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The man accused of breaking into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and hitting her elderly husband with a hammer has endured a traumatic life of abuse, his son has told DailyMail.com exclusively.
“There is hardly any person on this planet who has gone through so much suffering,” Nebosvod ‘Sky’ Gonzalez said. ‘If you look into his eyes, you can see that he is a very sad person.
‘He is not a danger to society, I don’t even know if he attacked Mr. Pelosi. From what we know, he was something of a sex slave, as Elon Musk pointed out.
DePape, 42, is due to appear in court in San Francisco on Wednesday for an arraignment on state charges including attempted murder, first-degree residential burglary, elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon and threats to family members of public officials. in connection with the October attack. 28 attack on Paul Pelosi, 82.
He has also been charged in federal court.
On the eve of the state hearing, her eldest son came to her defense.
“He would often tell us that he grew up in an abusive home and would be physically abused by his grandparents,” said Sky, 19.
He said DePape, 42, told him and his brother Daniel, now 17, that his parents had given him up to his grandparents, who were physically abusive.
David DePape’s son, Nebosvod ‘Sky’ Gonzalez, 19, told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview: ‘My father is not an evil person, he did the best he could as a father’
David DePape, 42, was wearing shorts, tennis shoes and a sweatshirt when San Francisco police officers broke into the $8 million, four-bedroom home around 2:30 a.m. on October 28.
Gonzalez said she feels bad for Pelosi. But we don’t know what happened. I do not know whether or not my father did what he is accused of. So far what we know doesn’t make any sense’
Rather than stick around to endure the abuse, DePape would escape into the ocean to swim until the day was done, Gonzalez said.
When David was a little boy, González said, ‘his grandmother threw a pot of boiling water on him. A piece of his clothing melted into his flesh and scarred him for life.
González claims that DePape was bullied at school and had no friends, which is why he had difficulties in his early years.
Throughout his life he has had a hard time making friends, the son added. He is a loner.
González says that when she first heard that her father had been arrested for the attack on Pelosi, she was in complete shock. ‘That’s not the kind of person he is he is.
“I am surprised by the whole thing, there is still a lot of information that has not been released to the public. I have no idea what happened or how it happened. There are more questions than answers right now. Do we know what really happened?
González and his brother live in a dilapidated house in Berkeley, California, with their older sister, Inti, DePape’s stepdaughter. All three use the last name of González. Her mother Oxane ‘Gypsy’ Taub gave all her children the last name ‘González’ as a tribute to a Mexican family that saved her life several years ago.
Gonzalez said that when they were younger their father would take them to the park or to the beach and he has fond memories of growing up with DePape. “He tried to be the best father he could be, he did everything he could to make us happy.”
Gonzalez said he tried to arrange a visit to the jail with DePape, but so far has been unsuccessful.
A glass door shattered after DePape allegedly entered Pelosi’s home with rolls of duct tape and gloves. “From what we know, he was some kind of sex slave,” Gonzalez said. I mean how David got into the house. Does anyone really know what happened there?
DePape, 42, appeared in an orange jumpsuit in San Francisco, where he pleaded not guilty to federal charges following the October attack on Paul Pelosi.
He also discredited the idea that the attack was politically motivated. ‘My father had a lot of political views and talked to me about a lot of different things, but he didn’t subscribe to any political party, Democrat or Republican.
DePape said the two sides “are just covers and colors,” his son said.
‘What matters are the policies of each individual person. Each individual person is unique, and it is not about right or left. That’s just a distraction.
González said she believed her father was a member of the Green Party.
‘My father had progressive views, he believed in human rights, equality and justice. He was anti-war, he was a peace activist, hardly a right-wing conservative as he’s been branded.
Gonzalez said it’s been several years since he’s seen DePape. “One day, my father had a fight with my mother, she kicked him out, and then we lost contact with him.”
He described DePape as the “fun” dad, but admitted he contributed very little financially. The only job he has had for as long as his son can remember is making bracelets, which brought little or no money to his family.
Instead, he left the job as breadwinner to his mother, Taub, who is currently locked up at the California Institution for Women in Chino, California, for the attempted kidnapping of a 14-year-old boy. She will be eligible for parole next month.
Shortly after Pelosi was attacked, Taub, 53, said ABC30 that her ex-partner was ‘mentally ill’.
He said that he disappeared for a year in the mid-2010s.
González, 19, lives in a dilapidated house in Berkeley with her brother Daniel, 17, and her older sister, Inti. DePape is the biological father of Daniel and Nebosvod and the stepfather of Inti. All three children use the last name of González
“He came back in very bad shape. He thought he was Jesus. He was constantly paranoid, thinking that people were after him,” he said. ‘And he took a good year or two to get back to, you know, kind of normal.
‘When I met him, he was only 20 years old and had no experience in politics, and he was very much aligned with my views and I have always been very progressive.
“I absolutely admire Nancy Pelosi,” she said.
Gonzalez, his son, says he understands why people don’t like his father, but says that since DePape is his father, he will support him through difficult times.
We all deserve to know what happened, especially in such a high profile case.
‘Whatever happens in the future will happen. But no matter what, he’s still my father.
Gonzalez said she feels bad for Paul Pelosi. But we don’t know what happened. I do not know whether or not my father did what he is accused of. So far, what we know doesn’t make any sense.
He hopes the public will have compassion for his father, adding: “I really love my dad and I don’t want him to suffer anymore.”