A woman from Indiana is facing legal repercussions for bigamy and falsifying a marriage license application. Authorities allege that she married her biological father, who is currently incarcerated, while still being legally married to another man. The motive behind this unusual union, according to the police, was to secure her father’s monthly $350 Veterans Affairs payments.
Kimberly Tempel, a 44-year-old resident of Tell City, is accused of providing false information on her marriage license application. She reportedly claimed that she was not already married and that her intended spouse was no closer in relation than a second cousin. However, the reality, as per the police, was quite different. Tempel had applied for a marriage license to marry her biological father, Bradly McCollom, a 59-year-old resident of Evansville, who is currently serving time in prison for a probation violation.
Tempel’s application contained several inaccuracies, according to the police. She falsely claimed that McCollom was not a convicted lifetime sex or violent offender. However, police records indicate that McCollom has a federal child pornography charge on his record. The addresses provided by Tempel and McCollom on the application were also found to be incorrect.
Court records reveal that Tempel was in the process of getting a divorce when she married McCollom on July 26, 2024. McCollom’s sister reportedly informed the police that Tempel and McCollom had falsified the marriage license to access his Veterans Affairs payments. Despite being incarcerated for a probation violation, McCollom is expected to be released in July.
McCollum’s sister also provided documentation from a DNA service, which indicated a 99.999999% probability of McCollom being Tempel’s biological father. Tempel was arrested on charges of providing false information on a marriage license application and bigamy, but she has since been released.
However, a recent report from a local ABC affiliate, WEHT, suggests that there may be more to the story. An individual with knowledge of the case contacted the outlet, claiming that the allegations of Tempel being McCollom’s daughter were false. This person provided documentation from the DNA Diagnostics Center, which purportedly shows that McCollom is not Tempel’s father. However, these claims have not been verified, and further tests are pending.