Teenagers Video Pleading For Help From Abusive Mum Goes Viral

This month , thousands of people have shared concern over a disturbing Facebook video showing a teenage girl showing handwritten cards claiming that a Georgia judge placed her back with her abusive mother. (Scroll down for video)

The teenager, Maddie Kelley, claims that her mum had beaten her badly enough to cause bruises and had hit her head against the wall she says she has been abused physically and emotionally all her life.

The disturbing video was originally  into the Facebook page “Concerned citizens against Judge Grubbs Cobb County GA” in January 2016; the reasons for its renewed popularity in January 2018 are unclear.

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Some Facebook users posted screenshots of what appeared to be a deleted post originally posted by the Adairsville Police Department in January 2016, stating that the child’s welfare officials and police had found the claims to be unsubstantiated:

A court in Cobb County, Georgia found that Mathew Kelley, the teenagers dad, had in fact encouraged Maddie to record and post the video, which he later said was “absolutely … a lie.”

The court also found that he had violated court-ordered parenting agreements in part by “aiding and encouraging” false allegations about Maddie’s mother, Dawn Kelley, to spread online.

Adairsville Police Department were asked whether there were any further updates, and they responded:

We appreciate your concern for the welfare of a child. The post everyone is concerned about is actually from 2 years ago. The allegations were unfounded at that time. Hope this can ease your mind about this. Thank you.