Explosive Case: Sig Hansen’s Daughter Exposes Alleged Abuse from Famous Father
Sig Hansen’s estranged daughter from his first marriage, Melissa Eckstrom, brought a civil suit seeking undisclosed damages over allegations that he sexually abused her when she was two years old.
The case was complicated when prosecutors declined to file criminal charges in 1990, yet stated in a letter to Eckstrom they believed “the information at hand suggests Mr. Hansen has acted in a sexually inappropriate manner.” Hansen faced the charges during a divorce and custody case in which the judge “ruled that the abuse did not occur.”
The ongoing turmoil between the Hansen and Eckstrom families stems from Hansen’s brief and tumultuous marriage to Eckstrom’s mother, Lisa, whom Hansen claims “poisoned my relationship with our daughter through years of vile lies,” according to The Seattle Times.
Hansen also claims Lisa Eckstrom has continually attempted to extort him. He even set up his own website in an attempt to clarify and document the controversy. This latest civil suit, filed in November of 2016, is awaiting review by the Washington State Court of Appeals as of this writing. Hansen told The Seattle Times, “This is nothing more than an old-fashioned shakedown. … It’s blackmail.”
