Kate McClure and "Johnny" are seen in a photo posted on the GoFundMe page she started for him. (credit: GoFundMe)
According to media reports, a New Jersey judge hearing a civil lawsuit filed by Bobbitt ordered the couple to testify under oath on Sept. 10 about what happened to the money. They say it's gone, and Bobbitt claims it was stolen. An attorney representing McClure and D'Amico indicated that the couple planned to invoke their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination, the reports say.
Both sides have given differing accounts about how much money got to Bobbitt. McClure and D'Amico claim they gave him more than $200,000, but his attorney says he got about $75,000. GoFundMe's fees were about $30,000. The couple has denied wrongdoing and said they were afraid that Bobbitt would spend the money on drugs.
McClure, a receptionist, and D'Amico, a carpenter, used the GoFundMe money on lavish vacations and a new BMW, which they couldn't otherwise afford, according to Bobbitt's lawyers.
In an appearance last week on "Megyn Kelly Today," the couple said that $150,000 of the money remained, days after telling the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News that $200,000 was left. Soon after the TV appearance, D'Amico urged Bobbitt in a text message to get rid of his lawyers, according to the Inquirer.
"I say I get rid of my team of lawyers you get rid of yours and Kate and I write you a check," D'Amico wrote in the message, according to the Inquirer. "Seriously… no bull–."
Eventually, Bobbitt wound up back on drugs, living on the street and panhandling for food. He's reportedly getting treatment at a detox facility.
GoFundMe has deposited $20,000 into an escrow account for Bobbitt while the investigation into the possible misuse of funds continues, according to the Inquirer.
No criminal charges are pending, and a spokesman for the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office didn't respond to a request for comment for this story. Neither did any of the attorneys connected to the case or GoFundMe.
