The Truth About Tooms/Doug Hutchison

As many of you know, the actor that played Tooms (Doug Hutchison) married Courtney Stodden when she was 16. What many don’t know is that she’s not the first girl he groomed.

Doug groomed me as a child too. It happened between the ages of 14-18. I met Doug through a friend of mine that met him at an XFiles convention back in the 90’s. I began writing him because I wanted to become an actress and I thought he could help me break into the entertainment business. When I was 15, he came to my high school and watched me perform in a talent show. That night he SAed me and my close friend. Despite this, I continued to have contact with him until I turned 18.

In 2020, I reached out to Courtney to let her know she wasn’t the only one he groomed. I sent her all kinds of proof so that she would know that I was not making it up. I found out shortly after this that Doug was grooming a 15 yo girl in the UK. With Courtney’s help, we were able to get her away from him. In 2021, I went to the police about what he did to me, only to find out that the statute of limitations had run out.

Last week, I did an interview with ABC Nightline about my whole situation. Courtney was there also to tell her story. Doug is back at it and may be grooming another child. We are doing all that we can to stop this. The episode will be airing on 3/18/25. If you can, please watch this episode and spread word about what’s going on. We need to stop him so no more girls are harmed by him.