Arizona 13-12 months-Previous
I Did not Assault My Ex With Dodgeballs
… It Was Only a Sport!!!
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August 14, 2026
1:22 PM PDT
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The 13-year-old boy in Arizona going through a misdemeanor assault cost over a health club class dodgeball recreation says he by no means meant to harm anybody … however admits he is nervous about going to court docket.
Abel Schipper and his mother, Cecily, joined us on “TMZ Dwell” Friday … and he insisted he by no means tried to harm his ex-girlfriend when he and two buddies threw foam dodgeballs at her throughout a warm-up.
Abel says the children had been throwing at random classmates earlier than focusing on his ex … and denies they scrunched up the froth balls to make them hit tougher. As for her massive bruises, Abel says he has no thought how they acquired so extreme.
Cecily says the lady wasn’t admitted to the hospital, however went to the ER to have a bruise evaluated. She added she did not even know Abel was in authorized bother till March — 3 months after the incident — when a letter arrived saying he’d been charged.
Abel says the varsity by no means disciplined him … and Cecily claims the lady even requested her for a experience residence weeks after the incident.
The household now has a public defender … however Cecily says he nonetheless hasn’t sat down with them to listen to Abel’s aspect.
Whereas Abel initially dismissed the scenario — telling Harvey, “It is simply dodgeball” — he admitted the court docket case does scare him. He referred to as a July look “nerve-wracking” … and Cecily says her son was shaking badly.
As we reported … Abel is going through an assault cost stemming from the December 2025 dodgeball recreation at Mayer Excessive Faculty. Authorities say his ex-girlfriend was repeatedly hit and later went to the hospital with massive bruises.
He is due again in court docket Monday.
No phrase if his weekend plans embrace dodgeball.
