Judge Orders Matt Bevin Jailed 60 Days for Missing Financial Records in Child Support Fight
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Updated · Courier Journal · Jun 5
Judge Orders Matt Bevin Jailed 60 Days for Missing Financial Records in Child Support Fight
3 articles · Updated · Courier Journal · Jun 5
Summary
Judge Angela Johnson denied Matt Bevin’s request to extend a filing deadline and ordered his arrest, saying the former Kentucky governor must serve 60 days for civil contempt over missing financial documents.
Less than 2 hours before the order, Bevin submitted many records but said he could not obtain some business documents tied to minority-owned entities and objected to turning over credit card statements.
The records are being sought to assess what retroactive child support his adopted son Jonah Bevin, now 19, could receive if he wins the underlying case; trial is currently set for late July.
Bevin again accused Johnson of bias and said the support claim is legally baseless, while Jonah said his parents were trying to shift blame and that he wants his account of abuse made public.
The dispute grew out of the Bevins’ 2023 divorce and Jonah’s allegations over abusive placements at troubled-teen facilities, including a Jamaican school later raided by authorities.