’90 Day Fiance’ Alum Paul Staehle Says He and Son Pierre, 3, Aren’t Missing Amid Custody Dispute

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Speaking out. Paul Staehle and his eldest son, Pierre, were reported missing by Child Protective Services, but he denied kidnapping speculating, claiming it was all a misunderstanding.The 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days alum, 39, told TMZ on Saturday, July 1, that he took Pierre, 3, on a long work trip last month and that they are both safe.Earlier this month,  Pierre was listed as missing on a since-deleted alert from The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Kentucky’s Louisville Metro Police Department confirmed to In Touch that the toddler was reported missing on June 9. The listing noted the toddler had been missing since June 8 and might be in the care of Staehle.The Kentucky native — who shares sons Pierre and Ethan, 16 months, with Karine Martins — alleged to TMZ that he has sole custody of both children and brought Pierre along while he searched for a job in Pennsylvania and Florida.

Staehle told the outlet that he planned to return to Louisville immediately and hoped to regain custody of both boys.Martins, for her part, noted in Portuguese that she was “doing well” in a Saturday statement shared via her Instagram Story.Staehle — who initially met Martins online before they connected in person on 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days season 1 — claimed to TMZ that he brought Pierre on the trip since he suffers from “extreme separation anxiety.” The outlet reported that Ethan had been staying with Martins before CPS officials seized custody amid their ongoing investigation.After their 90 Day tenure in 2017, Staehle and Martins tied the knot in her native Brazil in November 2017 before welcoming Pierre two years later.“I’m very happy, very excited,” the father of two exclusively told Us Weekly in March