Donnie thinks it's a VACUUM.

Seems like it should be easy enough for police to corroborate, though I don't know if there are privacy restrictions given the involvement of minors. And yes, if police contradict his claims, I would absolutely not believe him.

Nope, I think Joe is a scumbag and I believe his ex wife's accusations. That doesn't automatically mean that authorities shouldn't investigate the treatment of her children by her boyfriend and take away her custody if appropriate (i am by no means qualified to answer that question, even if I did know all the facts.)

I don't have to believe what he says if the police corroborate it with photographic evidence and statements from the children. I agree he's earned no trust from anyone, but I am guessing that he wouldn't make the police involvement claims if they weren't true. And if police don't back up his claims, then no, I won't believe him.

Did you see Joe Morrissey's response? He says police have photographic evidence of her child having been beaten and the boy said her boyfriend beat him with a belt. She doesn't sound like she deserves much healing if she defends someone abusing her children.