EXCLUSIVE: 'For all we know he was some sort of sex slave': Son of Paul Pelosi's alleged attacker says his father is not evil, believes in human rights and is 'hardly a right-wing conservative'

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The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and battering her elderly husband with a hammer has suffered a traumatic life full of abuse, his son has told DailyMail.com exclusively.

'There is 'almost no person on this planet that has gone through so much suffering,' Nebosvod 'Sky' Gonzalez said. 'If you look into his eyes, you can see he's such a sad person.

'He isn't a danger to society, I don't even know if he even attacked Mr. Pelosi. For all that we know he was some sort of sex slave, as Elon Musk pointed out.'

DePape, 42, is due in court in San Francisco Wednesday for an arraignment on state charges including attempted murder, first-degree residential burglary, elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon, and threatening family members of public officials in connection with the October 28 attack on Paul Pelosi, 82.

He has also been charged in federal court. 

David DePape's son Nebosvod 'Sky' Gonzalez, 19, told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview: 'My father isn't an evil person, he did the best he could do as a father'

David DePape, 42, was wearing shorts, sneakers and a sweatshirt when San Francisco cops burst into the Pelosis' $8million four-bedroom home at around 2.30am on October 28

On the eve of the state hearing, his older son came to his defense.

'He often told us he was raised in an abusive home and would be physically abused by his grandparents,' Sky, 19, said.

He said that DePape, 42, told him and his brother Daniel, now 17, that his parents had pawned him off to his grandparents, who were physically abusive.

Instead of staying around to take the abuse, DePape would escape to the ocean to swim until the day was over, Gonzalez said.

When David was a toddler, Gonzalez claimed: 'His grandmother dumped a pot of boiling water on him. A piece of his clothing melted into his flesh and scarred him for life.'

Gonzalez also claimed that DePape was bullied in school and didn't have any friends. Because of that, he had a difficult time in his early years.

Gonzalez said he feels bad for Mr. Pelosi. 'But we don't know what happened. I don't know whether or not my father did what he's been accused of. So far what we know doesn't make any sense' 

Throughout his life he has found difficulty making friends, the son added. 'He is a loner.'

Gonzalez said that when he first heard that his father had been arrested for the attack on Pelosi, he was in shock. 'That's not the type of person he is.

'I'm surprised about the whole thing. There is still a lot of info that hasn't been given to the public. I have no clue what happened or how it happened. There are more questions than answers right now. Do we even know what really happened?'

Gonzalez and his brother live in a run-down home in Berkeley, California, with their older sister, Inti, DePape's stepdaughter. All three use the last name of Gonzalez. Their mother Oxane 'Gypsy' Taub gave all her children the 'Gonzalez' last name as a tribute to a Mexican family that saved her life several years ago.

Gonzalez said that when they were younger, his father took them to the park or beach and he has fond memories of his upbringing with DePape. 'He tried to be the best father he could be. He tried his best to make us happy.'

He said he'd tried to set up a jailhouse visit with his father, but so far had not been successful.

A glass door was shattered after DePape allegedly made his way into the Pelosi house with rolls of tape and gloves. 'For all that we know he was some sort of sex slave,' Gonzalez said. 'I mean how did David get into the house? Does anyone really know what happened there?'

DePape, 42, appeared in an orange jumpsuit in San Francisco, where he pleaded not guilty to federal charges following October's attack on Paul Pelosi

He also debunked the idea that the attack was politically motivated. 'My father had a lot of political views and told me about a lot of different things, but he didn't subscribe to either political party, Democrat or Republican.'

DePape said the two parties 'are just covers and colors' his son said. 

'What matters are the policies of each individual person. Each individual person is unique, and it isn't about right or left. That's just a distraction.'

Gonzalez said he believed his father was a member of the Green Party.

'My father had progressive views. He believed in human rights, equality, and justice. He was against the war, he was a peace activist, hardly a right-wing conservative, as he has been branded.'

Gonzalez said it's been several years since he's seen DePape. 'One day my father got into a fight with my mother, and she kicked him out and then we lost contact with him.'

He described DePape as the 'fun' parent, but admitted he contributed very little financially. The only job he has had for as long as his son can remember is making bracelets, which provided little or no money for his family.

Instead, he left the job as the breadwinner of the family to their mother, Taub, who is currently locked up at the California Institution for Women in Chino, California, for the attempted abduction of a 14-year-old boy. She will be eligible for parole next month.

Shortly after Pelosi was attacked, Taub, 53, told ABC30 that her former partner was 'mentally ill.'

She said he disappeared for a year in the mid 2010s.

Gonzalez lives in a run-down Berkeley home with his 17-year-old brother Daniel and older sister Inti. DePape is the biological father of Daniel and Nebosvod and the stepfather to Inti. All three use the last name of Gonzalez

'He came back in very bad shape. He thought he was Jesus. He was constantly paranoid, thinking people were after him,' she said. 'And it took a good year or two to get back to, you know, being halfway normal.

'When I met him, he was only 20 years old and he didn't have any experience in politics, and he was very much in alignment with my views and I've always been very progressive.

'I absolutely admire Nancy Pelosi,' she said.

Gonzalez, her son, says he understands why people dislike his father, but says that as DePape is his father,  he'll support him during the difficult time.

'We all deserve to know what happened, especially in such a high-profile case.

'Whatever happens in the future, happens. But no matter what, he is still my father.'

Gonzalez said he feels bad for Paul Pelosi. 'But we don't know what happened. I don't know whether or not my father did what he's been accused of. So far, what we know doesn't make any sense.'

He hopes the public will have compassion for his father, adding: 'I really love my dad and don't want him to suffer anymore.'