Former wife of celebrity business tycoon claims he could make his son, 14, have sex only with prostitutes if he returns to London.
Heather Bird, 51 said Robert Tchenguiz, her ex-husband, wanted to make Robert a man by letting him sleep with a sexworker.
Ms Bird accused Mr Tchenguiz of ‘years of intense psychological abuse’ during their years of marriage, The Times reported.
They were divorced in 2019 and have been fighting in US courts about whether Ms Bird should return their children to the UK.
The former spouses lived on different floors of a £20million London house next door to the Royal Albert Hall when they separated in 2009. Julia Dybowska (30, a Polish model, was also living there at that time.
After Mrs. Tchenguiz took her two children with her to the USA for Christmas 2020, Mr Tchenguiz initiated legal proceedings against her.
According to Ms Bird, their son was anxious about sharing a home with his father and felt fearful in a filing filed at Missoula district division court.
Heather Bird (51), said that Robert Tchenguiz, her ex-husband, wanted to make Robert a man by having him sleep with a prostitute. Photo of the ex-spouses from 2006
According to her statement, “The root cause of his fear was his concern about being sent back to London by his father to fulfill his threat to make.” [their son]To transform into a man, have sex with paid sex workers that your father arranges for.
“The threat clearly stated that it would be done regardless.” [the son]Whether they want to take part or not. The age [Tchenguiz]Considers bar mitzvah age appropriate.
His bar mitzvah was his Jewish coming-of-age celebration. He did this weeks before he traveled to the UK with both his mother and sister.
American couple had their son enrolled in Eureka Montana school. There he settled down and competed in the state championship.
To allow the boy to remain in the country, he also created an online petition.
Ms. Bird was scheduled to fly to London with her children and ran an anti-ageing clinic. However, coronavirus restrictions prevented them from flying.
The couple’s divorce was finalised in 2019, but they separated in 2009 and lived on different floors of their £20million London house next door to the Royal Albert Hall. The house also had Mr Tchenguiz’ girlfriend Julia Dybowska, a Polish model (pictured), 30,
The teenager was suffering from a fever and a delay in taking a second flight.
Their teenage daughter, who was studying to drive and caring for horses in the US, was concerned that she would not be permitted to go on their June trip to Greece to see her father and girlfriend.
Ms Bird stated to the court that she and her family were forced to move in with Tchenguiz and his girlfriend, as well as a maid.
He lives next to Kensington’s Royal Albert Hall, in the old Royal College of Organists.
Tchenguiz began legal proceedings under the Hague Convention in October. This convention stipulates that children below 16 years old should only be heard in countries where their ‘habitual residence’ is.
The couple has a 16-year-old daughter, which she did not do in America.
Tchenguiz claimed that his family has lived in Knightsbridge in central London since their 2005 marriage.
In a court document Mr Tchenguiz’s lawyer Christopher Gillette said the father provided ’emotional’ and ‘financial’ support to the teenager throughout his life.
Judge Donald Molloy adjourned hearing to next month, and directed the teenager for a “mental evaluation”.
The former spouses’ story was told in the 2018 BBC documentary Robbie’s War: The Rise and Fall of the Playboy Billionaire, which claimed Mr Tchenguiz enjoyed a lavish life while his wife and children struggled.
He said that it was not true and maintained that they had a good relationship.