Yeah, there is so much weird with this. Where did the gossip come from? Where is the son in all this? Saying "I was never charged" is suuuuuuuper weasely. And the "didn't check to see if it was true" is a weird way of phrasing it, too, especially since the son and/or source of "gossip" is not mentioned. Like he thinks the daughter should just ask him so he can say no (or "I was never charged" as the case may be!) and take that as the truth, even if she's heard from other first-hand sources.

Like, this guy is supposed to be defending himself and making himself look like the good guy. It's his own letter! And yet I 100% believe he did it just from his own wording.