MOBILE, Alabama -- The twists keep coming in the case of a Mobile, Ala., lesbian who was severely beaten by her girlfriend's brother on Thanksgiving Day.

On Sunday, Travis Hawkins Jr., 18, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault after Mallory Owens, 23, was severely beaten at his family's house after Thanksgiving dinner.

In a shocking interview with FOX10, Ally Hawkins, 20, Owens' girlfriend, told the news station that her brother attacked Owens because he found out the couple was "heavy into drugs" and had worked as prostitutes.

"My brother, whom I love and will never stop loving, felt as if he was protecting me," Ally Hawkins wrote in a post on Facebook. "My beautiful girlfriend did not deserve what happened to her no matter what she has done."

According to Ally Hawkins, six months ago she and Mallory were so deep into drugs and alcohol that Ally Hawkins was stripping "to support my drug habit."

"One night, when we were both high, my girlfriend had set up a deal without me knowing, without me having no idea what was going to happen, set up a deal for me and her to have relations with men for money," Ally Hawkins wrote.

She said it happened twice.

"I have yet to forgive myself or her."

In a news conference Tuesday, Travis Hawkins Jr.'s parents, Travis Hawkins Sr. and Bridgette Hawkins, said the family had no issue with the relationship between Ally Hawkins and Owens. However, the family had issues before with Owens' "conduct."

According to friends and family, Ally Hawkins and Owens have been dating for about a year.

"There had been an issue with Ally's conduct, and there was a thought that the relationship with Mallory was not healthy for Ally - not because it was a female-female relationship, but because of Mallory's conduct," Attorney Peter Burns said on behalf of the Hawkins family.

Booking records from Mobile County show that in October 2011, Ally Hawkins was arrested for possession of alcohol. She was 19 at the time.

She has no other known arrests in Mobile County.

A search of Mobile County booking records shows no known prior arrests in Mobile County.

Owens has not directly addressed Ally Hawkins' claims, but in a statement released today, she said Ally Hawkins' is "not speaking" for her. Owens' family believes the attack was motivated by Owens' sexuality.

"Ally Hawkins has continued to release statements and make arbitrary Facebook posts and she has even offered a motive for her brother's actions," Owens said.

"Please know that Ally Hawkins is not speaking for me, she is not representing me in the media in any way. Her statements and public posts on Facebook or any other form of social media are not representative of my opinions, beliefs or words."

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