Man Snuck Out of House to Have Affairs (Full Episode) | Paternity Court

Please be seated. Hello, Your Honor. Hello.

This is a case of Herman v. Houston. Thank you, Jerome.

Good day, everyone. AUDIENCE: Good day. Ms.

Herman, you are here to prove that Mr Houston is the biological father of your two-year-old son, Corey. You contend the defendant duped you and was living a double life. Is that correct?

Yes, Your Honor. Mr Houston, you claim that you are not the biological father of Ms. Herman's son, and you will clear your name when the results are read.

Is that correct? Yes, Your Honor. Ms.

Herman, explain what you mean, "Mr Houston was living a double life? " Mr Houston was a liar, he was a cheater, he was also a womanizer. And during the time after we had sex, not too long after, I found out he had a wife and children.

AUDIENCE: Ooh! Really? Yes.

How did you find that out? Um, Your Honor, I like to call this the "investigadget" stage. That's what I do.

Investigadget? Investigadget. When my woman intuition hits, that's what I do, I investigate.

Okay, and what made your woman's intuition kick in? So, during the time I was pregnant, I had told Mr Houston that I was pregnant. He said that he would be there for me and my child.

After two doctor's appointments, he stopped showing up. So I got a little suspicious. So I got my "investigadget" glasses on, you know?

And I found out via Facebook that he has a wife and children and I have the evidence right here, Your Honor. I'd like to see that. Jerome.

Your Honor, that is a wedding band on his hand. So you go on Facebook. .

. Mmm-hmm. And you see this picture of Mr Houston.

. . Mmm-hmm.

And he has a wedding ring on his hand. . .

Mmm-hmm. And so you see the wedding band. .

. Mmm-hmm. And then what do you do?

And then I call him immediately because I was deceived. You never told her you were married, Mr Houston? Never had he ever even brought up the fact that he had children.

Five. AUDIENCE: Oh! Oh!

Mr Houston, you never informed her of these very important details? When I met her, I met her as a gentleman. Before anything, before I'm a father, before I'm a dad, before I'm a liar, before I'm a cheater, before I'm any of these things at all, I'm a man, first.

Well, you over here doing a Shakespearean play. Tell me what happened. How is it you end up getting this woman pregnant, and she finds you on Facebook with a ring on and a family.

You know, anything I got going on before I met her wasn't her business. (AUDIENCE GASPS) You see what I'm saying? I wasn't curious about the extra stuff.

I was more curious about getting to know who she was. So, your marriage and your kids and your wife were all "extra things"? No, it wasn't extra at all.

It was just something that, you know, I didn't communicate with her. Why? Well, because, you know, I wasn't trying to go in a direction of being with her or.

. . I wasn't going.

. . But you didn't use protection when you were sleeping with her.

No, you did not. You did not. Don't lie.

He did not use a condom, Your Honor. He did not. Your Honor.

. . No, the answer's no.

Don't let him lie to you. The answer's no. No.

N-O. No. He did not.

No! Listen. Listen.

How did you meet Mr Houston? I met him at a club. He was very charming and appealing at the time buying me shots of Patron, you know?

That's an expensive drink. He also had a truck with rims on it, and with nice beats in it. So, at the young age that I am.

. . I'm thinking like, you know, I'm young, and I even think, "He's got it going on.

" JUDGE LAKE: When did you two become intimate? That same night? That same night.

After the club? He took me home to his house, and I went and. .

. This is how. .

. JUDGE LAKE: Wait a minute! He took you home to his house.

Where was his wife and his kids? I went through the house. I'm looking under bed sheets, I wanna see if there's some stilettos or some thongs under here.

. . I want to make sure.

I wanna be sure. And when I went through all that stuff, there was no sign of no women or no children in that home. So, which house was this, Mr Houston?

See the thing is this. I had a homie that just got married. You know, we were celebrating his marriage, you know?

I met her during the process. She was seeming like she was out of her comfort zone, you know? Like, she wasn't even supposed to be in this scene.

JUDGE LAKE: She wasn't. She wasn't supposed to be there. You know what I mean?

So, I approached her. I said, "Hey, how you doin'? " We started communicating.

She told me her name. I let her know who I was. But.

. . No, you didn't.

(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) HERMAN: No, he didn't! He didn't, Your Honor. Don't let him lie to you.

And then, when he. . .

When he do that thing with his eyebrows. . .

When he do that thing with his eyebrows, he's lying. See, look. She.

. . JUDGE LAKE: Look.

. . (LAUGHS) HERMAN: I'm telling you.

We will not take that testimony as fact. Now that was a lie, but go ahead. When I seen her.

. . You introduced yourself.

. . I introduced myself.

It was more of a. . .

"How you doin'? What you doin' in here? "Where you from?

" You know. . .

And it was cool. The same energy I was transferring, she was giving back. So it was like she made me feel like she was used to doing this all the time.

But I was okay with what was going on, because I had plans of taking her home at the end of the day. And which home is this? I didn't take her to my home.

. . JUDGE LAKE: Oh.

. . But my buddy, he was.

. . He got married.

. . So, it was his home, because now he had a new home with his wife?

Exactly. So this was like his bachelor pad? Bachelor pad, you know?

So how long does this relationship go on? Um, about a month and a half. When I found out I was pregnant, I told Cortez that I was pregnant, and he didn't say anything on the other line.

He said, "Are you for real? " I said, "Yes, I'm for real. " Then he promised that he would be there.

Throughout the whole pregnancy, not just two doctor's appointments. At what point do you discover that he has a wife? Are you already pregnant?

Yes. We need to go back first of all, okay? The night before I actually even thought that she was pregnant, okay?

I wanted to stay the night with her because you know, at this time, my kids are asleep, my wife's asleep too, all right? I was up. I was just up.

I was full of energy. Went to the bathroom. I called Caresse, and I asked her.

"What you doin'? " She answered the phone at 2:00 a. m.

like I expected. She was ready, okay? I winded up leaving, going over there in my car.

Went to her house. And I, you know. .

. And once I got there, she always got it laid out. She had candles here, candles there.

She would have it smelling good. And she always didn't have no clothes on. She always had this one little silk thing that hang tight on her butt, you know what I'm trying to say?

Like, she do any kind of extra movement, that thing was. . .

That booty was showing, you know what I'm sayin'? Anyway, long story short, I got over. .

. I want details, but I don't know if it's decent. .

. Too much! It's too much!

It's too much! Mr Houston, did your wife have any idea you were leaving the house at 2:00 in the morning, and sleeping with another woman? See the thing is this.

We were already on the verge of going through a divorce. Things wasn't what she expected it to be. Look at his eyebrows!

Maybe you didn't understand my question. Did your wife know you left the house to go sleep with another woman? No, she did not.

Okay. So, Jerome. Jerome.

. . I wouldn't know that, Your Honor.

Uh, I think I'm ready to speak to Mr Houston's wife. AUDIENCE: Ooh! Oh, no.

She here? Ms. Houston is joining us today from her hometown.

Hello, Ms. Houston. Hello.

Thank you for joining us today. If you've heard the testimony thus far, you hear that Ms. Herman and your now ex-husband were in a relationship, unfortunately, during your marriage.

Right. How did you find out about Ms. Herman?

The way I discovered that, you know, they were doing whatever was a message came in his phone, and he said, "When I have the baby, I wanna move in with you. " So, I'm looking like, "Who the hell is this and what is she talking about? " You know.

. . And I'm like, "So somebody is pregnant by you?

" You know, I'm trying to get answers, and he, like, playing dumb, you know. Wouldn't tell me the truth about it, so. .

. I mean, you know, like. .

. Eventually, I end up calling the number, and I talked to her. Oh, you did?

You had a conversation? Yeah. And I explained to her who I was.

Asked her what was her position, and what, like, was she really pregnant by him. Was she sure, like, it was his baby, you know? And, she's like, "Yeah, he's the only person I've been with," you know.

"He said he's gonna be there for me," and blah, blah, blah. "Okay, so, you're pregnant. "I'm pregnant, too.

So. . .

" How does that work, like, you know? I thought you said the marriage wasn't what you both expected, and you all were on your way to get a divorce. See, I'm in the business of making babies, you know?

I have every. . .

(AUDIENCE LAUGHS) I have every reason to extend my bloodline. Let me let you know, you know. When I was ten years old, I lost my superhero, you know?

My father, you know. And once I see my baby, it was really like a replacement, 'cause I could see all my dad's features in my child. You are basically expressing that you experienced an emotional trauma.

Losing your father. Yeah. Exactly.

And you thought by making more children. . .

I'll be connected with. . .

You will be connecting with your father. At the end of the day, you do have to understand that when you bring children into the world with paternity questions, that's not being a superhero. That's not being the kind of father you say you lost.

I met her at the club. I took her home that night. I had no intentions on getting her pregnant.

But you did not use protection, did you? I didn't know this woman from Timbuktu. He's lying!

I didn't know her from Timbuktu. He did not use protection. I didn't know this woman.

He must be talking about one of the other girls, 'cause it wasn't me. I don't like condoms. So I don't use condoms.

Exactly. And I want you to know this! I'm allergic to latex.

So I can use non-latex condoms. Why do people keep saying they allergic to latex, but not allergic to sex? No, I mean, it isn't sex at all, you're right.

If you allergic to latex, then you don't need to be having no sex. When he first brought out the condom, I said, "Is it a no-latex condom? " He told me, "No, it's latex.

" I said, "We're better off. . .

" "No, never mind, I'll just do it anyway. " No, that's not true. "I'll just do it anyway.

" Instead of going to get a no-latex condom, "I'll just do it anyway," but it wasn't your intent to get me pregnant? Ms. Houston, at the end of the day, you're at home, and you have no idea all this is going on.

None whatsoever. Nope. And he wouldn't be honest about nothing.

Like, you know, I gave him plenty of opportunity to, like, just be real. You know, like, we all mess up, we all make mistakes, whatever. But at the same time, like, how do you expect me to be in a relationship with you if I can't trust you?

So, you know, be honest with me, like. . .

Ms. Houston, at the end of the day, you're at home pregnant by your husband, while he's out impregnating his mistress. Yup.

HOUSTON: She wasn't like. . .

That is like eating chicken every day. I wanted something else. It had nothing to do with my wife.

Can you please know when to stop when you're ahead? These women. .

. I accepted your "baby-making business" story because I knew you didn't have the proper words to explain what you were feeling. But you're not gonna sit up in this courtroom, and talk about women, beautiful women, are equivalent to some chicken.

Well, naturally. . .

No! You're not gonna do that. Understood.

Okay, then. So now, we need to re-phrase. So, now, Ms.

Herman, Mr Houston testified that he wants to be a dad. Has he been a dad to Corey? HERMAN: No.

He doesn't do anything for Corey at all. So, I didn't buy nothing? He doesn't do anything for Corey at all.

Your Honor, this woman's full of lies today. I don't know what. .

. So, what have you done. .

. Can I show you a receipt? I made sure that I had his first pair of shoes.

I got him some booties. I did everything I was supposed to do, as far as making sure he had a car seat. I did all those things.

Of course, she ain't gonna give me no credit today. I'm not, because he came to the baby shower and he dropped off one pack of diapers. That's not true.

I didn't even go to the baby shower. See? HERMAN: Your Honor, I can't build a family with somebody that's already got a family.

How do I do that? How does that work? This woman shows up to my house with hickies on her neck.

. . Actually, it wasn't my house again, it was one of my homies.

. . But I'm not his wife.

Is that why you doubt that you're Corey's father? That's what I'm trying to let you know. I never tried to make a baby with her.

All my other kids, they were intentional. I did try to create this. .

. You know what I'm trying to say? Listen, if pregnancy required "intention".

. . (AUDIENCE LAUGHING) A lot of us wouldn't be in this room right now.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Pregnancy. .

. Let me tell something to you. .

. Pregnancy does not require intention. You don't have to intend to impregnate anyone.

But the thing is this. . .

One night, me laying in her bed. . .

Oh, my God. . .

Her phone vibrating in bed. Now, I remind you, it's 2:00 a. m.

, okay? Who is this text message coming through at 2:00 a. m.

? You know what she said? "Don't worry about it.

" On my life. You know what I did when she told me, "Don't worry about it"? 'Cause I gave her my time.

I left my home to come check on her, you know? She. .

. Oh, it was a privilege for her? HERMAN: You gave me.

. . Thank you that you left your wife.

I'm second choice. Thank you. I appreciate it.

It wasn't second choice! Mr Houston, you are walking a tight rope on my last nerve right now. Your Honor, if she opened the door when I needed an open door, what makes you think when I.

. . I'm sure she did this already.

She had plenty of men over. I mean, she had hickies. .

. So, that's my next question. Ms.

Herman, I must ask you, were you entertaining, having sex with, any other men during the time you also were having sex with Mr Houston? Not during the time I was having sex with Mr Houston. She was, I know she was.

So, now, you're raising Corey all on your own? I've been raising Corey by myself. For two years?

Almost three years. Almost three years, yes. Your Honor, ask her this.

Why would she wanna make him my child? Why would she wanna. .

. I don't wanna. .

. She know I got kids. Your Honor.

. . I don't wanna make him nothing.

Right. If he wasn't the father, I promise to God I'll do the holy ghost dance all around this courtroom. So, you're telling me there's no way that nobody else could be.

. . If it was, I promise to God.

. . If it's not.

. . You gonna see.

I love all my kids. But this one, he is not my child. You know, all my kids got this same duck lip.

They got the same pointy nose like me. We all got the same, thick eyebrows. Corey have a smushed nose, you know?

His face look nothing like mine or my father's or my other kids. So, Ms. Herman, tell me what you want after today's results.

I just want him to step up and be a man, like he says he is. A man before anything. That's all I want him to do.

For Corey? For Corey. All right.

I have the results for you. Jerome. .

. Here you go, Your Honor. Thank you.

These results were prepared by DNA Diagnostics and they read as follows. JUDGE LAKE: In the case of Herman v. Houston, when it comes to two-year-old Corey Herman.

. . It has been determined by this court.

. . Mr Houston, you.

. . Are not the father.

HERMAN: Yes! Thank you, Jesus. I ain't got to talk to this man no more.

So, you did all this. . .

Oh, I don't wanna hear nothing else you got to say. I'm free. Yup.

Oh, it's cool. Ms. Herman, I asked you was there any other man.

When we were sleeping together, we were sleeping together. I slept with somebody prior. HOUSTON: I'm a little tight, right now.

So, you're saying once you met Mr Houston, you only slept with him, but the truth is you were already pregnant? I'm relieved though. .

. Do you know who your child's father is? Yeah.

It ain't me. Does he want to be in Corey's life? I doubt it.

JUDGE LAKE: Look. . .

You now have ruined your family behind a relationship that didn't even produce a child ultimately. Your Honor, I can't feel no worse than I already feel, okay? I'll take that, because the only reason I sit here is to try to get through to the people who come before me.

Corey really is a good boy, you know? I had plans on loving him. And you can still love him.

Oh, I'm. . .

He's just not your biological child. But the thing is she already done separated it. .

. Listen, that's why we have this counseling, 'cause I want you all to see how to go forward. I wish you all the very best.

Court is adjourned.