Son of Lori Vallow breaks his silence to claim he was sexually abused as a child by her third husband
THE oldest son of Lori Vallow has broken his silence to claim he was sexually abused by the cult mom's third husband.
Colby Ryan said that his stepfather Joseph Ryan was also physically abusive and would often hit him without reason.
Vallow, 46, was arrested back in February and charged with multiple offenses, including two counts of desertion and nonsupport of her children.
The whereabouts of daughter Tylee, 17, and 7-year-old son Joshua 'JJ' are still unknown, and on Friday she again refused to produce the children in court.
She is currently being held in jail because she has not posted bail, which was already reduced last month from $5million to $1million.
Her latest attempt to have her bail lowered was rejected on Friday by the new judge assigned to her case.
Vallow's refusal to cooperate has angered her son, who spoke about his mom and the abuse that he claims occurred while he was in her care, in an interview that aired on Friday.
"He went out of his way to make a point when he would spank me and weird things like little hits on the head, and thought it was funny," Colby said while appearing on Dateline.
"So there was just a lot of things like that."
Colby then paused for a second before adding: "He was sexually abusive as well."
Host Keith Morrison then asked if Joseph Ryan sexually abused Colby, to which he nodded and said: "Yeah."
Colby has been identified as Ryan's son in some reports, but court documents obtained by The Sun reveal that he was never actually adopted by Joseph but did take his last name.
Colby also said that his mother Lori has provided him with no information about his sister Tylee or what her intent was in hiding his sister and half-brother JJ from authorities.
He is a father himself, and even got a chance to speak with his mother after she was extradited to Idaho from Hawaii.
Colby has not revealed the nature if their discussion and instead continues to call out his mother for not cooperating with authorities.
Joseph Ryan died in 2018 under mysterious circumstances, and Vallow is now a person of interest as police probe his death.
Colby meanwhile is still hoping to reunite with his siblings.
He wrote a message for his sister and JJ on Facebook back in December
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"I pray for you both everyday. I always have to ask how is this possible? You both mean so much to me. My heart is broken over all of this. I’m going to speak with our mom," said Colby.
"I need to know what is happening with you both. Just know I love you with all of my heart.
"I’m here to stand up for you. I won’t leave no matter how hard this gets. I love you Tylee and JJ."