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Abelseth met John Barnes in the City of Hammond back in 2005. She says he offered to take her home after a night out at a local bar with friends.
"Instead of bringing me home, he brought me to his house," Abelseth recalled. "Once inside, he raped me on his living room couch."
Abelseth did not know Barnes before that night, but came away from it pregnant.
Seven years ago, in July 2015, Abelseth pressed criminal charges against Barnes.
"It seems pretty straight forward that not only did a crime take place, but as a result of the crime, this person should not have custody of the child," Attorney Sean Cassidy with LFASA said.
"He's well connected," Abelseth said. "He's threatened me multiple times, saying he has connections in the justice system, so I better be careful and he can take her away anytime he wants to. I didn't believe him until it happened."
a hearing is scheduled next month to revoke Barnes' parental rights.
Men have no idea what they did. If this outcome is a possibility, or if we’re going to get a murder charge for an abortion or miscarriage, we will make that jail time worth it.