Grace Kelley, Daughter of Wynonna Judd, Details Sexual Abuse and Her Mother’s Alleged Cover Up

Kelley claims she was sexually abused by her stepfather at the time and Judd covered up the incident.

The famous country singer is facing heavy allegations from her daughter, who has lengthy history of legal issues.

Wynonna Judd’s daughter, Grace Kelley, claimed she was sexually abused by her former stepfather, and the country singer covered up the abuse.

Kelley, currently 29-years-old, discusses the abuse during her interview with the Daily Progress. She claimed that D.R. Roach molested her when she was only 10-years-old, who was married to Judd from 2003 until 2007.

Roach, Judd’s former bodyguard and ex-husband, was arrested in March 2007 and later charged with three counts of aggravated sexual battery on a child under the age of 13. Judd divorced him following his arrest and conviction, though the victim was never identified, Page Six reports.

Kelley following her baptism at the Ground Zero Church of the Nazarene (Photo Courtesy: Grace Kelley)

“When he was arrested and it came out in the news, that’s when she divorced him,” Kelley told the Daily Progress. 

“So, is my mom rich? Yeah, she’s so rich that she was able to sweep me under the rug and abuse me and then cover it all up,” she claimed to the publication. “I don’t want to talk bad about my mom, but we’ll just say she’s a good performer. She was never a mother.”

Kelly told the publication how she’s now sober after a history of drug addiction, and she also found religion while currently living in Charlottesville.

Reps for Judd didn’t return Page Six’s request for comment.

Kelley, daughter of Judd and her first husband Arch Kelley III, has had her fair run-ins with the legal system throughout the years. In 2018, she was sentenced to eight years in prison for violating her probation. She was released the next year, though she found herself back behind bars in 2021 for violating her probation again.

Her latest arrest came in August 2024 for fleeing an officer, driving with a suspended/revoked license and using motorcycle equipment improperly, Page Six reported at the time.

During a December 2010 interview with Oprah, Judd spoke out about Roach’s arrest. She found out about the arrest while at the airport, and kicked him out of their shared home “within the hour.” 

She said she knew the victim, but she didn’t speak on the situation as it was the child’s story to tell whenever they were ready.

Kelley walks the halls of the Ground Zero Church of Nazarene in Charlottesville (Photo Courtesy: Cal Tobias, The Daily Progress).

Kelley currently lives in Charlottesville, and ultimately gave her life to God. Her candid interview with The Daily Progress not only details the sexual abuse, but how she turned her life around. She now attends the Ground Zero Church of the Nazarene.