Wynonna Judd’s Daughter Grace Kelley Claims Her Famous Mom Covered Up For Family Member That Sexually Assaulted Her

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Wynonna Judd’s daughter, Grace Kelley, has accused her stepfather of sexually assaulting her as a child and alleged her mother helped conceal the abuse.

Kelley claimed D.R. Roach — Judd’s former bodyguard and second husband — began molesting her when she was 10, in an interview with The Daily Progress. She recalled telling her mother about the abuse, only for Judd to arrange counseling sessions instead of immediately going to authorities.

“Then when they found out in counseling what he had done to me, they’re like, ‘Wait a minute. We’re going to report this to law enforcement,’” Kelley told the outlet.

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Kelley said Roach was arrested in 2007 and later pleaded guilty to criminal attempt to commit aggravated sexual battery, according to the Tennessee sex offender registry.

Now 29, she told the outlet that life in the Judd household contrasted sharply with the family’s public image. While her mother and grandmother, the late Naomi Judd, were celebrated performers and members of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Kelley said her own upbringing was far from glamorous.

“When he was arrested and it came out in the news, that’s when she divorced him,” Kelley said of her mother.

“So is my mom rich? Yeah, she’s so rich that she was able to sweep me under the rug and abuse me and then cover it all up,” she told the outlet. “I don’t want to talk bad about my mom, but we’ll just say she’s a good performer. She was never a mother,” Kelley said.

Kelley said her adolescence was marked by instability, recalling that “between 12 and 17, I was in 14 different facilities.”

She struggled with addiction and was arrested multiple times before achieving sobriety, crediting her faith for helping her recover.

Judd has not responded to Kelley’s claim that she helped cover up the abuse.

https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/21/wynonna-judds-daughter-grace-kelley-covered-up-sexual-assault-molestation-country-music/

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