past; and that he had "paid his debt to society". Fox was not persuaded by Desiree's assertions. He was convinced Desiree and Kristopher were still using crystal meth and actively engaging in criminal activities.

Because Desiree's refusal to be open with Fox about her drug use, and Kristopher's involvement in criminal activities, Fox became very concerned about Gabriel's safety during his visits. He discussed his concerned with Gabriel. Gabriel told him he wasn't really interested in visiting Desiree anyway, so he didn't have a problem with Fox requesting the court suspend the visits until the issues can be further investigated.

Nevertheless, it was not Fox's intent to prevent Desiree from having a relationship with Gabriel - as long as it didn't put Gabriel in danger. On February 3, 2012, Fox filed a petition in the family court, requesting Desiree be required to pass a drug test prior to having unsupervised visits with Gabriel in her home; that she be prohibited from possessing or using any illegal drugs during Gabriel's visits; and that Kristopher not be present during Gabriel's visits. A hearing was scheduled for August 15 - six months down the road!

Due to Fox's concerns for Gabriel's safety during his visits with Desiree, and the hearing regarding her drug use and Kristopher's illegal activities being six months away, on February 14, 2012, Fox requested an emergency, ex parte, order - again, only that Desiree be required to submit to drug testing during Gabriel's visits, and that Kristopher not be permitted within 100 yards of Gabriel during the visits. Fox did not request the court suspend Desiree's visitation. Given the extensive evidence Fox provided the court, including Desiree's own admissions of her current and ongoing drug use, and Kristopher's violent history, the court ordered there be no visitation until the next hearing, and scheduled a hearing for March 7. That resulted in Desiree loosing one long weekend visitation (for President's Day).

On March 7, 2011, Fox and Desiree appeared in the family court regarding the matters of Desiree's drug use and Kristopher's criminal history. Prior to the hearing, Desiree had submitted a responsive declaration, denying Fox's allegations.

The court, while it acknowledged Desiree's drug use and Kristopher's dangerous, violent past, denied Fox's requests, leaving the previously ordered visitation terms in place. Gabriel would continue to spend time at Desiree's home while she and Kristopher smoked meth and marijuana in the other room; Kristopher would continue to take Gabriel with him when he went out to commit felonies.

In March 2012, Desiree chose to accept participation in the TASC drug diversion program in order to defer the prosecution of her marijuana possession charge. If she completed the 6 month program successfully, within 2 years, then she could request to have the charge dismissed.

Two requirements of participating in TASC in exchange for deferred prosecution, though, are admitting guilt of the charge(s); and admitting that you have a drug problem and need help. Desiree has never been one to put much thought into the consequences of her actions and choices, so she saw this as preferable to having a minor marijuana possession conviction. Unfortunately, for her, though, many people would consider an admission of having a drug addiction much worse than being found guilty of possessing a small quantity of a drug that many people don't consider very serious.

The significance of Desiree's admission of having a drug problem is exacerbated by the fact that she continues to use that drug, and even boasts that fact with a sense of pride.

Desiree would often brag to Fox, both while participating in TASC, as well as after completing it, that she didn't even have to stop using marijuana while she was in the program - because she had obtained a medical marijuana card.

Desiree did complete the TASC program and her possession of marijuana charge was dismissed in September 2012. But, regardless of the fact that she was not convicted of the possession charge, the truly important point is that she admitted, officially (by accepting TASC), to being guilty of the offense, and to being a drug addict.

In the Spring of 2012, Desiree attempted to track down as many friends, and both personal and professional associates of Fox's she could. She contacted those people she found associated with Fox on his LinkedIn profile; people associated with the Temple Fox attended and volunteered at; people associated with Fox's past employers; and people she believed were Fox's biological family.

For each person Desiree was able to contact, she told them, through tears and with great emotion, the story of how Fox had taken their child away when he was a baby, then disappeared with their child for 9 years; she told them how Fox had been so abusive toward her when they were together; she told them Fox was an illegal alien, a fugitive, and he was wanted by the Department of Homeland Security. Desiree also told them that Fox had been telling lies about her in the family court, and that was how he was able to get custody of their son back.

In most cases, Desiree succeeded if not in turning those people against Fox, at least in ensuring those people would distance themselves from Fox and sever all associations with him.

This made it increasingly more difficult for Fox to find employment because he now had no references he could provide.

While a lot of people would later express disapproval of this website, it is not so different from Desiree's own actions against Fox in 2012. Except, this website is only publishing the truth about Desiree - not lies, as Desiree had done. Also interesting is that Desiree would later insist this website is defamatory, yet defamation is exactly what she did by spreading false stories about Fox with the express intention of damaging his reputation.

Over the next few months, Desiree made every effort to exploit Fox's financial hardship, in an ongoing effort to pressure him to give up custody of Gabriel. In one particular email she sent to Fox, on June 29, 2012, Desiree went as far as to plainly state:

"If it's such a problem for you and Liz to take care of [Gabriel], send him to me I will take care of everything. You will never have to pay another cent."

She repeatedly refused to provide any assistance with Gabriel's basic necessities, school supplies, or medical care. On a few occasions, Desiree even refused to contribute to necessities then, after Fox had found another way to obtain them, Desiree also provided the same items. She would later attempt to use that as proof that she had, in fact, been providing for Gabriel's needs.

On another occasion, in April 2012, Gabriel's shoes were very worn out, and the sole had started coming apart. Fox asked Desiree if she would contribute to the cost of a pair of shoes for Gabriel. He sent her a picture of the worn out shoe. Desiree refused! She said that if he took Gabriel to the store to pick out the pair he wanted then she would purchase them and send them to Gabriel. Fox found that proposal to be ridiculous because the cost of a pair of children's shoes would only be $20 - $30, and what Desiree was proposing would add at least 10 days to Gabriel actually receiving the new shoes. The next day, fed up with dealing with Desiree's games and power trips, Liz bought Gabriel new shoes. Desiree never contributed to the cost, nor even thanked Liz for providing for Gabriel's needs.

At that point, Desiree had been working, full-time, at Apollo Group for more than 4 years, and her current salary was $63,000 a year.

Because of Desiree's adamant refusal to contribute to Gabriel's financial needs, Fox returned to the family court with a second request for an order for child support. A hearing is set for September 7, 2012, but at that hearing the court declined to enter an order regarding child support. The hearing was merely postponed until January 11, 2013.

At the September 7 hearing, Fox also requested Gabriel be permitted to address the court, to state on the record, how he really feels about visiting with Desiree and the things that occur in her home while he's in her care. In response, the court set a hearing for March 20, 2013, wherein Gabriel would speak with a court counselor.

On September 25, 2012, Kristopher stole an AR-15 assault rifle from a Cabela's sporting goods store in Glendale, AZ. Due to his prior felonies, Kristopher was a prohibited possessor. Immediately after removing the assault rifle from the store, Kristopher brought it back to his and Desiree's home and hid it in the attic.

Later that day, when Desiree returned home from work, Kristopher told her about the rifle and that it was hidden in the attic. Although Desiree later told the police that she had told Kristopher to get rid of it, in reality she had no objections to Kristopher keeping the gun in the home - even though both her and Kristopher were prohibited from possessing firearms and by having the gun in the house they were both committing a felony.

On October 2, 2012 - the day after Desiree's 32nd birthday, the Glendale Police arrested Kristopher, outside the same Cabela's. They had been surveilling Kristopher for the past couple of days after receiving a report from the Cabela's regarding the theft of the AR-15 on September 25. When they searched Kristopher, incident to his arrest, they found a used meth pipe containing residue. Due to Kristopher's violent criminal history and the fact that the investigation involved assault rifles, Kristopher was arrested at gunpoint, in public, outside the store.

The detective that interviewed Desiree was surprised to later learn Desiree possessed a medical marijuana card because he described her as being very active and physical capable during the interview.

Although it was clear Desiree knew of the stolen rifle being stored in the home, and that she was a prohibited possessor (under federal law) by virtue of being a current drug user, she was not arrested or charged.

The next day, the story of Kristopher's arrest and the execution of the search warrant on Desiree's home was reported on the local television news. Included in the segment were shots of the front of her home, where the search warrant was executed. Her name was not mentioned in the segment or any of the media reports. Desiree had, once again, gotten away with serious offenses by shifting the blame to those close to her, and by portraying herself as the unwitting victim of an abusive intimate partner.

The day after Kristopher's arrest for shoplifting the AR-15, Fox happened across the local news coverage. He immediately emailed Desiree. He could not pass up the opportunity to rub her face in it. After the past year of defending Kristopher; of insisting he was a changed person, a better person; he had paid his debt to society, and was not the man he was 10 years ago; he was a good, positive role model for her children.

Desiree responded by simply claiming that she was done with Kristopher and he is no longer part of her life. Yet, she continued to live in his family's house. She told Fox he can now "discount" all the claims he had made against Kristopher in the family court because he is no longer relevant - as though her incredibly poor judgment in defending an incredibly bad and dangerous person over the past year was now, somehow, no longer relevant; as though knowingly leaving her children in the care of someone who was high on meth is erased simply because the person has been incarcerated.

Fox could not fathom how Desiree could completely disregard the past year of supporting and defending Kristopher; of knowingly allowing him to take her children with him while he's committing crimes; leaving him in charge of her children while high on meth. As though his arrest and current pretrial incarceration somehow erased all of her extremely bad judgment and parental neglect. As though she was no longer guilty of putting her meth using, violent criminal boyfriend before the well-being of her children.

And, even at this point, when it was now impossible for Desiree to deny Kristopher was a very bad, and very dangerous person; a person who had always been bad, and always would be bad; all Desiree could do was to blame the problems in her life on Kristopher, and on Michael before that, and on Fox before that. Never would she accept any responsibility for the perpetual mess her life is.

In light of Kristopher's recent arrest, which proved without question, that Kristopher was still: a very dangerous person; using crystal meth; and actively engaging in ongoing criminal activities; and Desiree's long history of defending Kristopher's actions, and attempting to conceal the ongoing drug use and criminal activities, Fox submitted a request to the family court to suspend Desiree's visitation until the March 20, 2013 hearing. Fox believed he had very legitimate concerns for Gabriel's safety while in Desiree's care.

An ex parte hearing was held that day, November 28, 2012, with both Fox and Desiree in attendance.

Desiree testified, at the hearing, that Kristopher was incarcerated and that her relationship with him was over. She also testified, falsely, that Kristopher was being held without bond and for that reason he would not be able to be released and move back into their home. In fact, Kristopher did bond out of jail a few months later, and he did move back into their home.

The court denied Fox's request, stating it can address those concerns at the hearing in March. Regardless of all of the proof submitted of all of the dangerous conduct going on in Desiree's home; regardless of the proof submitted that crystal meth was being used in her home; regardless of the proof submitted that Desiree and Kristopher - both prohibited possessors - were illegally keeping firearms in their home; the California family court Commissioner, Stephen Lowry, ordered that Gabriel continue to have extended, unsupervised visitation in Desiree's home.

At the same time Fox submitted that request, he also submitted a request for permission to relocate to Vancouver, Canada, with Gabriel. Because he had been having difficulty obtaining gainful employment in Los Angeles, Fox had also started looking at positions in Vancouver and Toronto, because the software development markets there were doing well at the time. He had recently received multiple offers from companies in Vancouver. Though, he was not permitted to relocate Gabriel outside California without the court's approval.

The court also denied this request, telling Fox that if he wanted to move to Vancouver he could send Gabriel to live with Desiree and he could move to Vancouver on his own. That was not an option Fox would consider - he would not abandon his child under any circumstances. He also knew that if Desiree were ever to obtain legal custody of Gabriel she would do everything in her power to prevent Fox from maintaining a relationship with him.

And finally, on November 28, Fox also filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage with Desiree. Although she had been claiming for the past year she was going to file for an annulment in Arizona, she had never followed through on that. The petition for dissolution was added to the existing case, but not heard at this time. A trial date would be set at some future time.

In December 2012, Gabriel went to Phoenix for his winter break visitation with Desiree. Immediately upon his arrival, Desiree contacted ICE and knowingly filed a false report with them, against Fox. She claimed Fox was a fugitive, an illegal alien, that he had previously been deported, and re-entered the US illegally.

Desiree's motivation for filing that false report was because she knew, given her history of drug use, emotional and psychological instability, her repeated involvement with men like Kristopher and Michael, and the ever increasing amount of evidence Fox was finding against her, that there was no way the family court would ever grant her custody of Gabriel. And now, with Fox's most recent request to suspend visitation, Desiree realized that unless she actually quit using drugs, and straightened out her life, she would probably lose visitation. Really, though, it wasn't the thought of losing visitation with Gabriel that bothered her, so much as the thought of Fox "beating her".

As the end of Gabriel's visit approached and ICE had not done anything in response to her report, she called them again, this time, falsely claiming that Fox was also currently engaging in such crimes as identity theft, and that Fox was planning to relocate from his current address in the very near future - such that if they didn't move quickly they would lose him. She believed, if they were going to do anything, they had to do it before Gabriel returned home from his winter break.

The morning of the hearing, March 20, 2013, Fox arrived at the courthouse. Before entering the courtroom he checked the docket outside and was surprised to find his case not listed. He checked with the Sheriff inside the courtroom. Eventually, he was told it was a mistake but it's been fixed.

After some time, the Sheriff received a call, glanced around the courtroom and his eyes fell on Fox. He hung up the phone, stood, and approached Fox. He asked Fox if they could step outside.

Outside the courtroom, the same two ICE agents who had arrested him on January 2, 2013, were waiting. Fox asked the Sheriff to let the judge know what had happened. The Sheriff replied "Don't worry, he knows."

Fox was again, taken to the ICE office in downtown LA. This time he wasn't questioned. Presumably, the agents already knew they wouldn't get anything from him.

Fox asked one of the agents "So, why do you guys even bother with me? You know that you can't charge me with illegal re-entry. You'll never get a conviction. You've obviously already verified I was born in Florida. I never told you my birth name, but you already know it. So what's the point of detaining and deporting me if you know I can legally come right back tomorrow?"

The agent responded "You're easy. We know you're not going to run or fight." It's all about the numbers, I suppose.

Once again, the agents checked with the DHS attorney who told them to just send Fox back to Canada, if they'll accept him again.

Once again, Fox waiting in ICE custody for 6 weeks, then boarded a plane to Vancouver. Once again, upon his arrival in Vancouver, CBSA questioned him about his citizenship, he clearly stated he is not a Canadian citizen. And once again, CBSA welcomed him back to Canada and wished him a nice day. What an incredibly friendly country Canada is!

In March 2013, Kristopher bailed out of jail and moved back in with Desiree. They would continue living together for the next 3 months, until July 2013. At that point, Desiree moved to South Phoenix.

Desiree had lived at the house in Peoria for about a year and a half. As a result, her children would again have to transfer schools and make all new friends.

Fox arrived in Vancouver again on May 3, 2013. Again, he didn't know anyone, only had, literally, a few dollars in his pocket, and had no place to stay. He was able to get into another homeless shelter.

Fox realized, as long as there was a removal order from the immigration court, ICE was going to continue to detain and deport him. At the same time, the Canadian government seemed more than willing to allow him to remain in Canada. He decided it was best, at least for the time being, to stay in Vancouver and rebuild himself, financially, so that he could return to family court and Gabriel could come back.

For the next month and a half, Fox pursued software development positions in Vancouver, while also working day labor to make pocket money. Just as he was about to give up, he obtained a one year, temporary position with a large video game company. The one year commitment was perfect - that would give him enough time to resolve the legal issues with ICE and the immigration court, and to rebuild some capital.

Since his arrival in Vancouver, communication with Gabriel was difficult. Fox was only able to contact him on Desiree's landline telephone, she rarely forwarded Fox's messages, and she would sometimes leave for days or an entire week at a time without informing Fox.

Fox continued to put as much money aside for legal fees as he could. He lived as frugally as reasonable. In August, 2013, Fox retained an attorney to represent him in the family court. He believed this was necessary because he would not be able to appear in person.

Once Fox secured an apartment and acquired the basic necessities, he began sending money to Gabriel, to provide for basic and ongoing financial needs. Desiree refused to accept any money from Fox, for Gabriel's needs, and many of the payments Fox sent either got returned or Gabriel claimed he never received them. Fox suspected Desiree was deliberately intercepting Gabriel's mail and keeping the money for herself.

In order to prevent the ongoing problems with sending Gabriel money, Fox obtained a credit card, on his account, in Gabriel's name and forwarded it to Gabriel. He informed both Gabriel and Desiree that that credit card was for all support related expenses, including medical expenses, school supplies, clothing, or anything else which might come up. Fox refused to allow Gabriel to suffer as a result of the conflicts between himself and Desiree.

Prior to Gabriel receiving the credit card, Desiree had often used lack of financial resources as an excuse for why she was negligent in providing Gabriel with proper medical care. However, Gabriel was covered under Desiree's medical insurance through her employment with Apollo Group. And, now that Gabriel had immediate access to funds, through the credit card, there was absolutely no reason for Desiree to not ensure he received proper medical care. But still, Desiree refused to take Gabriel to the doctor for regular checkups or other non-critical care. She also refused to bring Gabriel to the dentist - not even for routine cleanings or checkups. Desiree even refused to get Gabriel a regular, primary care physician - instead, taking him to whatever walk-in clinic happened to be the most convenient for her at the given moment.

Fox formally requested, of Desiree, that Gabriel be permitted to visit him during his upcoming Fall Break. Desiree refused. She told Fox if he didn't like it he could "file a motion with the court", and that if court approved it she would agree.

Fox repeatedly asked Desiree to get Gabriel a passport so that it would be available when the court ordered her to allow Gabriel to visit. Desiree refused.

After the hearing, on October 31, Fox spoke with Gabriel to let him know the outcome. Much to Fox's surprise, Gabriel told him he has thought about it and he's decided he would like to remain in Arizona, and visit Fox during his school breaks.

Fox believed that would be a bad idea, particularly because he knew Gabriel was not getting proper parental guidance and support while he was with Desiree, but also because he was concerned Gabriel would eventually begin to accept Desiree's way of life and behavior as being "normal". He expressed those concerns to Gabriel, and asked him if he's absolutely certain that's what he wanted. He also explained to Gabriel that once that decision is presented to the court it is not something that would be easy to change. Gabriel told him that he was certain. Fox said, then, that he would support that decision. He told Gabriel he'd contact his attorney and let him know.

Fox did, immediately contact his attorney, and informed him of Gabriel's decision. He told his attorney that even though he believes it's a bad idea, he will not force Gabriel to live with him against his will. Fox's attorney advised him to wait until after Gabriel's Winter Break visit, before they bring it up to the court - in case Gabriel changed his mind during the visit. It had been, after all, almost a year since Gabriel and seen his father. Fox agreed.

Fox also emailed Desiree to inform her of Gabriel's desire and his intention to honor and respect it.

Later that night, around 1AM, Fox received an email from Gabriel, asking if it would be alright to wait until after the Winter Break visit before anything was filed with the court regarding Gabriel's decision to stay in Arizona. Fox wrote back, agreeing that that is a good idea.

Interestingly, throughout these discussions, Gabriel consistently phrased his desire as "staying in Arizona", not as "staying with Desiree".

Gabriel would later tell Fox that after they spoke, he realized he had made a mistake. His decision to stay in Arizona was based on his friends being there, and not because he wanted to stay with Desiree. After giving it further consideration he had concluded that that was not a good reason to stay in Desiree's care. Gabriel would never again say he wanted to stay in Arizona or with Desiree.

Following the hearing, Fox expressed his belief, to his attorney, that Desiree had no intention of obtaining Gabriel's passport in time for Gabriel to travel to Canada for his winter break. Fox was confident Desiree would deliberately take steps to delay getting Gabriel's passport. His attorney told him that Desiree would not do that because it could get her into a lot of trouble.

On November 1, Desiree sent Fox an email stating she was busy with work and would probably not have an opportunity to submit Gabriel's passport application until November 7 - the day after which the court had ordered her to have it completed by. Fox was, once again, shocked at how Desiree could completely disregard the orders of the court. He reminded her that she'd had more than 10 months to get Gabriel's passport and she'd adamantly refused.

On November 26, Desiree sent Fox an email with a letter from the passport office attached. The letter stated they required a certified copy of the custody order granting Desiree sole legal custody. As it turned out, Desiree didn't actually have a certified copy of the order. She then attempted to claim the copy she had was certified but because, at some point, the staples had been removed and then the pages had been re-stapled that caused it to no longer be "certified". She then had the gall to suggest that it was just as much Fox's fault as it was hers, and that someone in LA would need to go to the court, in person, and obtain a certified copy in order for her to be able to forward it to the passport office in time for Gabriel to obtain his passport before the scheduled visit. She suggested Fox have his attorney take care of that.

Once again, Fox was shocked at Desiree's audacity! There was no question that this was entirely her own fault - she was the one that refused to apply for Gabriel's passport for the past 10 months; she was the one that lied in court and claimed she already had the required documents. But now, she was claiming Fox was somehow responsible, and that he should pay his attorney $300 an hour to go to the courthouse to obtain the documents that she should have obtained herself, when she was in the courthouse a month ago. She did state that she would pay Fox's attorney for his time, but history has shown that such promises from Desiree must be taken with a grain of salt.

And, as if all of that is not enough, Desiree actually contacted Fox's attorney directly and requested he assist her by going to the courthouse and obtaining a certified copy of the custody order. Of course, this would be at Fox's expense. Fox directed his attorney to absolutely not assist Desiree in any way. He explained to his attorney that this was just another in a long history of Desiree creating these types of problems then expecting others to bail her out. Fox also reminded his attorney that this is exactly the type of thing Fox told his attorney Desiree was going to try to pull. Fox wanted the court to be able to see the ongoing complications he had to deal with with Desiree.

Regardless of Fox's instructions, his attorney went to the courthouse on November 27, obtained the certified copy of the custody order and expedited it to the passport office. Once again, Desiree was bailed out of her own problems and the court would never hear about it.

On December 6, Desiree sent Fox an email refusing to pay the cost for his attorney to obtain the certified copy of the custody order. Yet one more occurrence in a long history of refusing to honor her agreements.

In spite of Desiree's efforts to delay the receipt of Gabriel's passport, the passport was received only days before Gabriel was scheduled to fly to Vancouver. He was able to make the visit as scheduled.

By the time Gabriel arrived in Vancouver for his first visit with Fox, it had been a full year since they had seen each other. Not since Gabriel had left Los Angels in December 2013, to spend his Winter Break with Desiree. Since that time, Desiree had requested from the family court, an order prohibiting all contact between Gabriel and Fox, and refused to allow Gabriel to visit with Fox during any of his school breaks. Desiree had proven that only under an explicit order from the family court, would she allow Gabriel to visit his father.

We should take a moment, at this point, to consider when Fox sought to limit or restrict Desiree's visitation with Gabriel it was based, both times, on her proven ongoing use of drugs and criminal activity in her home. In addition, Fox sought first to only require Desiree to be able to pass a drug test while Gabriel would be under her care - it was not until Kristopher's arrest and the execution of the search warrant on Desiree's home that Fox sought to have visitation suspended. Desiree, on the other hand, offered no legitimate basis for why she believed Fox's visitation with Gabriel should be revoked.

During the two weeks of Gabriel's visit, Fox brought him to the bank to open his own account, into which Fox could make weekly deposits. Fox agreed, in addition to any support related expenses which Gabriel could put on the credit card, that he would deposit $100 each week into Gabriel's account - the only conditions were that Gabriel must maintain above average grades in school; that he would be responsible for paying his mobile phone bill on time; and that Fox would not buy him any more video games or other such gifts (Gabriel would have to manage his own money to acquire such things). The money in Gabriel's account would be his own, for him to use as he wished. One of the goals of this weekly allowance was to help Gabriel to get used to managing his finances, and being more independent.

Fox had taken the entire duration of Gabriel's visit off from work so that he could spend as much time as possible with Gabriel, and show him around Vancouver. During Gabriel's visit, he and Fox went to Grouse Mountain and Gabriel got to try snowboarding for the first time - something you can't really do in Los Angeles or Phoenix. Fox took him to many local restaurants; they went to Stanley Park. But most of all, Fox was able to take Gabriel to the shooting range - something they used to do frequently and enjoyed very much - something Gabriel was never able to do while with Desiree because it didn't interest her, and because she's prohibited from controlling a firearm (due to her drug dependency).

When Desiree later learned of the bank and the weekly payments, she opposed them. She claimed it "undermined her ability to parent" - though she refused to explain how. It would seem Desiree's approach to parenting is to keep her children as dependent on her as possible, for as many things as possible. Desiree does not allow her children to have their own bank accounts, or their own money. In that way, they must go to her for absolutely everything they want or need. Fox disagreed with that approach - he believed it is a parent's duty to teach their children to be independent and responsible.

When Gabriel arrived for his visit with Fox, he brought only shabby, worn out clothing, all of low quality. During the visit, Fox brought Gabriel shopping for new clothes, and other items for his room in Desiree's home. Upon Gabriel's return to Desiree, at the end of his visit, Desiree would complain of many of the items and refuse to allow Gabriel to keep them unless Fox either provided the same items for her other son, or allowed Gabriel to give half of the items to her other son. When Fox refused to support Desiree's other son, Desiree confiscated many of the items he had provided Gabriel. She never returned them to Fox or to Gabriel.

From that point, Desiree refused to allow Fox to provide anything for Gabriel while he was in Desiree's home. Any items Fox had shipped to Gabriel would be returned.

In February 2014, Fox registered the Internet domain name desireecapuano.com, and created this website. Initially, the website was only a few pages, and contained very little content. It's main purpose was to publish the offensive things Desiree had done, and how she was so frequently able to get away with such things by simply crying, lying, and exploiting people's compassion.

Over the next couple of years, Fox would invest countless hours into improving the website and adding content to it.

Desiree would consistently claim the website had had no negative effect on her, or her life. She would insist that she received nothing but support from those around her. That is, of course, until a year and a half later when she attempted to relocate to another city with Gabriel, without informing Fox; until she moved in with James Pendleton and attempted to hide that fact from Fox and from the family court; and, until Fox published James' name and picture on this website. As soon as that happened, Desiree would begin claiming this website caused her to lose her job; was ruining her life; and, was causing her to live in a constant state of fear.

On March 7, 2013, Gabriel spoke with a counselor of the family court about what he wanted, who he wanted to live with, and why.

Gabriel told the counselor he wanted to return to Fox's care. He explained that he felt more comfortable with Fox; that Fox took the time to teach him things and to provide guidance; that Fox provided a better example of how to live - because he didn't use drugs, he was more financially responsible; that Fox treated him with more respect; that Fox was always honest with him. He also told the counselor that he didn't want to stay with Desiree because of her drug use; that she sometimes punished him for no reason; she often took her problems out on him even though he had nothing to do it; she relocated very frequently; she always in different relationships with different men; she never took the time to teach him things; and, there were always problems in Desiree's life.

The counselor relayed that information to the court, but also testified that she didn't believe Gabriel was mature enough to make the decision for himself. She said she believed Gabriel wanted to go back to Fox because when he visits Fox they just have a good time and he doesn't have to deal with day to day life. The counselor completely discounted the fact that Gabriel had lived with Fox his whole life until December 2012.

Based on the counselor's testimony, the court refused to change the current custody order "at that time". It set another hearing for July 21, 2014. No indication was given what would be addressed at that next hearing.

Fox concluded, at that point, that the court had no interest in Gabriel's well-being or his desires with respect to custody and visitation. The court was merely going through the motions, holding hearings simply because it had to as a matter of law. Fox did not believe the court had any intention of making any kind of decision in the matter as long as there were any discrepancies between what he and Desiree were claiming. Regardless of all the evidence Fox had provided, and the fact that Desiree had not provided any evidence.

Prior to the hearing, Desiree had not known, and did not expect that Gabriel was going to say he wanted to go back to Fox. She had actually deluded herself into believing Gabriel was happy with her, had bonded with her, and actually wanted to stay with her. Clearly, she had never once asked Gabriel about what he wanted. But then, why would she? Wouldn't it be characteristic of a narcissistic sociopath to take someone by force, against their will, hold them captive, all the while telling themselves that the captive person is there because he loves her and wants to be there?

On the drive back to Phoenix, from Los Angels, Desiree tried very hard to make Gabriel feel bad about saying he didn't want to live with her. Then, the next day, Desiree went right back to telling herself, and everyone else, that Gabriel loved her and chose to stay with her. She completely blocked the previous day out of her mind as though it had never happened. She would never acknowledge, after that point, that Gabriel openly told the court he did not want to be with her.

In March 2014, Fox received a notice from the Canadian government that they have determined his legal name was, in fact, "Patrick Fox", and that he may no longer use the name "Richard Riess" for any legal, or otherwise official, purposes. Fox was instructed to surrender any government issued identification bearing the name "Richard Riess", or any variant thereof. Fox could, of course, legally change his name to "Richard Riess" if he wished to continue to use that name, but he chose not to.

From that point, Fox discontinued using the name Richard Riess and reverted to only using his legal name as it appeared on his birth certificate. That name being "Patrick Fox".

In the Spring of 2014, Desiree met James Pendleton. Almost immediately upon meeting, they began an intimate relationship. Desiree immediately began spending weekends at James' house in Sahuarita, AZ.

Desiree would drag her children along on those weekend trysts - typically spending all her time and focus on James, ignoring the children. Often, Desiree and James would spend the entire weekend in James' bedroom, emerging only sporadically to obtain something from the kitchen. Much of the time was spent getting high and having sex. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Desiree's other child, Sage, were left alone, in a strange home, with little to do. The children would be left to figure out what to eat from whatever James happened to have in the cupboards.

This pattern of behavior was, unfortunately, the norm for the children in Desiree's home.

In May 2014, both Desiree and James were working at Apollo Group.

On April 18, 2014, at James' urging, Desiree, contacted the Phoenix Police Department and filed a criminal complaint against Fox, alleging harassment. In her complaint, she alleged Fox had created a fake LinkedIn profile in her name and used that to obtain contact information for many of her professional associates. She further claimed Fox had somehow sent a mass email to over 200 people using her own LinkedIn account.

On July 29, 2014, Fox spoke with the investigating detective, Shayne Tuchfarber. After speaking with Fox it was decided no further action would be taken in the matter.

Desiree did not provide any evidence to support her allegations Fox had any involvement in the alleged "mass emails", the alleged fake LinkedIn account, or any contact with any of her associates. Nor were the police able to substantiate any of Desiree's allegations.

It has been concluded that Desiree's report to the Phoenix police was most likely retaliation against Fox for Gabriel telling the court that he did not want to live with Desiree.

After the family court's most recent decision to completely ignore what Gabriel wanted, and to order that he remain in the sole custody of an admitted drug addict who habitually rushes into relationships with dangerous, violent men; who never remains at one address for more than 2 years, forcing her children to constantly change schools and make new friends; who has a proven history of emotional and psychological instability; Fox realized he could not rely on the court to look out for Gabriel's best interests.

Over the next month, Fox noticed Gabriel increasingly making excuses for Desiree's behavior and for her prior actions. He also noticed Gabriel increasingly blaming others for things he was responsible for - not completing homework assignments; a decline in his school grades. This was not how Fox had tried to raise Gabriel. He knew this was the result of being in Desiree's care for too long - those are, after all, common traits of Desiree.

Fox realized he would need to create a situation whereby Gabriel and the court could see for themselves, first hand, the person Desiree really was, and what her true intentions were. He knew, as long as there were court orders requiring Desiree to be cooperative and to comply with visitation, that she would do so, and that she would act as though she was doing it because she believed it was the right thing to do - not because she was required to under court order.

Fox decided, at the next hearing, in July, he would voluntarily give up all rights to custody of Gabriel. In that way there would be no court orders compelling Desiree's behavior. She would completely free to do as she saw fit. Of course, there would still be some legal requirements - for example, she would not be permitted to take Gabriel and disappear with him; she would still be required to keep Fox informed of Gabriel's whereabouts and his living conditions. But she would not be required to allow Gabriel any visitation with Fox; she would not be required to allow Gabriel to keep the phone Fox provided him.

Prior to the July hearing, Fox discussed his intention with Gabriel. He explained to Gabriel his reasoning and what he hoped to accomplish from it. Gabriel was not thrilled by the plan, but he understood why it was necessary. Gabriel had seen how the court had so easily and so frequently ignored Desiree's bad acts; he had seen how the court completely disregarded what he stated he wanted. But more importantly, he realized Fox was right when he pointed out how Gabriel had begun blaming others for his wrongs and how he had started defending Desiree's misconduct.

At the next hearing, in July, Fox told the court he wished to forfeit all rights to custody. He wished for Desiree to have sole legal and physical custody of Gabriel, and for her to have full authority in all matters pertaining to Gabriel, including visitation. Fox was not the slightest bit surprised when the court simply accepted that, without question.

Fox knew, in the absence of court orders it was only a matter of time until Desiree would begin refusing visitation; take away the phone he provided Gabriel; go back to recording his calls with Gabriel; and, eventually, try to remove Fox from Gabriel's life, altogether. He had discussed, with Gabriel, what he believed Desiree would do. And, in retrospect, now, we see that Fox was almost completely accurate in his predictions - though, admittedly, she took a bit longer then he originally expected.

Over the next year and a half, Gabriel would come to learn how well Fox really did know people like Desiree. But then, Desiree is almost identical to Fox's own mother. So far, Desiree had not done anything that Fox's own mother hadn't already done when Fox was growing up. Desiree, really, is nothing more than a watered down version of Fox's mother.

By August 2014, Desiree and James had been in an intimate relationship for a few months and were contemplating marriage. James began pressuring Desiree to move forward with terminating her marriage to Fox.

On August 29, 2014, Desiree filed for an annulment of her marriage to Fox, in the Maricopa County Superior Court. However, that court lacked jurisdiction to consider such a petition because there was already a petition for dissolution of marriage pending before the Superior Court of Los Angeles.

Nevertheless, Desiree simply withheld the fact of the pending dissolution petition from the Maricopa court. She did know, however, that even if the Maricopa court granted the annulment, it would not valid due to the lack of jurisdiction. But as long as James believed her marriage to Fox had been terminated then that would be sufficient for her purposes.

Although Desiree now had complete authority over all matters pertaining to Gabriel, including visitation and contact between Fox and Gabriel, she mistakenly believed she was still legally required to allow "reasonable" visitation, and to not interfere with their communication. For that reason, Desiree did continue to allow visitation and contact for the next while.

In response to Fox's repeated requests in September 2014, Desiree permitted Gabriel to visit with him during Gabriel's Fall Break. It was evident from Desiree's email, however, that she was only doing so because she believed she was still legally required to. Specifically, Desiree phrased her response as "Under the terms of reasonable visitation...", which shows that she believed she was required to permit "reasonable visitation".

Another significant factor for why Desiree had allowed Gabriel to visit with Fox over his Fall Break was because James had wanted to spend some time alone with Desiree. The only way Desiree would be able to do that was to send her children away for a week.

Desiree also permitted Gabriel to visit Fox during his Winter Break of 2014. Though, again her motivation in that instance was to be able to have time alone with James.

After returning to Desiree's home, following his Winter Break visit with Fox, Gabriel told Desiree he wanted to spend his upcoming 2015 Spring Break with Fox as well.

Desiree refused to allow the visit. She insisted Gabriel would spend his Spring Break with her. However, Desiree didn't have what she thought the court would consider a legitimate reason to refuse the visit, so she quickly made plans for them to travel to Alabama and Florida to visit her extended family.

Gabriel had no interest in meeting any of Desiree's extended family because they had never been present throughout his life and were mere strangers to him. Also, since he had not bonded with Desiree and was not interested in Desiree being part of his life, he, likewise, felt no bond with her family.

Having already used that Alabama trip as the basis for refusing to allow Gabriel to visit with Fox, she now had to bring him along. Gabriel did his best, during the trip, to appear interested, but there is only so much a 14 year old can do. At every opportunity, Desiree did what she could to make sure Gabriel knew he was ruining the trip for her and for Sage.

On May 20, 2015, the Maricopa County Superior Court held a resolution management conference regarding Desiree's petition for annulment of her marriage to Fox. Fox never bothered responding to the petition, nor did he bother appearing for the hearing.

Since the court lacked appropriate jurisdiction to consider the petition, Fox intended to allow the Maricopa court to grant a default judgment in Desiree's favor, then at some point in the future, file a motion to vacate based on lack of jurisdiction. If Desiree were to remarry, such subsequent marriage would be void due to the annulment of her current marriage to Fox being invalid.

It is anticipated Desiree will insist that the annulment is valid, and that her marriage to Fox has been properly dissolved. She will insist that the California court dismissed the petition for dissolution, but she will be unable to produce an order dismissing that petition. She will claim the judge in California said it was never filed, but a conformed copy, proving that it was filed, is available on this website (Petition for Dissolution of Marriage).

In April 2015, Desiree and James decided to move in together. The plan was that Desiree would move into James' house in Sahuarita.

Both Gabriel and Sage were upset about having to move again. They had just moved to their current home exactly a year earlier. They had made friends. They had gotten settled. But there is no way that Desiree would allow the well-being of her children to get in the way of what she wanted, or of her frequently changing intimate relationships. The decision was made, and it was final.

Desiree knew, during the move her children would be in the way. She knew the children didn't want to move again. And having the children present while actually executing the move would be a constant reminder of how selfish, and how negligent of a parent she really was. She decided she had to get rid of them until after the move was completed. She was confident once they returned to their new home they would grow to love it.

On April 20, 2015, Desiree sent Fox an email, informing him that Gabriel may visit with him from May 24 through July 12. Fox found it very suspicious that Desiree was initiating visitation plans. He had been certain by this point she would be steadfastly refusing all visitation. He suspected there must be ulterior motives.

Shortly before Gabriel's arrival for his Summer Break visit, Fox learned that Desiree was preparing to relocate to another city, to move in with her current boyfriend. Suddenly, it made sense to him why Desiree was willing to allow that visit - she needed a babysitter while she moved. She wanted the kids out of the way, and she wanted a couple of months alone with her boyfriend.

Before Gabriel left for his Summer Break visit, Desiree noticed a staph infection on his ear and neck. Though she refused to get medical treatment for it. After arriving in Vancouver, Fox eventually noticed the infection and immediately brought Gabriel to the doctor. Gabriel was provided medication, but it failed to resolve the issue before his return to Desiree's care.

During the entire 6 weeks of Gabriel's visit, Desiree did not attempt to contact him once. At the same time, Gabriel had no interest in contacting Desiree and, as such, he didn't bother.

On June 30, 2015, while Gabriel was visiting Fox, Desiree had been in regular contact with Fox via email. Up to that point, Desiree had not made any attempts to contact Gabriel, to say hello; to ask how things were going; or to check that he was okay. Desiree was having too much fun with her boyfriend to be bothered with her children.

Then, for no apparent reason, Desiree called the Burnaby RCMP claiming she had no idea where Fox and Gabriel were; that she hadn't heard from Gabriel since he'd left her care on May 24; that Fox had told her he would "return" Gabriel "when he feels like it".

In response, the RCMP dispatched two officers to Fox's residence where they found Gabriel to be fine and safe. They also called Fox, who was at work at the moment, and confirmed that everything was in order. The report was closed as being "unsubstantiated".

This would be the start of a long series of false reports and false allegations filed by Desiree, against Fox. Each time, when she fails to get the desired response, her claims will become increasingly egregious.

Although Fox was fully aware of the fact Desiree had moved from Phoenix to Sahuarita, and that she had moved in with her current boyfriend, he waited to see if Desiree actually intended to inform him of Gabriel's new living situation. Fox had known for more than a year, that Desiree had been intimately involved with James, and that she had regularly been spending extended periods of time at James' home - both with and without Gabriel present.

Although Fox had previously forfeited his parental rights, Desiree was still legally required to keep him informed of Gabriel's whereabouts, including the address Gabriel would be residing at, and the particular circumstances of their living environment.

In child custody matters, any substantial changes to the child's situation may be grounds to request a change to the current custody arrangement. Desiree was aware of this fact, and she knew that by moving to another city, and moving in with yet another boyfriend, could potentially result in them returning to the family court. For that reason, Desiree deliberately attempted to conceal her new living arrangement from Fox.

On July 6, 2015, Desiree sent Fox an email, with her what she attempted to pass off as her new address. The address provided was a post office box in Tucson - approximately 20 miles from her new home.

Fox promptly notified her that unless she is able to show that she actually has a safe and stable home for Gabriel to return to, he is not legally required to return Gabriel to her care at the end of the visitation period. Desiree became very hostile. She began threatening to take legal action if Gabriel was not "returned" on July 12, as previously agreed. She insisted Fox had no legal authority to refuse to "return" Gabriel. Yet, she remained adamant about refusing to apprise Fox of Gabriel's new home address. That, obviously, made Fox much more suspicious of Desiree's situation and intentions. Fox did not inform Desiree that he already knew her new address.

On July 12, against his better judgment, Fox escorted Gabriel to the airport to to catch his flight back to Arizona. Gabriel was upset about having to return to Desiree's care, and had hoped he'd be able to stay with Fox longer.

Following Gabriel's return to Arizona on July 12, 2015, Fox posted some updates to this website, including information about Desiree's new home in Sahuarita, her relationship with James Pendleton, and commentary on the propriety of James having a top secret security clearance while being in a serious relationship with a known drug addict and petty criminal (Desiree).

Desiree continued to ignore the information being published on the website. She saw nothing wrong with anything she has done, and she believed she could simply say it's all lies and everyone would believe her. Desiree could not fathom, even with the evidence provided on this website, that anyone would ever fail to believe what she claims.

James, on the other hand, was somewhat more realistic. His mind had not yet been entirely consumed by a life of chronic drug abuse and psychological disorders. James' drug abuse had only recently begun and, while it had already begun to affect his judgment, he had not reached the point of being delusional.

On July 19, Fox sent Desiree an email questioning how James could possibly have top secret security clearance when he's cohabiting with a known drug addict. Fox implied that it would only be the right thing to do to report James' situation to the Department of Defense.

On July 20, James called the Sahuarita Police Department and filed a report of harassment against Fox. In James' report, however, he never alleged that any actual harassment had occurred - either to himself or to Desiree. Officer Carlos Montoya, who took the report, asked James whether Fox had ever threatened himself or Desiree. James replied "No". James did not allege that there had actually been any contact between Fox and either himself or Desiree. Officer Montoya told James that Desiree would have to speak for herself.

While giving his statement, James emphasized, repeatedly, that Fox had been "deported". Although that would have no relevance to James' allegations, he obviously considered it important.

Contrary to James' belief, harassment absolutely requires an element of contact between the parties. James' allegation of harassment, in this case, was based solely on public statements made by Fox, about Desiree, on a publicly accessible website, intended to be received by the public in general.

Somehow, it would actually take James 6 months, numerous police reports, and multiple court appearances to finally realize publicly speaking about someone is not, and can never be, "harassment".

After filing that first report, James began nagging Desiree to call the Sahuarita Police to file her own harassment report against Fox. Desiree seemed to have little interest in putting any effort into that pursuit. James was persistent, but still Desiree didn't care enough to call the police back.

By the time Gabriel returned to Arizona, from his Summer Break visit with Fox, the staph infection on his neck had not completely cleared up, in spite of the medication. Fox made sure Desiree was aware of it so she could bring him to his doctor for immediate treatment.

However, Desiree ignored the infection and refused to take Gabriel to the doctor. Over time, the infection spread and became worse.

It was not until about a month after Gabriel's return that Desiree finally brought him to see a doctor. And then, only because the medication he had received while in Vancouver, medication which was failing to stop the infection, had run out. Desiree had also refused, over the past two and a half years, to get a regular, primary care physician for her children. Instead, she would take them to whatever walk-in clinic was the most convenient for her at the moment. This, of course, means the examining doctor has no medical history available when making a diagnosis.

Even though Desiree eventually obtained medication for the infection, she refused to properly sanitize Gabriel's bedding and clothing to ensure the infection didn't return. In fact, the infection did return, repeatedly, because Gabriel kept sleeping on the same mattress and the same bedding. Fox told Gabriel he could use the credit card to replace the mattress, bedding, and any other items that might contain the bacteria, but Desiree refused to allow that.

Due to Desiree's negligence and refusal to allow Gabriel to replace the infected items, it took almost 6 months for the staph infection to finally go away.

It was obvious the Sahuarita Police weren't taking James' allegations of harassment seriously. Not to mention, there was nothing they could do about it, even if there was an act of harassment being committed, since both Fox and this website were not located in the US.

So James decided they needed to step up their efforts. They would need to file a report with the police who actually had jurisdiction over Fox and the website. James had Desiree call the RCMP in Burnaby, BC and file a charge of harassment against Fox.

On July 20, 2015, with James overseeing, Desiree called the RCMP. She told them that Fox had been harassing her and her "landlord"; that he had created and was maintaining a website full of false information about her and her "landlord" which put her and her children in danger; and, that Fox had threatened to shoot her. She provided the RCMP a selection of emails she had received from Fox. She also directed the RCMP to this website.

In the course of speaking with the RCMP, Desiree informed them she had no intention of allowing any more visits between Gabriel and Fox.

Given Desiree's claims; the cherry-picked selection of emails, containing only Fox's portions of the communications - not Desiree's; and the content of this website; the RCMP decided there was sufficient evidence to support a charge of criminal harassment. They went to Fox's home and arrested him on charges of criminal harassment.

After some deliberation, the RCMP determined that Fox had not actually committed any crime. However, due to the nature of the allegations, they were required to forward the report to the prosecutor for final determination. They told Fox they would release him on his own recognizance and that he would have to appear for court in October. The condition of Fox's release was that he was to not contact Desiree, other than to make travel arrangements for Gabriel's visitation.

There was some concern, given Fox's unclear status in Canada and his US citizenship, that he could easily leave Canada prior to the court date. The RCMP asked him if he'd be willing to let them hold onto his US passport or birth certificate until then. Fox agreed. He told them he did not have a passport, but they could hold his birth certificate. The RCMP accompanied Fox back to his apartment, so they could take his birth certificate. Back at Fox's apartment, he provided the original of his birth certificate to the officer. The officer inspected it, presumably to determine whether it was authentic. Once satisfied it was, he gave it back to Fox and said it wouldn't be necessary for them to hold on to it. The officer told Fox it would be sufficient if Fox could just provide them a photocopy. Fox did so.

On July 20, while Fox was being interviewed by the RCMP, Desiree took Gabriel's phone away from him so that Gabriel and Fox would no longer be able to communicate without Desiree's knowledge. By doing so, Desiree also cut Gabriel off from all of his friends in Phoenix and Los Angeles.

Desiree would subsequently provide multiple, conflicting rationalizations for why she took away Gabriel's phone. Proving, yet again, that she will say whatever serves her interest at the moment without regard for anything she may have said previously.

From this point, Fox and Gabriel were only able to communicate on the landline phone in James' home. And, by her own admission, Desiree would, once again, start recording and listening to their conversations. The family court had previously admonished her not to interfere with, or listen to, Fox's and Gabriel's communication, but Desiree had finally decided the family court no longer mattered.

On July 26, 2015, Gabriel called Fox from the landline, with Desiree present. He used the speakerphone so that the 3 of them could all participate. Gabriel asked Fox to take down this website. He told Fox that Desiree had said as long as this website is up he will not get his phone back; he will only be able to speak with Fox from the landline, and only in Desiree's presence; Desiree had been, and was going to continue, listening to and recording their telephone calls. Gabriel said he didn't care about the problems between Fox and Desiree, and he didn't care about the website - he only wanted his phone back. He said he was no longer able to talk to his friends from Phoenix, and since they had just moved to Sahuarita, he didn't know anybody there.

Fox knew Desiree had taken Gabriel's phone away for 2 primary reasons: 1) so that she would be able to monitor their communication; and 2) she knew Fox would not do something to harm Gabriel just to hurt her. Desiree believed she could use Gabriel's phone as leverage to get Fox to take this website down.

But Fox didn't budge. He was not going to give in to such "terrorist" tactics - hurting innocent people to try to force another person to do what you want. Fox explained to Gabriel, with Desiree right there, listening, that he could not withdraw - not after everything Desiree had done to them. He explained to Gabriel that before the creation of the website, he had contacted Desiree and given her the opportunity to do what's right - to return custody of Gabriel - and telling her, in no uncertain terms, that if she did not that he would devote the rest of his life to doing everything he could to ruin her. And that she responded telling him to do whatever he needs to do.

Fox also knew that Desiree would never honor such an agreement. She would just continue using the phone as a means to get Fox to do more and more things. Fox explained that to Gabriel.

Desiree and James were certain that the website would be taken down by the Canadian authorities. Surely, if the website was sufficient to result in Fox being arrested, then it must be illegal - or so they thought.

The charge of criminal harassment, however, was based solely on Desiree's allegation that Fox had "threatened to shoot her" - not on the website or any content on the website.

Having failed, once again, to obtain legal authority to compel Fox to take down this website, James proposed they obtain a restraining order from the local court. Again, Desiree had little interest in pursuing that avenue, but James pushed her to go along. This time James knew they would have to embellish their allegations somewhat if they hoped to get support from the court. He instructed Desiree to focus on the allegation of Fox threatening to shoot her.

On July 23, 2015, James and Desiree went to the Sahuarita Municipal Court. Desiree filed a Petition for Order of Protection, and James filed a Petition for Injunction Against Harassment. Desiree alleged: Fox had told her he discussed shooting her, with their son, and that he said "he would if there was no risk of going to jail"; Fox told her he intends to hire someone to have sex with her so he can get intimate pictures of her for the website; Fox tells her he has multiple firearms; Fox told her that his primary goal in life is for her to experience as much misery as possible; Fox "shows her the border in Canada that he uses to cross into the United States"; and that Fox was arrested and charged with criminal harassment against her.

Desiree's petition also stated that there were currently 2 pending family court matters before the Maricopa County Superior Court and the Los Angeles Superior Court. This fact automatically disqualified the Municipal Court from issuing the Order of Protection, under Arizona Revised Statutes § 13-3602(P). The court informed Desiree of that fact, but proceeded to issue the order nonetheless. Most people do not contest orders of protection, and in this case, the defendant was outside the jurisdiction of the order so he was unaffected by it, anyway. The court figured the order would be meaningless and the defendant wouldn't bother contesting it so what the hell.

As for James, his petition alleged Fox had used Gabriel's mobile phone to locate James' address and name; Fox surveilled him through social media websites; sent harassing emails to his "tenant" Desiree Capuano; and posted James' personal information and security clearance level on a "harassing website". James' petition did not state there had ever been any contact between himself and Fox.

It is significant to note, in James' declaration he repeatedly referred to Desiree as his "tenant", not his "girlfriend". Either James was ashamed of Desiree being his girlfriend, or he was attempting to mislead the court by misrepresenting the facts.

Although the offense of harassment requires some form of direct or indirect contact between the parties, and there was clearly none in the James' case, the court granted his Injunction Against Harassment anyway. Again, the court assumed Fox lived outside the country and would never bother contesting the order.

In early August, this website was still up and running. James had become desperate. He was growing concerned his friends, family, and associates might find the site and discover all the terrible things his girlfriend had done. Or worse, the Department of Defense might discover it and realize a person with top secret security clearance is cohabiting with a person of very questionable standing. Such a discovery would very likely result in James losing his security clearance.

On August 4, James placed another call to the Sahuarita Police Department. Though it is unclear what he could have hoped to accomplish by involving the Sahuarita Police. James told Officer Rona Zimmerling that the situation with Fox was "escalating". James now claimed Fox had been "harassing" him on other Internet sites; Fox had posted James' resume and security clearance level this website; and that Fox had contacted the Department of Justice and told them they should revoke James' security clearance. Officer Zimmerling asked if Fox had threatened James. James said no, but that Fox was "harassing" him. Officer Zimmerling informed James that Desiree had not made a report in this matter. James was surprised by that. Desiree had previously told him she had called the Sahuarita Police and filed a report. Officer Zimmerling told James Desiree should call and make her own report.

Again, James emphasized that Fox had been deported from the US. Even though that would still have no relevance to the allegations. James' insistence on bringing up that irrelevant point would very strongly suggest deeply rooted anti-immigrant, and racist sentiments.

Officer Zimmerling informed James that if no threats had been made then there wasn't anything the police could do. There was nothing illegal about the website Fox had created, and merely talking negatively about someone on a website wasn't harassment. She told James she'd update the report with this additional information.

James later asked Desiree about why she hadn't filed a report with the Sahuarita Police yet. Desiree denied the allegation. She insisted that she had called them. she claimed they must have lost the report. James was suspicious, but he wanted so badly to believe her that he convinced himself that must be the case.

James continued to pester Desiree to file a report with the Sahuarita Police. He was increasingly troubled by her lack of interest in doing so. He tried to express upon her the potential harm the website could do to his reputation. She didn't care. James began to wonder if maybe Desiree actually still had some feelings for Fox. He confronted her about that. Desiree became very hostile when James suggested that. James told her if she really loved him she would file a report with the Sahuarita Police. He told her people were laughing at them because of the website; he was embarrassed every time he went out in public; strangers were starting to recognize them and he knew people were talking behind their backs.

Desiree asked him what difference it would make if she filed a report with the local police. She insisted Fox wasn't even in the US so there wasn't anything the Sahuarita Police could do anyway. She knew James was just being insecure; that part of him felt inferior to Fox. She knew that by not filing the report it was fueling James' insecurity - and she was exploiting it as much as she could.

Finally, James told Desiree that he really believed she cared more about Fox than she did about him. He told her he didn't want to be with her anymore if this is how it was going to be. She was going to have leave.

At that point, Desiree really had nowhere else to go and she didn't want to give up the comfortable house she'd worked her way into. She agreed to call the Sahuarita Police and file a report against Fox.

On August 17, 2015, at 1:45PM, when James was not present, Desiree called the Sahuarita Police. Throughout her statement to the Sahuarita Police, Desiree repeatedly referred to Fox as her "husband" - even though she had supposedly had their marriage annulled a few months prior. She told the police Fox had created a website about her, and that he had posted "horrible information" about her on it. She did not allege that there had ever been any harassment.

That would be the extent of Desiree's reports to the Sahuarita Police. She would tell James that she had told the police Fox had been harassing her, and that she had told them about the email where Fox said he would shoot her. Months later, James would find out, from reading the actual police reports on this website, that Desiree had lied to him. But even then he would convince himself that it wasn't her fault. That she did it because she was afraid of Fox.

On September 3, 2015, Desiree filed a request in the family court, seeking to suspend all visitation between Gabriel and Fox.

In her supporting declaration, Desiree falsely stated:

• Gabriel's phone had been seized by the local police and could not be returned to either Gabriel or Fox because it was being used as evidence in a criminal harassment investigation against Fox;
• Since Gabriel had been in Desiree's care, Fox has not provided any financial support;
• Fox sent her and Gabriel an email stating he plans to hire someone to have sex with her in order to obtain intimate photos which he intended to put on this website;
• Fox sent her an email saying he told Gabriel he would shoot her and kill her, if he would not face jail time for it;
• During Gabriel's visit over the Summer of 2015, Fox refused to return Gabriel to her care;
• Fox said he was willing to put Gabriel at risk of physical harm in order to intimidate her;
• Fox had used Gabriel's phone to determine her new address, and to obtain photographs and other personal information about her;
• The police had forcibly taken down this website, but that it was back up the next day;
• Canadian and US authorities are working on taking down this website.

In fact, this website has never been "taken down". Not by force, and not by any supposed "authorities".

Desiree's request was rejected by the court, without even being considered.

On September 7, 2015, James called the Sahuarita Police yet again. This time he was informing them that on September 5, Fox had called and spoke with Gabriel. According to James, during that conversation, Fox had told Gabriel that he had hired a private investigator and that he intends to publish any findings he receives on this website.

James additionally told the officer that all Fox's phone calls are being recorded by the RCMP, in relation to the criminal harassment charge Desiree had filed on July 21, 2015. In fact, however, that statement was false. While the RCMP had been monitoring Fox's calls for a period of time, it was not related to that criminal harassment charge.

Although Desiree has maintained, since 2011, that she does not listen to, or record, the calls between Fox and Gabriel, this particular report proves beyond any doubt that she has been listening to their calls.

That is the extent of the information provided during this call. It is unclear what relevance James believed this information had.

On September 3, 2015, Fox sent Desiree an email, requesting Gabriel be permitted to visit during his upcoming Fall Break. Desiree did not respond to the request. She did not allow Gabriel to visit during his Fall Break.

Gabriel had told Desiree he wanted to visit Fox during his Fall Break, but Desiree refused to allow it.

In early November 2015, Fox submitted another request for a hearing, in the family court. He was, again, asking the court to allow Gabriel to choose, for himself, with which parent he would be able to live.

In addition, due to Desiree's repeated refusals to allow Gabriel to visit, Fox also requested the court issue an order directing Desiree to allow Gabriel to visit with Fox during his school breaks, until a hearing can be held on the matter.

The court scheduled a hearing for January 25, 2016, but did not enter an order regarding visitation in the meantime.

On October 11, 2015, Fox sent Desiree an email requesting Gabriel be permitted to visit during his upcoming Winter Break. Desiree did not respond to the request.

On October 22, Fox sent a follow-up request for Gabriel to be permitted to visit during his upcoming Winter Break. Again, Desiree did not respond.

On November 13, Fox sent Desiree a third and final request for Gabriel to visit during his upcoming Winter Break.

Finally, Desiree responded on November 14, because she discovered Fox had recently filed a request in the family court to change the current custody and visitation order. At that point, Desiree hadn't yet received a copy of Fox's request - she only knew he had filed it because it appeared on the court's website.

In her response, Desiree claimed to have discussed it with Gabriel and that he said he only wanted visit with Fox for half of his Winter Break. That contradicted what Gabriel had previously told Fox. He had told Fox he wanted to go to Vancouver for the entire break. Desiree also insisted that she would only "allow" Gabriel to visit under the condition Fox may not speak with Gabriel about Desiree, her home, her lifestyle, the other people in her home, Fox's opinions, or Fox thoughts. According to Desiree, those were "unnecessary topics of conversation".

Fox promptly responded, stating that his request was not an invitation to negotiate and that he would not agree to such "terms". Gabriel had stated he wanted to visit for the entire Winter Break, and had not been with his father since the middle of July. Fox did not think it unreasonable for Gabriel to be able to spend 2 weeks with his father in the past 5 months.

Desiree did not respond. She did not allow Gabriel to visit Fox over his Winter Break. She would later claim, in the family court, that it was Fox who denied Gabriel the visit, by refusing to accept her terms.

On October 31, 2015, the RCMP served a copy of the Desiree's and James' restraining orders on Fox. As of that moment, and for the next year, they would remain in effect, unless contested.

While serving the documents, the RCMP officer informed Fox that the orders are meaningless because they have no legal significance in Canada. He said he was only serving the copies because he told Desiree he would.

Fox asked the officer how the orders would affect his PAL (firearms license), and whether he would be required to dispose of his guns. The officer told him it would have no effect on his PAL and he wouldn't have to do anything with his guns. He said the orders really are that meaningless.

Even though the orders had absolutely no effect on Fox, because he was outside the US, he eventually decided to contest them anyway - just for the hell of it. He also thought it might be a good opportunity to get additional, more recent, content for the website. He contacted the Sahuarita Municipal Court to arrange a hearing. A hearing was set for December 16, 2015.

On December 16, 2015, at the hearing, first the court acknowledged it did not have the authority to issue Desiree's order of protection because there was already a pending family court matter before the Superior Court. However, the Municipal Court said it was going to proceed with the hearing anyway. That alone guaranteed the order would be overturned on appeal, if the court were to uphold the order.

Desiree's case was based, substantially, on her allegation that Fox had threatened to shoot her, and on the content of the this website. Desiree failed to provide any evidence to support her allegation of the threat, and Fox denied he had ever threatened her - in fact, the statement to which Desiree was referring did not amount to a true threat. For that reason, the court's final order was not based on the threat at all, but only on the content of this website.

In James' case, the first question the court asked was how he knew Fox. James replied that that hearing was actually the first contact he and Fox had ever had. In other words, his very first statement was an admission that the "contact directed at a specific person" requirement of the statutory definition of harassment had not been met. Nevertheless, the court, again, said that it would proceed. And, again, that single fact would guarantee a ruling in favor of James would be overturned on appeal.

In light of the court's blatant disregard for the statutory requirements of both cases, Fox decided it would be pointless to bother presenting a defense. He opted, instead, to allow Desiree and James to proceed with their cases, then to appeal to the Superior Court. That would also enable Fox to obtain a copy of the official record of the hearing - both to post on this website, and to use in the family court.

In spite of the fact that both Desiree's and James' cases failed to meet the minimum statutory requirements, the court ruled in their favors.

Fox immediately submitted his Notice of Appeal. In early February, Fox filed his appeal briefs. As of this point it is not known whether Desiree and James filed responding briefs, though it is not likely as their is really no legal argument against the errors mentioned above.

On January 3, 2016, still believing that this website constituted some form of harassment against himself and Desiree, James called the Sahuarita Police and filed yet another complaint against Fox.

This time, James was complaining that Fox had posted more updates to the website, including some new blog posts. But otherwise, it was just more of the same.

By this point, however, James had begun referring to Desiree as his "fiancé".

Once again, the police told James they'd document this new information. Of course, nothing further was done.

On January 11, 2016, Desiree filed, in the family court, her response to Fox's request to change the current custody and visitation.

Desiree's response focused, as usual, almost entirely on how Fox's actions affected her, personally, and very little on Gabriel. Much of her attention was given to Fox's firearm ownership, as she attempted to portray Fox as a dangerous and violent person. She also declared Fox had told Gabriel that "he absolutely would have no problems killing her if the consequences of that were not life in prison"; that "he discusses all of his plans to attack her with Gabriel; that "Gabriel is aware he is being used as a pawn in Fox's plan to destroy her life"; and that Fox's plan is to cause her so much distress that she commits suicide.

Desiree further claimed in her declaration, that Fox had stated "when Gabriel turns 16 years old, he plans to take him to Ontario Canada where the age of an adult is 16", and that "at that point Gabriel would no longer be required to return to Desiree and there would be nothing that she or the court could do about it".

Most of the supporting exhibits Desiree attached to her declaration actually contradicted her statements. For example, to support her allegation that Fox had said he "absolutely would have no problems killing her", she attached the email wherein Fox supposed made that statement. However, that email showed that what Fox actually said was:

[Gabriel] once asked me if I would shoot you. I told him that murder is illegal and immoral and can result in spending the rest of one's life in prison. And that the rest of my life in prison is not a risk I'm willing to take. But otherwise, no, I would have no qualms about it; that that is how much I despise you for the things you've done and continue to do...There is nothing illegal or threatening about wanting to harm someone - as long as you don't act on it. I am reasonable and rational enough to know the difference, and to refrain from engaging in such activity.
And let me be absolutely clear on this point: I would never deliberately cause you physical harm, other than in self defense or defense of another...Also, I emphasize that [Gabriel] brought up the question and I only responded to it truthfully.

From Desiree's own prior statements to the Sahuarita Police, the Sahuarita Municipal Court, and family court, it is clear she did not truly interpret Fox's statements as any kind of threat. She, herself, openly stated in July and December 2015, that Fox has never actually threatened her.

However, Desiree had no legitimate explanations for the points Fox raised in his declaration, so she responded in the only way she knew - she lied!

In her declaration, Desiree continued to refer to James Pendleton as her "landlord". Even though she had already, previously admitted that they were in a serious, committed relationship. She was doing that in order to deliberately mislead the court, to make Fox's actions seem more egregious - as though he were attacking an innocent, uninvolved party. Desiree denied that her and James were "cohabiting" and insisted James was nothing more than her "landlord".

Desiree also stated that since the December 16, 2015 order of protection hearing, Fox "has continued to post defaming information to the website (in clear violation of the protection order)". That shows that, even as of January 9, 2016, Desiree was still clinging to her misguided belief that her order of protection prohibited Fox from maintaining and/or updating the website. It is unclear, if not entirely baffling, where her and James would get the idea that any court in the US or Canada would have the authority to restrict a person's free and public speech.

In early January 2016, Desiree and James were still deluding themselves that this website was somehow illegal, and that it in some way violated their rights. They honestly believed that the mere existence of this website somehow amounted to harassment, and that by continuing to update the website Fox was violating both of their restraining orders.

Both Desiree and James could not believe that none of the courts in the US or Canada; none of the law enforcement agencies - neither the RCMP, the Sahuarita Police, the FBI, nor the DHS - was willing to help them. Wasn't it clear that Fox was breaking the law? Fox openly admitted that his goal was to ruin Desiree's life. And he was so blatantly violating the restraining orders. Why was nobody willing to do anything about it?

So, in early January, Desiree began sending her very skewed and misinformed version of her story to as many news media agencies as she could. She represented the story as a poor, helpless, innocent, single mother being terrorized by a relentless, obsessed, vindictive ex-husband who was hurt because she had left him so many years ago. According to Desiree's version of the story, her ex-husband had been very controlling and emotionally abusive; he had taken their child from her when the child was only a year old and subsequently disappeared with the child for 9 years; when the ex-husband was serving a prison sentence for perjury, she finally found the child and they were reunited after all that time; the ex-husband had been an illegal alien and was deported to Canada upon his release from prison; in 2014, the ex-husband created this website with the intention of destroying the poor, innocent mother's life for having left him, to get her fired from her job, and to prevent her from ever being able to get another job and provide for her children.

Certainly, when presented in that light, it sounds like an incredible human interest story. But, unfortunately, almost every one of those points is false. And the ones which weren't false were grossly misrepresented.

On January 15, 2015, Desiree's stories to the media caught the attention of someone at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Vancouver. The story was mildly interesting to them, in part, because the villain of the story lived right here in Vancouver. The problem was very few of Desiree's claims could be confirmed.

In early February, the CBC interviewed Desiree for a segment they were putting together which was going to be about "cyber-bullying". The story revolved around Desiree's plight and how her life was being destroyed by her ex-husband and this awful "revenge website". They then contacted Fox and asked if he would agree to be interviewed. He agreed.

Coming soon!

Coming soon!