Matt Bevin

In March 2019, Bevin said in an interview that he deliberately exposed all nine of his children to [[chickenpox]] so they would "catch the disease and become immune."<ref name="childrenexposed">{{cite web|last1=Yetter|first1=Deborah|last2=Loftus|first2=Tom|date=March 20, 2019|title=Bevin exposed his 9 kids to chickenpox, says vaccine not for everyone|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/20/matt-bevin-exposed-kids-chickenpox-instead-vaccine/3221848002/|access-date=June 9, 2019|website=Louisville Courier Journal}}</ref>

In March 2019, Bevin said in an interview that he deliberately exposed all nine of his children to [[chickenpox]] so they would "catch the disease and become immune."<ref name="childrenexposed">{{cite web|last1=Yetter|first1=Deborah|last2=Loftus|first2=Tom|date=March 20, 2019|title=Bevin exposed his 9 kids to chickenpox, says vaccine not for everyone|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/03/20/matt-bevin-exposed-kids-chickenpox-instead-vaccine/3221848002/|access-date=June 9, 2019|website=Louisville Courier Journal}}</ref>

In May 2023, Glenna Bevin filed for divorce. The divorce petition stated the marriage was "irretrievably broken" and that the couple had been separated for more than a year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Wife of former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin files for divorce |url=https://apnews.com/article/glenna-matt-bevin-divorce-former-kentucky-governor-a9749e02f8e9875f5259648532dd40ef |access-date=June 2, 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> On May 1, 2024, a Jefferson Circuit Judge granted Glenna Bevin's motion to limit Matt Bevin's access to their residence and property after his wife labeled his conduct "aggressive and unsettling."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Judge bars Matt Bevin from wife's home amid divorce case and harassment allegation |url=https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-05-01/judge-bars-matt-bevin-from-wifes-home-amid-divorce-case-and-harassment-allegation |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2023, Glenna Bevin filed for divorce. The divorce petition stated the marriage was "irretrievably broken" and that the couple had been separated for more than a year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 25, 2023 |title=Wife of former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin files for divorce |url=https://apnews.com/article/glenna-matt-bevin-divorce-former-kentucky-governor-a9749e02f8e9875f5259648532dd40ef |access-date=June 2, 2023 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> On May 1, 2024, a Jefferson Circuit Judge granted Glenna Bevin's motion to limit Matt Bevin's access to their residence and property after his wife labeled his conduct "aggressive and unsettling."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-01 |title=Judge bars Matt Bevin from wife's home amid divorce case and harassment allegation |url=https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-05-01/judge-bars-matt-bevin-from-wifes-home-amid-divorce-case-and-harassment-allegation |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=Louisville Public Media |language=en}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized in March 2025.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article302315944.html |title=Former KY Gov. Matt Bevin’s divorce final, though issues remain to be resolved |date=March 18, 2025 |newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader |first=Deborah |last=Yetter |access-date=July 7, 2025}}</ref>

In late 2019 after losing the governorship, Bevin sent his adopted son Jonah (first identified in the media with the pseudonym "Noah" in 2024) to Atlantis Leadership Academy in Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackford |first=Linda |date=9 August 2024 |title=Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin's adopted son back in the U.S., given new placement outside KY |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article290878654.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=Lexington Herald-Leader}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Aulbach |first=Lucas |date=11 March 2025 |title=With Matt Bevin court hearing looming, adopted son Jonah pushes for accountability |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/03/11/jonah-bevin-adopted-son-ex-kentucky-governor-opens-up/82061205007/ |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=Louisville Courier Journal}}</ref> The school, an unlicensed "[[troubled teen industry|troubled teen]]" program, was later shut down following an unannounced inspection of the facility on February 8, 2024, by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) after being alerted by the U.S. Embassy of possible abuse and neglect. The CPFSA and embassy officials found eight American boys aged 14&ndash;18 confined in primitive conditions without soap, toothpaste, lavatory paper or even running water in one bathroom. They were removed immediately and transferred by court order the following day into the interim legal custody of the CPFSA. When no Bevin family member or representative claimed Jonah, a judge ordered he be made a ward of the Jamaican State.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aitkenhead |first=Decca |date=2024-08-16 |title='I'd rather die than go back': Jamaica's school for troubled US boys |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/american-teenagers-jamaica-atlantis-academy-j25rgm0p5 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=American boys say they were beaten and starved at Jamaican school for troubled teens |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jamaica-school-troubled-teens-abuse-starvation-rcna147605 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>

In late 2019 after losing the governorship, Bevin sent his adopted son Jonah (first identified in the media with the pseudonym "Noah" in 2024) to Atlantis Leadership Academy in Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blackford |first=Linda |date=9 August 2024 |title=Ex-Gov. Matt Bevin's adopted son back in the U.S., given new placement outside KY |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article290878654.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=Lexington Herald-Leader}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Aulbach |first=Lucas |date=11 March 2025 |title=With Matt Bevin court hearing looming, adopted son Jonah pushes for accountability |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2025/03/11/jonah-bevin-adopted-son-ex-kentucky-governor-opens-up/82061205007/ |access-date=14 March 2025 |work=Louisville Courier Journal}}</ref> The school, an unlicensed "[[troubled teen industry|troubled teen]]" program, was later shut down following an unannounced inspection of the facility on February 8, 2024, by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) after being alerted by the U.S. Embassy of possible abuse and neglect. The CPFSA and embassy officials found eight American boys aged 14&ndash;18 confined in primitive conditions without soap, toothpaste, lavatory paper or even running water in one bathroom. They were removed immediately and transferred by court order the following day into the interim legal custody of the CPFSA. When no Bevin family member or representative claimed Jonah, a judge ordered he be made a ward of the Jamaican State.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aitkenhead |first=Decca |date=2024-08-16 |title='I'd rather die than go back': Jamaica's school for troubled US boys |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/american-teenagers-jamaica-atlantis-academy-j25rgm0p5 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-25 |title=American boys say they were beaten and starved at Jamaican school for troubled teens |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jamaica-school-troubled-teens-abuse-starvation-rcna147605 |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>