Amy Kaufman, who is publicly revealing her identity as a victim on her Twitter account, spoke to the CBC in Canada about the physical and emotional violence ...
Kaufman said that right after that incident occurred, Keri went straight into the studio and recorded a live hit for CBS. “He was completely on [professionally],” she said. “When I hear it, it doesn’t feel as though it happened to me,” Kaufman said. I did think to myself, and wrote myself a note actually, saying this was the biggest leap of faith I’ve ever taken and I hope I don’t regret it.” The interviewer defined Keri’s behavior as “coercive control.” “At the time it felt like a fairytale,” Kaufman said of the onset of her relationship with Keri. “And in retrospect I was being love-bombed.
Amy Kaufman detailed the accounts of her relationship with the baseball writer, who was sentenced to 21 months in prison for domestic violence.
“Several describe how they were shocked when they found out about the charges because they did not believe the offender was capable of such violent behavior towards a spouse. You don't want the person to never come back to you again or never call you again.” Keri presented multiple character letters during the sentencing arguments in January, but that might have had the opposite effect on the judge. She revealed that after the incident, Keri went straight to record a live show. She continued saying that “as far as I know, nothing was ever reported, which I do understand because it is a very delicate balance in terms of people who are still in their relationships. Quebec Court Judge Alexandre Dalmau said in March, “During these incidents the offender punched the victim in the knees, hit her on the head and on her ears, pushed her, dragged her on the ground, slapped her, bit her, spat in her face, head-butted her, shook her, pulled her hair and grabbed her by the shoulders while threatening to throw her off a balcony.