Lawmaker Who Rehomed Daughter Who Was Later Raped Had Her Exorcised To Remove Demons: Report

More troubling news about Arkansas State Rep. Justin Harris and his wife, who reportedly believed in demonic possession.

If you’ve been following the story of Justin Harris, you’ll remember the Arkansas State Rep. adopted two little girls, one 3-years old and one 6-years old. He and his wife Marsha, about 14 months later, “re-homed” the girls with another family. The husband in that family, Eric Cameron Francis, a short time later raped the 6-year old and two other little girls. 

Over the past week Rep. Harris, who also owns a Christian preschool, has been attacking Arkansas’ Dept. of Human Services, which arranged the adoption. He claims that he re-homed the girls because DHS threatened to charge him with child abandonment if he tried to given the girls back to DHS. Harris claims the girls were a danger to his three boys, and the boys were forced to sleep in their parents’ locked bedroom.

The Arkansas Times, which broke the story last week, has been covering – and uncovering – every detail in the case.

Now, the Times reports another stunning detail that might explain why the Harrises were so keen on re-homing the girls. According to most people who knew the girls, they were not dangerous but did need specialized care.

But the Harrises believed the girls needed a different type of care, according to a woman who regularly baby sat for the family.

“Chelsey Goldsborough, who regularly babysat for the Harrises, said Mary was kept isolated from Annie and from the rest of the family,” a new report in the Arkansas Times today states. “She was often confined for hours to her room, where she was monitored by a video camera. The reason: The Harrises believed the girls were possessed by demons and could communicate telepathically, Goldsborough said.”

Harris and his wife once hired specialists to perform an “exorcism” on the two sisters while she waited outside the house with the boys, she said.

Multiple sources who interacted with the family confirmed Goldsborough’s account that the Harrises believed the children were possessed, and another source close to the family said that Marsha Harris spoke openly about the supposed demonic possession.

The Harrises deny those claims. Their attorney, Jennifer Wells, said in a statement: “Exorcisms and telepathy are not part of the Harrises’ religious practice.

“The first night I was over there, I just broke down and cried with this little girl because I just felt so bad for her,” Goldsborough told the Times.

According to Goldsborough, the two girls were kept in separate rooms that were outfitted with locks, alarms and video cameras. They were not allowed to be around each other because of the Harrises’ belief in demonic possession and telepathy, she said.

While Annie would be allowed to roam the house and interact with other family members, Mary was often confined to her room, Goldsborough said.

“We couldn’t ever take [Mary] out. I’d watch her from a camera. I think it’s crazy. They were adopted, so they’re going to want TLC.”

The babysitter, who has since moved on to college, says the Harrises saw demons in the girls, even in a photograph.

Goldsborough said the Harrises showed her “a picture of [Mary] where they’re like, ‘You can see the demon rising from her back,’ and it just looked like a little 6-year-old to me.” [Mary was 4 or 5.] The separate source close to the Harrises reported seeing a video that Marsha Harris said showed a demon interacting with one of the girls. The source said demons were an “obsession” with Marsha Harris.

The Times notes that it has other sources who confirm Marsha Harris said they had the girls exorcised.

“They consider it to be spiritual warfare,” the other source said. “I’m a Christian, and I have these beliefs, but this was completely beyond anything I’ve ever seen or heard about.”

Today’s article is extensive – almost 7000 words – but the revelations in it are stunning.

 

More on Justin Harris:

Lawmaker And Christian School Owner ‘Rehomes’ Adopted 6 Year Old To Man Who Then Rapes Her

GOP Lawmaker Will Face No Punishment For ‘Rehoming’ Adopted 6 Year Old Who Was Later Raped

Lawmaker Who Rehomed Daughter Who Was Later Raped: I ‘Have Suffered A Severe Injustice’

GOP Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Force State To Pay For Religious Pre-School

 

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