Sig Hansen "Deadliest Catch" Daughter wins Appeal to Sue

[Seattle1]

A three-member Washington Court of Appeals says Sig Hansen's estranged daughter can sue him for sexual abuse she alleges occurred while she was a child.

Hansen had argued that a finding during a 1992 custody hearing that no abuse took place precluded his daughter’s personal-injury lawsuit; however, the panel of appellate judges disagreed.

“At the time, she was too young to testify, too young to understand the nature of the legal proceeding,” the document says. “We conclude Eckstrom is not [prevented from suing] by the earlier finding that Hansen did not abuse her. She is entitled to her own day in court to try to prove that he did.”
Appeals court says childhood sex-abuse lawsuit against ‘Deadliest Catch’ star Sig Hansen can proceed

 

[Jennifer17]

Good on her and good on the court for allowing her her voice. Adult daughters do not make these claims lightly, knowing all the detractors who will harass them.

 

[JerseyGirl]

In other news....

Actor Edgar Hansen found guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl

"Deadliest Catch" fame actor Edgar Hansen has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl. The 47-year-old reality TV fisherman received a 364-day suspended jail sentence and was ordered to pay court fines and fees of $1,653. He will have to undergo a sexual-deviancy evaluation and treatment.

Hansen's guilty plea comes less than two weeks after his older brother Sig Hansen received a one-year deferred sentence and probation for assaulting an Uber driver last year.