Allegations of abuse against stepfather in Maleah Davis case, community activist saysHOUSTON - There are new developments in the case of missing 4-year-old girl, Maleah Davis.
Davis was reported missing Sunday after her stepfather told police that he, Maleah and his 2-year-old son were abducted by three men in a blue Chevrolet truck.
Investigators have said Maleah’s stepfather, Darion Vence, is a person of interest in connection with her disappearance, citing inconsistencies in his story about how she was taken.
Maleah's mother, Brittany Bowens, with community activist Quanell X speaking for her, claimed Friday afternoon that there is surveillance video of Vence coming out of his apartment with a bottle of Clorox and a laundry basket with a garbage bag inside.
"When he spoke to the mother, he told her he was cleaning up the apartment, and she didn't understand why he would be cleaning up the apartment," Quanell X said. "He went and bought an extra bottle of Clorox... to clean out the apartment."
Quanell X said Bowens and Vence got into an argument after Bowens caught Vence sending naked photos to another man and she confronted him.
"She told him that she was giving back his ring and that she was not going to marry him, and I believe that caused him to snap in anger against young Maleah," he said.
Quanell X claimed Bowens was concerned months ago about Vence 'whooping' Maleah because she was special needs and too small.
"There is a reason to believe, based on what I know now, that there are issues of him possibly molesting Maleah," Quanell X said.
He said Bowens had not told law enforcement about the allegations.
When asked why Bowens kept the information a secret, Quanell X said "(She) did not want to believe by any stretch of the imagination that this man was capable of what is obvious that has taken place here. She has suffered a lot of abuse in her life."
The allegations come one day after a vehicle that police said was stolen from Maleah's family was recovered around 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Missouri City.
Police are checking surveillance video at stores in the shopping center to see if they can determine when the silver Nissan Altima was dropped off and by whom.
Investigators said Thursday they have not been able to reach Vence and that they would like for him to help assemble a sketch of the people who he says were involved in the abduction.
Court documents show Maleah's maternal grandmother has requested that the children stay in her care.
Maleah is still missing.
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