Father of The 5 Browns Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse

Sometimes, it's the families that seem the most perfect that are hiding the most terrible secrets. On Thursday, Keith Scott Brown -- the 55-year-old father of the Julliard-trained siblings who make up the popular piano quintet The Five Browns -- pleaded guilty to sexually abusing his three daughters when they were children. The victims -- Desirae, 32, Deondra, 30, and Melody, 26 -- could have remained anonymous under Utah law, but have bravely come forward to the press.

Along with brothers Gregory and Ryan, both in their mid-20s, the sisters gained worldwide fame as part of The Five Browns. The home-schooled children each started studying classical piano seriously at age 3; they later became the first group of five siblings to be (simultaneously!) admitted to the prestigious arts conservatory Julliard. The virtuosos were known to play difficult pieces together with their pianos in a circular formation.

In 2002, when the youngest Brown siblings were still teenagers, the quintet appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and 60 Minutes (see clips below). They've since been featured on nearly every morning show and magazine program you can name.

In 2009, the Brown children published an autobiography called Life Between the Keys -- but they didn't mention the trauma that could end with their father behind bars for life. Keith was charged last week with three felonies against his daughters. Days later, he got in a terrible car accident with his wife, the children's mother Lisa Brown, 54. On Thursday, still battered from the crash, he pleaded guilty to all charges of child sexual abuse, and is expected to serve 10 years to life in prison.

The Brown siblings are handling the ordeal gracefully. On their website, they posted the video below, along with a message thanking fans for their support. "If one of us weren't here, (the music) wouldn't have the same feel to it," the siblings say in the video. "When we're old, the thing we'll look back on is our relationship... and our love for each other."

 

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Source: http://www.ivillage.com/father-5-browns-pleads-guilty-child-sex-abuse/1-a-324347

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