Collin Gosselin is weighing his legal options regarding the alleged abuse he claims he suffered at the hands of his estranged mother, Kate Gosselin.
The 22-year-old exclusively told Page Six when asked if he would consider filing a police report against Kate, 51, “It’s possible, yes.”
“I have reason to,” Collin continued. “And that justice is very important to me, so that all children know that they absolutely have to fight and they have to really look at what was done to them and never stop fighting it.”
The former “Jon & Kate Plus 8” star, who details his alleged abusive upbringing in his new memoir, “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,” added: “I won’t stop fighting.”
Collin claimed he had already begun digging into his past and obtaining documents relating to the alleged abuse he suffered at the hands of his mother.
“I do a lot of research as an adult, and yes, we study a lot and follow the paper trail,” he said. “Absolutely horrible.”
The reality TV star claimed in his memoir that Children and Youth Services (CYS) received 14 complaints involving his mother during his childhood, something he said he only learned about as an adult.
“I learned as an adult that there was a whole list,” he said during our interview, adding that he did not know who filed the alleged complaints.
“A lot of people saw, neighbors and teachers, and a lot of people saw that something was wrong.”
However, Collin believes his mother’s celebrity status helped protect her from scrutiny.
“Even among some adults who chose to speak out, much of it was silenced because of my mother’s status and reputation in our town,” he told Page Six.
“A lot of people just turned a blind eye because they didn’t want to be the person who ruined America’s favorite reality show.”
In his memoir, Collin also accused the network behind his family’s hit TLC series of protecting his mother and turning a blind eye to what he claims is happening behind closed doors.
“They were constantly covering her and any dirt on her would just be swept away,” he told Page Six.
The former child star recalled being questioned by CYS employees at his family’s home, but claimed he was too scared to reveal what was happening.
“I wanted to say something, but at the same time, I absolutely knew that the consequences, if they didn’t pick me up and get me out of the house that same day, I knew what the consequences would be,” he said.
Collin also alleged in his memoir that his mother previously bound his wrists and ankles with zip ties before he was taken to the hospital, where he claims he reported the incident to a CYS employee.
“They came to the hospital and they asked me questions and I told them in detail what happened,” he said in our interview. “There’s documentation of that day. My mom loves to say I made that story up.”
Collin claimed he still has documentation of the alleged incident, which he said could eventually become public.
“I’ve got it. I mean, simply put, we’ll see the light soon,” he told us.
He also alleged that Kate tried to cover up evidence of the incident before help arrived.
“She came in with tight, long-sleeved clothes and cuffed pants, sweatpants with cuffs at the bottom, and told me to put them on quickly,” he recalled to Page Six. “And she was basically covering up the crimes that she had just committed.”
Collin said he did not know if a criminal investigation had ever been conducted into his allegations, but claimed police had been made aware of concerns about his family.
“From what I know, law enforcement was called several times,” he said. “In the CYS reports it is stated that the police were informed.”
In the same interview with Page Six, Collin accused his mother of other alleged forms of abuse: “…She was pulling me and dragging me across the room by my ear, that’s when I went to school that day with a swollen ear.” »
Representatives for Kate and TLC did not respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Kate released a statement in September 2024 regarding her son’s abuse allegations.
“My son Collin, whom I love with all my heart, has received multiple psychiatric diagnoses over the years. For my safety, the safety of his siblings, and his own well-being, he was placed in a facility after years of outpatient treatment that proved insufficient for his needs,” she wrote on Instagram.
Kate is referring to when she sent him to live in a behavioral health facility at age 11 for alleged behavioral issues in 2016.
She continued: “The decision to admit him was made by emergency room doctors following one of his many attacks/outbursts, this one involving the use of a weapon. Fast forward to the present day, and after Jon removed Collin from treatment, my son’s unpredictable and violent behaviors unfortunately continued regularly towards Jon, Hannah and others around him.
“Collin’s distorted perception of reality is one of many issues he has always struggled with. As many people who have family members who struggle with mental health issues can attest, it is rarely and unfortunately surprising when complete fabrications occur, and this is just another heartbreaking facet of this struggle.”
She concluded in part: “Unfortunately, I believe Collin remains a very troubled young man who continues to need a lot of help. His siblings and I have not been directly involved in his life due to his history of unpredictable behavior and violent tendencies toward us.”
Collin has been estranged from his mother since 2016. He has since claimed he was institutionalized because he refused to participate in the family’s reality shows, an allegation Kate has disputed.
His father, Jon Gosselin, finally gained legal and physical custody of Collin in 2018 after bailing him out of the facility.
Jon also gained custody of Collin’s sister, Hannah, while their fellow sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis and Leah continued to live with Kate, along with their older twin sisters, Mady and Cara.
Kate and Jon, married in 1999, divorced in 2009 after 10 years of marriage.
Collin, who stars in Season 5 of Fox’s reality competition “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” details more about his childhood and former family relationships in “In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood,” released Tuesday.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the National Child Abuse Hotline at 800-422-4453.
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