He was tagged in an Ice Bucket Challenge his first wife knew nothing about
Andrew O'Clee was arrested in September 2014 for
bigamy. After pleading guilty, O'Clee was sentenced to eight months in jail
yesterday, only half of which he will serve in custody, the Chichester Observer
reports.
According to Daily Mail, O'Clee married his first
wife, Michelle Agbulos, in 2008. He met Phillippa Campbell in 2011 and began an
affair with her then, by which time Agbulos and O'Clee were trying to have a
child.
Daily Mail reports that by this point,
O'Clee "tried to cover his tracks by claiming he was involved in a fraud
case and had been put into the witness protection program which meant he had to
live in a 'safe house' for long periods."
When Agbulos eventually did have their child, he
showed up late for the delivery, cut his daughter's umbilical cord, and told
his wife he had to leave immediately because his police escort was outside. She
believed it.
The Chichester Observer reports that
O'Clee married Campbell in 2013 after telling her he ended his first marriage
(he hadn't). He forged a document saying Agbulos had cheated on him, which was
accepted by their church. His mother and brother attended the second wedding
under the assumption that O'Clee was very much divorced.
When Campbell and O'Clee were tagged in an Ice
Bucket Challenge on Facebook that was allegedly captioned "Uncle Andrew
and Auntie Phillippa," Agbulos found other photos of O'Clee from his 2013
second wedding to Campbell and promptly sent them to the police.
Daily Mail reports that Agbulos told the
court:
Thinking back, as I do every single minute of
every single day, I had no reason not to trust Andrew. I was told he would have
to be taken to a safe house with his colleagues for his and my own safety. He
was taken to a safe house every night and I wasn't allowed to know the
location. I was told by him not to tell my family or friends. I became paranoid
and constantly fearful for my safety. Looking back I feel completely stupid and
naive for not thinking something was wrong. I believed my life was in danger.
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