EXCLUSIVE: 'Teen Mom' Amber Portwood Being Investigated By Police And Child Protective Services
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 @ 05:35PM
Teen Mom star Amber Portwood lost her temper with ex-fiancé Gary Shirley on Tuesday night’s episode and it didn’t go unnoticed by the Anderson Police Department.
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RadarOnline.com has learned that an investigation was launched after the 20-year-old mother was shown on the popular MTV show hitting and kicking Shirley during an argument.
“We were made aware of the domestic abuse following the episode that aired on MTV,” Anderson Public Information Officer Mitch Carroll told RadarOnline.com in an exclusive interview.
“Based on that there was a case drafted and a detective was assigned. The Department of Child Protective Services in Indiana notified us that they had been aware of the incident as well.”
Ironically, the altercation between Portwood and Shirley ensued after he accused her of being a bad mom and threatened to report her to Child Protective Services.
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“Once the detective reviews the initial case report...there will need to be interviews conducted with Amber and Gary,” Carroll said.
“Anytime you have photographic or video evidence it helps.”
A review of the video footage shows Portwood slapping and punching Shirley at least seven times.
Shirley does not respond physically to Portwood but instead just asks her, “Are you done?”
Viewers of the television show were shocked not just by the fight between Portwood and Shirley, but that their young daughter Leah was standing at their feet while they argued.
“Indiana’s confidentiality law is very stringent and I’m not able to make any comment as to whether an investigation has been launched,” Ann Houseworth of the Indiana Child Protective Services told RadarOnline.com.
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“In the event that a call was made about the incident, we’d be required to give a copy of what we find to a prosecutor who will use that to decide whether charges will be filed.”
Houseworth also noted that they wouldn’t be able to utilize the reality-TV video footage in an investigation “unless we’re called to the scene in fairly short order, as date and time can be changed on video.”
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Teen Mom airs Tuesday’s on MTV at 10/9c.
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Im a teen mom i had my daughter wen i was 16 nd yea its hard but i would never talk to my daughter the way amber talks to hers shes just so lazy... SHE NEEDS TO FUKN GROW UP ND THINK OF HER DAUGHTER BEFORE HERSELF...
Posted Mon, 10/04/2010 - 12:46am
Not only is Amber abusive to Gary, the father, but she is very abusive to the baby as well, screaming at the baby to "shut up!" and throwing her in the crib to cry and scream alone is abusive. No bottle, no diaper change, no soothing, just screaming!
Posted Sat, 10/02/2010 - 2:36am
whats really terrible is that if this was a man beating on his girlfriend in front of a crew, would the crew have helped? im thinking yes!! so because its a man they just stand there and let him get beat on. this is heartbreaking.
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 3:29pm
All during the show (at commercials) they had info about abuse. This girl needs anger management and also should be medicated.
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 1:41pm
Ugh this just breaks my heart! I have watched this show since they were on 16 and pregnant. Poor Leah standing there watching and hearing all of this physical and emotional abuse is so sad
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 12:20pm
I have alot more respect for Gary after this episode for keeping calm and leaving, if he lost control too wow that could have been a way worse scene.
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 12:22pm
If Child Services doesnot do something Immediately about this and remove Leah and keep her safe then I will personally go to Indianna and make sure someone speaks for Leah. That child is in danger!!!!! Gary..man up..save ur daughter!!!
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 11:22am
I definitly think Caitlin "mother" should be put in her place. How dare this woman condemn her daughter for giving up the child? U want to ruin someone else life too? AS if u were any good with Caitlin?
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 11:19am
allygirl11 what does being young have to do with it? My mom had me when she was 19 going on 20 and she was a single mother. Besides overfeeding me at times because I was her firstborn she never yelled.
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 10:26am
I gotta a question, if Gary had hit her, would he be in jail?
Posted Fri, 10/01/2010 - 10:19am