There are various reasons for that intimidation, fear, blackmail or something else. Those are all plausible factors and can not be ruled out unless other information is provided. Ignoring them is simply leaning to a view point and not an objective analysis.
Actually the interpretation is based on the notion that the only one offended by the act is myself. To date the only phrases to describe the man are a jerk and coo coo. Words 2 years old to describe people who tease them. Such high thresholds are truly amazing.
And yes you can stop a spouse from seeing the children if there is a history of abuse and neglect. A court will allow for such a situation. Divorce law 101. Its like saying the father beat the kids but hey the law says he can meet them again and beat them when he does.
When a parent abandons a child the court has the right to limit the interaction of the abandoning parent for the benefits of the child. That even google can prove is correct.