PHOTOSA Living Nightmare! ‘Deadliest Catch’ Forces Sig Hansen’s Daughter To ‘Relive The Trauma’ Of His Abuse
March 23 2017, Updated 6:21 p.m. ET
The Deadliest Catch may be one of the Discovery Channel’s highest rated shows, but there’s one person who does everything she can to avoid it when it’s on TV. Famed Northwestern captain Sig Hansen’s daughter, Melissa Eckstrom, claims the show triggers memory of alleged abuse at the hands of her estranged father. The 28-year-old lawyer has filed a lawsuit against Sig, accusing him of molesting her when she just two-year-old. And years later, she says she is still haunted by the memories.
In Washington court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com, Melissa details the stress she undergoes every time she turns on the television. “While my father has become successful in his media career, and is on television seemingly daily, this has only served to further exacerbate my pain and trauma,” Melissa wrote in a November 2016 declaration as part of her civil lawsuit against Sig.
“Namely, not a day goes by it seems where I am not reminded and reliving the trauma of being sexually molested by my father due to the fact that he is frequently in the media,” she continued.
“Moreover, I am even afraid to change channels on my television out of fear of seeing him as it always reminds me what happened, and is painful even to this day,” Melissa said.
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Melissa also claims to have suffered nightmares, eating disorders, depression, and suicidal thoughts in the years since the alleged abuse took place.
As for Sig, he has denied all allegations brought against him. “The allegations are completely false, rehashed lies my ex-wife Lisa Eckstrom used nearly 30 years ago to take away my daughter, and has continued to try to use to extort money from me,” he said in a statement to Radar.
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