On May 1, 2012, I attended my son’s school play with my mother, who had traveled from New Hampshire for the event. Photographs taken that day document our attendance and establish the date.
During the event, a teacher approached us and asked who we were. I replied, “I’m Leif’s mom.” I then introduced my mother as Leif’s grandmother.
According to my recollection, the teacher appeared confused, looking back and forth between us. I also observed Marilyn Knutsen turning noticeably pale. I repeated, “Yes, I am Leif’s mom and this is his grandmother.”
That same day, according to Kim Moyer’s own records, Marilyn Knutsen made her first documented contact with psychiatric nurse Kim Moyer. The stated concerns involved thumb sucking and what Moyer described as “worrisome statements.” At that point, Moyer had never met or interviewed Leif.
The timing is striking.
- May 1: I appear publicly at my son’s school play.
- May 1: Marilyn Knutsen initiates contact with Kim Moyer.
- May 2: Marilyn later claims the fishing trip is when Leif first disclosed allegations of sexual abuse.
- May 4: Kim Moyer’s records contain the first detailed abuse narrative.
Whether these events were connected is a question readers can evaluate for themselves. What the documentary record establishes is the chronology. Within four days, a routine school event was followed by the first contact with a mental health professional, the alleged disclosures during a fishing trip, and the beginning of the narrative that ultimately led to years of investigations, court proceedings, and litigation. And ultimately, my son believing I had abused him when I had no such thing.
