Collin Gosselin Memoir Alleges 2 Years of Abuse and Restraint by Kate Gosselin
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Updated · The National Desk · Oct 14
Collin Gosselin Memoir Alleges 2 Years of Abuse and Restraint by Kate Gosselin
3 articles · Updated · The National Desk · Oct 14
Summary
Collin Gosselin, 22, says in his newly released memoir that Kate Gosselin slapped him, yanked his ear hard enough to leave a mark, isolated him from siblings and locked him in a basement bedroom under camera monitoring.
The book says the treatment worsened after he tried to run away: Collin alleges Kate zip-tied him before he was sent to Fairmont Behavioral Health Institute, where he says he was restrained, heavily medicated and left for nearly 2 years.
Collin writes that he saw Kate only once during that stay, later smuggled a crayon letter to his father Jon, and eventually moved in with Jon and sister Hannah; he says he has not seen most siblings since age 15.
Kate has previously said Collin received multiple psychiatric diagnoses and was placed in treatment after violent outbursts involving a weapon, while Collin says those claims are false and that he was misdiagnosed.