Key Highlights
- "Incarcerate him in the Independence County Detention Centre as a civil penalty until he purges his contempt by complying with this court's orders," she wrote.
- She also called for criminal sanctions, saying, "The defendant should be incarcerated as a criminal penalty for flaunting the dignity and authority of this court." The motion marks the latest development in a long-running legal and personal conflict stemming from a child born after an affair between Roberts and Hunter Biden.
- He initially denied paternity, but a DNA test in 2019 confirmed that he is the father of the child, Navy Joan Roberts.
- Before the test results, Hunter had declined to acknowledge the child publicly.
- The case has unfolded against the backdrop of a series of controversies involving Hunter.
