The friends and family of the father that have contacted the mother have all said they can't talk to the kids because no one.. not even the father.. is allowed to be with the kids w/out the step mom around.
The things that the kids have told the counselor that disturbed her were that the step mom still pulls their pants down to spank them even in public, and still insists on bathing them. They are 7 and 9 years old.
They dont talk about her at all to their mom and shes afraid to push them.