Wynonna Judd\u2019s daughter, Grace Kelley, claimed she was sexually abused by her former stepfather \u2014 and that the country singer willingly covered it up.<\/p>\n
Kelley, 29, said she was 10 years at the time of the alleged abuse in an interview with the Daily Progress<\/a>. Kelley claimed she was molested by D. R. Roach, whom Judd was married to from 2003 to 2007.<\/p>\n Judd divorced Roach, her former bodyguard, after he was arrested in March 2007 in Texas<\/a> and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery on a child under the age of 13. He was eventually convicted of attempted aggravated sexual battery, though the victim was never identified.<\/p>\n Wynonna Judd\u2019s daughter, Grace Kelley (pictured far right), claimed to the Daily Progress that she was molested by her former stepfather and that the country singer covered it up. Tammie Arroyo\/AFF-USA.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n Judd was married to her former bodyguard D. R. Roach from 2003 to 2007. He was convicted of attempted aggravated sexual battery in 2007, though the victim was never identified. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation<\/p>\n Kelley told the outlet that Roach\u2019s alleged abuse came to light when the family went to counseling and it was reported to law enforcement. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen he was arrested and it came out in the news, that\u2019s when she divorced him,\u201d she said of her mother.<\/p>\n Kelley accused Judd of covering up the abuse.<\/p>\n \u201cSo is my mom rich? Yeah, she\u2019s so rich that she was able to sweep me under the rug and abuse me and then cover it all up,\u201d she claimed. \u201cI don\u2019t want to talk bad about my mom, but we\u2019ll just say she\u2019s a good performer. She was never a mother.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelley told the outlet that she is now sober after a history of drug addiction. She said she also found religion and is now living in Charlottesville, Va.<\/p>\n Kelley claimed of her mother, \u201cYeah, she\u2019s so rich that she was able to sweep me under the rug and abuse me and then cover it all up.\u201d FilmMagic<\/p>\n Kelley had harsh words for Judd, claiming she was \u201cnever a mother.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cMy entire life, the reason I travel so much is I was looking for home,\u201d she said. \u201cBut ever since I came to Charlottesville and I gave my life to God \u2014 oh, man, it\u2019s just beautiful. I love it here.\u201d<\/p>\n Reps for Judd, 61, didn\u2019t immediately return Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n Kelley \u2014 who\u2019s the daughter of Judd and her first husband, Arch Kelley III \u2014 has had her fair share of legal trouble over the years related to drug addiction, starting in 2015. <\/p>\n She was\u00a0sentenced to eight years in prison<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 for violating her probation. She was released in early 2019 but ended up behind bars once again in 2021 for another probation violation.<\/p>\n She spent the next few years in and out of prison and welcomed a daughter, Kaliyah Chanel, in 2022. <\/p>\n In April 2024, she was arrested for\u00a0exposing herself on a busy highway<\/a>\u00a0in Alabama. <\/p>\n Kelley, who\u2019s been arrested multiple times and has a history of drug addiction, said she\u2019s now sober and living a new life in Charlottesville, Va. FilmMagic<\/p>\n Judd is raising Kelley\u2019s 3-year-old daughter, Kaliyah. Getty Images<\/p>\n She was arrested again in August 2024<\/a> on three misdemeanor counts: fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, driving with a suspended\/revoked license and using motorcycle equipment improperly, Page Six exclusively reported at the time.<\/p>\n In January, Judd revealed she was raising Kaliyah<\/a> after Kelley\u2019s legal issues.<\/p>\n