Kemper Beasley III

Beasley says he had never before seen DSS asked to intervene in a civil contract action.

“this is the only scenario I can think of, quite frankly, where we were asked to intervene in a contract action”

In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 25:29

Beasley says DSS sought an emergency order to keep the baby safe until more was known about the California investigation.

“we felt like it was necessary for the protection of child to make sure this child was in a safe place”

In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 23:12

Beasley argues it would not serve the baby's best interest to remove her from Melissa Epps, the only caregiver she knows.

“It doesn't seem in the best interest of the child to be removed from the only thing the child knows”

In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 24:58

Kemper Beasley III says surrogacy disputes were new territory for his rural Virginia jurisdiction.

“Obviously, this is uncharted territory for us in central Virginia. Obviously, we deal with adoption, things of that nature, but not surrogacy”

In The Dark: The Journey, Episode 4: The Courts (Oct 6, 2026) · Listen from 21:07