My brother was jailed for abusing his daughter. Now she says it was all lies

She has contacted me to say she is sorry. My brother refuses to see her, but she wants to see our mother, her grandmother. Annalisa Barbieri advises a reader

A long time ago, my brother had a brief marriage and one child. His split from his ex was acrimonious and she wanted sole custody of their young daughter. When this wasn’t forthcoming, his ex-wife accused my brother of sexually molesting their daughter. My brother protested his innocence and I believe him. As a family, we stood by him, but he was found guilty and jailed. His wife got custody of the child and that was the last we saw of them.

After my brother came out of prison, he moved away and remarried. We have all remained close and visit regularly.

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