Mama June’s daughter Honey Boo Boo, 16, sparks concerns as she disappears from TikTok amid boyfriend’s ‘rape’ bombshell
MAMA June's daughter Honey Boo Boo has fans worried after noting her absence from TikTok amid her boyfriend's legal drama.
Dralin Carswell, 21, was arrested and accused of statutory rape years prior to his relationship with the Mama June: Road to Redemption star.
After it was revealed that Alana's beau, 21, was arrested in 2019 and accused of statutory rape, fans noticed that the reality star's TikTok account had disappeared.
The Toddlers in Tiara's star was not the alleged victim in the case and the alleged incident appears to have happened prior to their relationship.
Alana has not addressed her decision to step away from the social media site, but fans are worried.
Prior to the account disappearing, she had been active on TikTok.
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She has been equally quiet about the scandal surrounding Dralin.
According to the police report, the mother of the alleged victim brought her daughter into the police department and claimed that Dralin, who was 18 at the time, climbed through her daughter's window and had sex with the minor, who was 15.
In the report, the officer wrote that they interviewed the minor.
"I asked the daughter if it was consensual, and she stated 'Yes'."
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The minor told the officer that "her plan with Carswell was for him to come to the house and while there they had consensual unprotected sex in her bedroom."
Dralin allegedly told the police that the minor "was his girlfriend and they had talked about him coming to her house... but he did not actually go to the house."
He told police he was at his friend's home all day and night, however, in police interviews with the friends he claimed he was with, two of them told the investigators they had dropped him off at the minor's home and picked him back up over an hour later.
The friends allegedly told the police that when they picked Dralin up he "was scared and told them to drive fast" because the minor's "mama had caught him inside the house."
Reps for Alana and Dralin did not respond to The Sun's request for comment.
The TV star's boyfriend was initially charged with statutory rape but ultimately completed a pretrial diversion program that resulted in the dismissal of a claim for making a false statement to law enforcement.
During the pretrial diversion hearing in June 2021, the 21-year-old agreed to fulfill the terms of the program in exchange for a dismissal.
The assistant district attorney said during the hearing that Dralin "was charged with statutory rape, misdemeanor grade," however "Based on the evidence we didn't feel like we could prove the statutory rape but could prove making a false statement."
The ADA also noted: ";This is the first time Mr. Carswell has been in trouble. He is here today before the court representing himself. So the recommendation was a pretrial diversion in that situation.
"I've spoken to the mother of the 15-year-old and she's in agreement with the recommendation which is Mr. Carswell successfully complete this pretrial status and then his case will be dismissed.
"The conditions are $100 administrative cost. He's to consume no alcohol, controlled substances or intoxicants not prescribed by a physician. He's to complete a certified addiction evaluation and complete any recommendations. Submit to drug and alcohol screens at his expense. Perform 20 hours of community service. He's to have no contact with [the minor] and he's to attend and complete the moral recognition class program through JAG probation."
Dralin successfully completed all of his requirements and on December 13 of 2021, the case was dismissed.
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The Sun exclusively revealed early in 2021 that Alana and Dralin – a college student – were dating.
A source confirmed Dralin attended a Nashville technical school before the pandemic hit, but now resides in Georgia near Alana and her sister Lauryn 'Pumpkin' Shannon, 22, who has custody of her youngest sister.
Last month, Pumpkin exclusively told The Sun: "Me and my husband love Darlin. He’s very respectful and treats Alana with the utmost respect. He is around us and our kids a bunch also and we love him for Alana."
Despite the diamond ring the 16-year-old star has been sporting on that finger, Pumpkin clarified that it is not an engagement ring, but that it is actually a promise ring from Dralin.
The new mother of twins added that Dralin gave the ring to Alana "probably last year, I’m not exactly sure the exact date."
Dralin eventually appeared on a recent episode of Mama June: Road to Redemption, which aired in June.
In the episode, Pumpkin invited Dralin to Alana's 16th birthday party, which was filmed last year.
Almost as soon as he popped in for what clearly was a surprise, Alana scooped him off and hurried him outside for some alone time.
But the just blossoming couple's private moment would quickly be shattered by Josh, playing the overprotective father figure Alana never had.
After a cordial introduction, including shaking of hands, Josh laid down the law.
"There are only a few things..." Josh began. "She does live in our house, so the only thing I ask for is respect, honesty and to treat her really really good because she hadn't had the best mother in the world to treat her like she's supposed to been treated.
"If you don't do all those things, man, I'm just going to break your neck, ok? "
A silenced and stunned Dralin could do little else but shake his head nervously in agreement, unable to speak.
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"But," Josh concluded, "as long as you treat her good, that's the biggest thing."
Dralin appeared again in another episode, helping Alana study while Josh's daughter attempted to spy on the couple several times.
