Complex sentence: Ames claimed she was routinely sexually molested by her paternal grandfather as a child, but her father refused to believe her and at 12 years old she was sent to live in a group home.
Split into simpler sentences: Ames claimed she was routinely sexually molested by her paternal grandfather as a child. Her father, however, refused to believe her and at 12 years old Ames was sent to live in a group home.