Henry Betsey Jr. Turned Out to Be Very Loving. Bad? Not at all. However, this American was arrested for bigamy.
The good Henry Betsey Jr. wasn’t satisfied with just one partner; he turned out to be “loving” and married three Florida women, Tonya, Michele, and Brandi, in different counties. That is, he was in three marriages simultaneously.
ABC Action News, which broke the case, managed to contact Henry Betsey Jr.’s three wives.
What Is Henry Betsey Jr. Accused of?
Henry also faces accusations of bigamy and alleged domestic violence. Tonya and Michele obtained restraining orders, while Brandi kicked him out of her home just five days after the marriage.
Henry’s lie fell flat when Tonya learned she wasn’t the only one, so she began searching for civil records in other counties. Michele later filed a formal complaint with Hernando County authorities, which began the investigation that culminated in Betsey Jr.’s arrest.
What did Henry Betsey Jr.’s wives say when they found out?
They agreed that the marriage license system was at fault.
Michele Betsey told the newspaper: “There are no guarantees, and I think that’s where, in part, the system failed.”
While Brandi Betsey commented: “He took each of us to a different county to get married,” so no one found out sooner.
If the counties had talked, it would have saved me a lot of pain, a lot of money, and a lot of stress,” explained Tonya Betsey.
When did Henry Betsey Jr. marry each of them?
Of course, there’s always a beginning. Betsey Jr.’s first wedding was to Tonya in November 2020.
Marriages to Brandi and Michele followed in 2022. Interestingly, he married the former in February of that year and the latter nine months later.
Henry Betsey Jr. and His Dating Style
According to statements from Henry Betsey Jr.’s wives, he was a “Don Juan” of dating apps.
He fell in love with Michele after meeting her and contacting her through Match.com. The conquest was fleeting; it took three weeks to go from being friends to getting married at the county courthouse. “It was very brief. It happened very quickly.” “It happened in a span of about three weeks,” the woman said.
While he was courting Michele, Henry Betsey Jr. was married to Brandi, whom he had married months earlier at the Manatee County Courthouse.
I met him on the dating app Stir. It was the first time I’d ever used one,” she said.
I met Tonya on Tinder. “I met the person on a dating site, and the way she presented herself, she sold me the perfect person, when in reality, she wasn’t anything like that,” she told ABC Action News.
The case has been highlighted on social media; however, “there’s a possibility that he could simply receive probation. And that’s what’s really painful: the lack of accountability,” Michele lamented.
