Thomas Ravenel has failed in his bid to have records spanning the time during in which he allegedly sexually assaulted two women excluded from custody proceedings brought by ex, Kathryn Dennis.

Ravenel had petitioned the court to deny Kathryn the right to compel him to produce material relating to any events before June 30, 2017 - the date of their original settlement in which he was granted full custody of daughter Kenzie, four, and son Saint Julien Rembert, three.

DailyMail.com was in Charleston County Court to hear his petition denied by Judge Long who said he ‘took a very liberal view of discoverable evidence.’

Last month Kathryn filed papers demanding that Ravenel hand over all financial, social media, cell and medical records dating back to January 1, 2015 - the year in which he is alleged to have committed two highly publicized sexual assaults.

Now, Ravenel, 56, must hand over potentially incriminating texts and emails of apology he supposedly sent to former nanny Dawn Ledwell in the wake of an assault she claims took place on 25 January 2015 and for which Ravenel is currently awaiting trial.

Kathryn Dennis, 26, and Thomas Ravenel, 56, appeared in Charleston court Thursday amid their legal battle over custody of their two children aged four and three

Kathryn was dressed head to toe in black and appeared icy throughout - a contrast to the bitter claims she made against her husband in a court filing last month

Ravenel failed in his bid to exclude material from before June 2017, which include possible incriminating texts and apology emails sent to the former nanny he allegedly sexually assaulted in January 2015

DailyMail.com obtained court documents filed by Kathryn's attorneys demanding he turn over all financial, cell and medical records since January 2015, as part of the custody battle over their children Kenzie, four, and Saint Julien Rembert, three, which she lost to him two years ago

Ravenel must give Kathryn’s attorneys material relating to the $200,000 payment he made to Tinder date, Debra Perkins whom he made sign an NDA after allegedly assaulting her in December that same year.

Neither Ravenel nor Kathryn commented as they left court. The once explosive couple, known for their often destructive passion, did not acknowledged at each other at all.

At times Ravenel shook his head and clasped his hands together in suppressed anger.

Twenty-six-year-old Kathryn was dressed head to toe in black, and appeared impervious throughout - a vision of disinterested poise.

But court documents, seen by DailyMail.com, paint a very different picture from today’s icy exterior.

They lay bare the bitter spiral of claim and counter-claim into which the former Southern Charm couple has descended.

In them, Kathryn claims that her ex ‘has a personality disorder’ that led him to ‘sexually assault at least two women’ including his children’s former nanny and Tinder date, Ashley Perkins, whose silence he bought with that $200,000 in ‘hush money.’

Kathryn filed for sole custody of the children in November last year just three weeks after Ravenel was arrested and charged with assaulting nanny Dawn Ledwell.

Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com last year Dawn, told of how Ravenel sexually assaulted her in a drunken attack while his daughter Kenzie slept in the very next room.

Charleston Police Department’s report gives a more graphic account of how a naked Ravenel allegedly tore at Ledwell’s clothing, grabbed between her legs and, when she crouched down to try to avoid his attack, forced himself in her face.

Kathryn has never spoken publicly about any of the allegations made against her former lover.

But her petition for custody state that she believes Ravenel was ‘under the influence of alcohol along with potential drugs and that the incident included a sexual assault of the Nanny.’

The documents note that Ledwell passed a lie detector test.

Thomas was spotted leaving his business in Charleston, South Carolina with his four-year-old daughter Kenzie Tuesday

While Kathryn claims Thomas suffers from a personality disorder, he says Kathryn has been diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions, including 'Bi-Polar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, kleptomania'

They also claim that Kathryn is ‘informed that there are text messages and/or emails in which the Defendant apologized to the former Nanny for his conduct.’

In fact, the papers go on to claim that Ravenel told Kathryn ‘he had been afraid he would be charged with rape and that he would not do well in going back to prison.’

Any hope for peaceable co-parenting, fostered by previous seasons of Southern Charm in which both Ravenel and Kathryn seemed willing to amicably co-exist for the sake of their children, has been well and truly dashed by Kathryn’s excoriating custody filing.

In it, Ravenel is described as having ‘extreme narcissism and anger management problems.’ According to his former lover he exhibits, ‘periods of impulsive and uncontrollable anger directed at critics, strangers on the street and other persons at random times.’

Ravenel’s erratic behavior has become so notorious to residents of Charleston that, Kathryn’s filing claims, a website was created entitled T-ravsafefreezones.com listing restaurants downtown from which he has been banned.

The court documents filed by Kathryn's attorneys claim Thomas suffers from a personality disorder, is incapable of caring for the children and uses drugs

The documents, which also pointedly note that Kathryn is 29 years Ravenel’s junior and therefore has more energy and time to devote to parenting, go onto allege that Ravenel skewed the results of court mandated random drugs tests that both he and she had to undergo as part of their original custody settlement.

The court documents state that Ravenel told Kathryn ‘he had been afraid he would be charged with rape and that he would not do well in going back to prison' for alleged assault on his former nanny Dawn Ledwell

Among other things, she alleges that Ravenel threw a party in his downtown home ‘with illegal drugs present’ and that he ‘informed fellow party participants while standing in the bathroom that mushrooms don’t show up on drug screens.’

True to form Ravenel has hit back with full vitriolic force against the mother of his children.

Amid the slew of allegations he hurls at Kathryn by way of response he claims that, while he has never been diagnosed with a personality disorder, she ‘has been diagnosed with multiple mental health conditions, including but not limited to Bi-Polar Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, kleptomania, self-mutilation and Cluster B Personality Traits including histrionic and borderline personality disorders.’

He goes on to rubbish Kathryn’s claims to be drug free, alleging that she has ‘a history of purchasing synthetic urine’ in order to pass drug tests.

Perhaps most extraordinary of all is his claim that Kathryn’s suit for a change in the agreed custody arrangement is not brought ‘out of concern for the best interests of the children,’ but with ‘the sole and/or primary purpose of securing her role on the reality TV show “Southern Charm.”’

Ravenel has alleged that Kathryn’s only concern is ‘progressing her storyline as the ‘rehabilitated Mother who regains possession of her minor children.’

Certainly this is the version of Kathryn to have emerged towards the end of the previous season when she was embraced by all, most notably Charleston society doyenne, Patricia Altschul - once her most powerful critic now her most influential ally.

But according to Ravenel this is all just a cynical manipulation of life into ‘plot-line’ and fodder for the show’s next season.

The former State Treasurer for South Carolina and Southern Charm star failed in his bid to exclude material from before June 2017

Ravenel claims that Kathryn’s, ‘obsession with fame, stardom and public exposure is injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the minor children’

Ravenel's court papers claim daughter Kensington and son Saint have required intensive therapy as a result of their mother's actions during and after each pregnancy

He claims that Kathryn was egged on by the show’s makers and embarked on the suit with the ‘encouragement, condonation, and/or express or implied permission of the producers of Southern Charm, for the purpose of providing dramatic material for the next season of Southern Charm.’

Filming for season 6 wrapped last month and the new show is set to premier at the beginning of April.

And while Kathryn has a newfound social standing, Ravenel’s star is very much in the descent. He has been unceremoniously dropped by both cast and crew and will not be rejoining the show.

He has responded to the snub by biting the hand that used to feed him. He has now brought a suit against program-makers Haymaker Media and Bravo whom he blames for orchestrating his dramatic fall from grace for ratings.

He describes Kathryn’s suit as ‘frivolous’ and made ‘in bad faith,’ and goes a step further by alleging that she was behind both Ledwell and Perkins’s decisions to go public with their claims of assault.

Ravenel states that he, ‘believes that it is not coincidental that the pending sexual assault allegation….was brought on or around the time the parties were scheduled to attend mediation over custody, per the terms of the 2017 Final Order.’

Both children are undergoing therapy with each parent blaming the other for its need.

For his part, Ravenel claims that Kathryn’s, ‘obsession with fame, stardom and public exposure is injurious to the health, safety and welfare of the minor children.’

Meanwhile, in a complete reversal of fortune, Kathryn has painted Ravenel as morally unfit and mentally unstable to parent the children she bore him, lost to him and now may very well win back from him.

The Presiding Judge of Charleston’s Family Court is expected to rule on Ravenel’s petition today.



Speaking after the hearing Ravenel’s attorney, Kelley Andrews told DailyMail.com, ‘This WAS NOT about Mr. Ravenel trying to hide information. This was based on the law and principles of judicial economy.

‘Nevertheless, the judge did deny Ravenel’s request that he not be required to produce information prior to the date of the Final Order. This was not surprising. Sexual assault is a serious issue and it is understandable why the judge was not inclined to prohibit Ms. Dennis’s attorney to collect information to his satisfaction.’

She added, ‘In all, it was a complex but fair decision, and one in which Mr. Ravenel is quite pleased. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about.’