Dog The Bounty Hunter shared his feelings after being granted temporary custody of his grandson!

After a shocking audio was released allegedly documenting Duane “Dog The Bounty Hunter” Chapman‘s grandson Travis Jr. being beaten by his father Travis Senior, the A&E star was granted temporary custody. In a statement detailing his emotions over the incident, Duane said he was “shocked and heartbroken” and revealed that he was abused by his father!

“I know Travis Sr. loves his son, and I know it’s very difficult to be a single parent at such a young age, but I love my grandson and only want what’s best for him,” Duane said in his statement, according to Radar Online. “During the last phone call I had with my daughter, Barbara Katie, she said to me, ‘Please, daddy, take care of Travis Jr. Don’t let anything happen to him.”

Duane described hearing the shocking audio tape of his grandson allegedly being abused as “torture.” He said it’s in everyone’s interest for Travis Jr. and his father to “have a proper father-son relationship.”

“I don’t want to take my grandson’s dad away from him,” Duane told Star magazine in an interview. He said he wants Travis Senior to take parenting classes, and then he revealed his own personal experience with abuse: “I was beaten by my father, too. But we have to break that cycle.”

HollyMoms, if you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, contact your local law enforcement or child protective services!

-Anna Moeslein

A judge granted Dog the Bounty Hunter temporary custody of his grandson after a very disturbing audio recording was released in court!

Radar Online reports that the horrific audio contains what is alleged to be Dog the Bounty Hunter Duane Chapman’s 9-year-old grandson being beaten! You can listen to the audio at Radar Online, but be warned that it contains graphic language and sounds!

On Oct. 21, Duane was given custody of Travis Mimms Jr., the son of Duane’s late daughter Barbara-Katie Chapman and Travis Senior.

The audio recording was submitted to court and contains extremely disturbing sounds of what is allegedly Travis Senior yelling at Travis Jr. and then hitting him 13 times.

Duane told Star magazine that was deeply saddened by the events. “I don’t want to take my grandson’s dad away from him,” he said. “I want him (Travis Senior) to take parenting classes. We had to get Travis (junior) out of that situation.”

According to Star, the legal drama began after Travis Jr. told a friend at school that his father was beating him. The friend told his parents, who then contacted the school. While the tape is difficult to hear, Radar Online says that at 46 seconds into the tape the man yells “now you can f**king go to school and complain.”

So upsetting! If you suspect a child is being abused or neglected, contact your local law enforcement or child protective services.

-Anna Moeslein

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