The daughter of former Nez Perce Tribal Police officer Leotis McCormack has publicly shared a deeply personal statement describing their experiences growing up and the lasting impact of family estrangement, trauma, and alleged abuse. The statement, posted on social media, reflects the individual’s perspective and describes events they say contributed to years of emotional pain, separation within their family, and ongoing distress.

These are serious personal allegations shared directly by someone with firsthand familial ties. As with any public claims involving a former law enforcement officer, transparency and accountability remain matters of public interest. This post is being shared to document and acknowledge the statement as it was publicly presented, allowing the community to be aware of the concerns being voiced. This was published to her Facebook Page on July 12, 2025.

All statements referenced originate from the individual who published them and represent their personal account.

“I’ve reached my wits end. I don’t bring this type of stuff to social media because I’ve always wanted to protect the privacy of my family. But after some recent events, I just can’t continue to let this individual be protected and get away with what he has. Anything I continue on to say is my absolute truth, I’ve said everything and more directly to the source with no change. So keep in mind that me being here, writing this, is pure desperation in getting the truth heard as I have been silenced for years. In no way am I attempting to cause drama, this is genuinely absolutely soul crushing. Please, just hear my story.

Now, the “downfall” of the McCormack family is well known and I’m sure very well talked about. When I was little, we were that family with the “perfect” parents. Everyone idolized their relationship. But now, the estrangement in my family is DEEP. My siblings are scattered in the stands at events, my parents won’t walk past each other and sit on opposite sides of the court. And I’m sure everyone can’t help but wonder, why? Now I’ve heard many different perspectives over the years, different rumors and interpretations of my family relationships. But as the person who has personally been estranged from my father the longest and was by my mom’s side every single day through these years, I have seen a lot and girl do I have some shit to say now. It’s far overdue.

The man that yall praise and respect for being this upstanding “family man” is absolutely the entire reason that my family is where we are now, however you wanna paint it. He has single hand-idly attempted to break all of us down individually. Of course it’ll all be denied, no one, and especially Leotis McCormack, would ever admit to such disgusting wrong doings. I’ve tried to get a genuine apology with change for years and it’s never presented. But nonetheless, I will ALWAYS tell the truth behind the genuine health and wellbeing of those I love in hopes to incite change.

This man brought police to our home multiple times for a custody exchange. For one, they were outside of jurisdiction, and my mom never said or did anything to warrant police presence. As I said, I was always there and never did me or my siblings ever feel unsafe, only when it came to these situations with his direct influence. He always chose the most traumatizing route and couldn’t be the one to face the trauma in his kids’ eyes, so he brought cops.

The countless times I was hugging my sisters and they were sobbing about not wanting to go with him and he came and ripped them from our arms. The screams of my sisters are seared in my mind forever. And even after when I tried to be their voice, I was ignored, ostracized and ridiculed.

The amount of tribal police we’ve had following us. Mind you, this shitshow began when he took my siblings on a weekend visit, the first after months of not speaking to us. He was supposed to stay in the area, but went to the rez and filed for emergency custody off of lies and manipulation. Didn’t see my siblings for months and have never lived under the same roof since. Let me state again, I WAS THERE EVERYDAY and I don’t care who it is against, if my siblings are genuinely in harms way, I would not cover that. My mom didn’t do anything to warrant them being taken and with neither him or my siblings even living on the rez, why go to tribal court? We were in Portland, he was in Moscow. Hm idk. I’ll let you ponder that one and answer it yourself.

The time I tried to speak up about my brother being pulled down a bad path and his gf bullying my siblings but I was berated, backed into a corner and sent to my moms. That was the last night I spent under his care. I was so defeated when just trying to speak up for my siblings being bullied by a 17 y/o, they were only between the ages of 4-8.

The fact that he doesn’t have any of his daughters on social media, blocked and unadded each and every one but is friends with/follows all of our classmates and friends??? Weird.

The time we had to pick my brother up because him and my dad got into a fight in front of my siblings. Then slapping my brothers wrist and telling him to “be a man and do it right” when referring to horizontal cuts (essentially telling my brother to cut vertically and attempt so he could win an ego fight). And telling his son he’s a coward just like his grandfather (because he committed when my dad was young).

The time I was berated and made out to be a whore for male validation because of my self harm (was only 14 and hi im a literal lesbian)

The time I was told by my brother that I was a burden to the family and my dad, not only defended, but agreed with him.

The fact that he had sole custody of me the ENTIRE TIME, yet I was allowed to stay with my mom? I was the only safe one? But not my siblings… hm. Will never understand that.

The time in the thick of quarantine, i was on psych hold at the hospital and he came to visit but told the doctors my mom had covid so then she was kicked out, I was quarantined and had to be completely isolated in the hospital for 3 weeks. He literally was the one that had covid, my mom tested negative and I had to be tested twice a day for 2 weeks and every test was negative.

Before that, while in the hospital bed being given meds, i was having a panic attack and he just joked and laughed next to me while I gasped for air with tears pouring down my face.

Cora’s last 2 birthdays alive, all she wanted was our family to be together for her party, I did everything I could to set that up and all my dad told me was my family was dead and had been for a long time. 3 months later Cora committed and my dad played family for the funeral, even kissed my mom on the forehead, but since then has continued the sick habits that got us there.

Or let’s talk about the day my sister died and how my mom and all but 2 of my siblings found out through the wife of a coworker that was on the scene when they found my sister.. the mother of the child that committed didn’t know what was going on and found out through someone offering condolences… my mom had to call my dad to find out what was going on.

The fact that he chose to miss the baby shower of his first grandchild because he was upset about his gf not being invited. Regardless of her negative comments towards my sister. (He will literally do anything to protect her because she is the literal pillhead he’s always painted my mom out to be) and STILL has yet to check on the health of his daughter after giving birth..

Or even just the other day when my sister broke her collar bone, he didn’t ask if she was ok, offered to bring Dutch and tried to make her get up and go outside to get it because he is too egotistical to walk it to my moms front door and hug his daughter who just got home from the ER with a bad break. Even acted confused when she started sobbing. Well you’re a father, a real man should be more worried about the well being of his child than an ego.

Truth is, this is just the few scenarios I could think of and that are appropriate enough for me to share without severely violating my families privacy. I could go on and on. But this is daily. It gets deep. It gets dark. And it is far from the truth most of yall use as lunch gossip. It makes me sick to know my mother can not sleep under the same roof as her children and this is the type of man that is caring for them. Y’all know my mother and know she is undoubtedly absolutely a MOTHER, some of yall let her raise your kids when you couldn’t. So it genuinely baffles me that we are here now and he continues this agenda.

He really is the type of man I am fucking terrified of in this world. The type of man in power that wouldn’t bat an eye at causing destruction for personal elevation. And that is a damn sad truth. I’ve had to live in a world praising the man thats done nothing but bring me and my family immense pain and suffering behind the act of “love”.

All of this is the exact reason that I work with vulnerable children now, from all different backgrounds. And in that I have done immense research on the effects this exact type of behavior has on child development. And it is appalling, this is such a disgusting type of abuse that is so easily disguised and excused. And yes, I used that word because it goes past personal opinion when your exact actions are used as examples in scientifically based articles on abuse.

Please reconsider who you surround yourself with, hold your community accountable and god damn it thank creator and everyone who voted that this type of erratic and harmful behavior isn’t sitting in chair making damning decisions for our people. If he is quick to not only wash his hands of his own flesh and blood, but also conduct their downfall, y’all aren’t safe either. People will do anything to have a good name.

And to the “man” of the hour, Leotis McCormack, the father of 7 children, do better.”