Alyssa Pladl told The Associated Press in an interview last week that they put the girl up for adoption when she was 8 months old. They were young and poor, she said, but she also believed Steven Pladl physically abused the baby. Alyssa Pladl finally moved out in November 2016, and she shared custody of the two children with Steven Pladl. Katie’s adoptive parents posed for a photo on the wedding day along with Steven, Katie and Steven’s mother. Steven Pladl’s lawyer, Rick Friedman II, said there was never an allegation that Steven Pladl pressured Katie into a relationship.

Source: National Post April 22, 2018 14:23 UTC