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ANDERSON — An 18-year-old Anderson woman — charged with criminal domestic violence — begged a city court judge to force her victim to return the child she gave birth to three months ago.
During an appearance Monday in Anderson Municipal Court, Judge Ken Mattison agreed to let Diana Geiger of Anderson apply for pre-trial intervention and told her to settle the visitation issue through family court.
Earlier, Michael Partain, 21, of Pendleton said he took the infant “out of a hostile environment.”
“I will not touch him if I can please see our daughter,” said a sobbing Geiger, who pleaded with Mattison to order immediate visitation.
Partain told Mattison that he made an attempt to bring the child to Geiger on Sunday.
“I got lost in Six Mile,” said Partain to a disbelieving Mattison, who cited the small size of the Pickens County community.
“You don't need to use the child as a pawn in your problems,” Mattison said. “The family court would decide the best interests of the child.”
According to the incident report, police responded between 5:30 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Saturday to Geiger's house on B Street in Anderson.
Saying that he is in fear after threats from Geiger's boyfriend, Partain told police that Geiger, mother of the baby and his ex-girlfriend, became irate when he ignored her and struck his back with her fist, causing multiple abrasions to his back and shoulder, according to the report.
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how stupid can someone be to get lost in six mile
i've been to six mile one time.. i'd probably get lose there too...its in the middle of nowhere.. and there is nothing stupid about me... at all.
as far as the mother... she doesnt need to be around this child until everything gets settled down.. its not a good environment for the kid to be in it sounds like.
The baby is 3 months old and the mother already has another boyfriend? Not long before there will be another government supported child on the way.
What I really find disturbing is how AIM always puts out these sensational stories, with very little facts to corroborate their sensationalism and then you never read any follow up or hear anymore about it. Poor journalism, to say the least.
another question i have.. what does six mile have to do with B street.
Don't most of these stories sound so...made up?
srpoppa, never been lost in six mile but didn't know where I was a few times.
Someone needs to take care of the baby till these babies grow up. My heart just aches for all the little innocent babies out there that are being mistreated and not taken care of....if we only knew....it's so sad.
in response to santo
This mother behaved as any good mother would, She fought to keep her child with her. If the father was truly concerned for the child's well being he would have gone to DSS. Instead he instigated an already emotional situation.
Further his story about getting lost in Six Mile is plausible except why didn't he call for directions or stop at the stop a minute and ask.
This is clearly an immature young man using the heartstrings of a young mother to perpetrate more emotional pain.
in response to aplummer
Clearly both the mother and the father are immature. I don't think anyone should judge either of the parents on this story. FYI the father took the baby out of the home for more reasons than just the CDV. The baby is now in a safe home where both parents are allowed to visit her.
Put the baby in protective care or a good foster home until these parents grow up. By then the child will be an adult and decide which parent, if any it wants to see.
in response to mj1938
There is no way you can tell if this young woman is a good mother or not by this story. You are making a lot of unfair assumptions, who knows she may have been away from the baby's father for her baby's protection. Don't remove the child, this mother was willing to fight for her baby so far as to go to jail for her. That to me is a sign of a very loving mother. Shame on the baby's father for behaving like a child.
Since she cares that much for her baby, give her a chance. I'm surprised that this young mother is being so brutally belittled for fighting to keep her child. All I see in this article is a young man that is playing a game with a precious child and using this precious child to further hurt a young mother that obviously loves her baby.
I hope the family court Judge can see through the game that this father is playing. If he truly was worried about the baby' well being he wouldn't have behaved this way, he would have called DSS for intervention. PLLLEEAASEEE!!!
Why would you call DSS when your ex-girlfriend is beating on you in front of your baby! Hello! That is what 911 is for. Who said that she was fighting for her baby? She was pissed off at her boyfriend or ex, but a man laying down in her house kind of sounds like a boyfriend. If she was protective she should of left if he was acting inappropriate. A family court judge is going to see CDV, 19, and living on B street. Not many nice houses on B street anymore if you know what I mean. Who asks the judge bonding them out to make the victim give her baby back. Now that is stupied, plus she made the paper. If she would have just filed a police report for parental kiddnapping she would have had the child back by dinner and the county wouldn't have known all about it.
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