'NCIS' Actor Speaks After Ex Is Charged With Sexually Abusing Their Son

Former NCIS: New Orleans actor Zoe McLellan is speaking out after her ex-husband was arrested on charges of rape and aggravated crime against nature. The victim is their son. Arrest records show that 51-year-old Jean-Pierre Gillain was extradited from California and taken into custody in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. McLellan spoke to WDSU about it, saying, "There's no script I've ever read that's been as awful as this. However, I always tell my son that we are warriors, not worriers, and we are fighting for him and that I will be able to keep him safe."

The alleged abuse took place in Louisiana between 2014 and 2016, the same years McLellan appeared on the hit CBS series. McLellan, who has been in a years-long custody battle with her ex, fears her son isn't the only victim. She stated, "There are other victims. I am hopeful that they will step forward, that they will have the courage to step forward because there are other victims."

In the wake of the charges, Zoe, who was also in Designated Survivor, founded the Believe the Child Campaign, which defrays the cost of legal action and therapy for families of abused children.

Gillain's charges could get him sentenced to life in prison.

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