GUILTY OR - Monroe Macrae for child sexual abuse, Portland, 2009

[Rayemonde]

February 2011:

Multnomah County circuit judge sentenced Monroe Macrae to 20 years in prison Friday for molesting his girlfriend's daughter after the case was withdrawn for a year...

A grand jury was scheduled to hear the case in 2009, but the victim was too scared to even enter the courtroom for her testimony, Portland Police Bureau Detective Mace Winter, the case's lead investigator, said.

"This poor little girl was in a panic," recalled Winter, who said the then-5-year-old victim crawled under a table. "She did not want to go in and talk to adults about this thing that happened to her."

After a year of counseling, the girl was able to testify before the grand jury in July 2010. Her story of abuse led to Macrae's indictment, and he pleaded guilty last month rather than go to trial...

"(Sheriff Skipper) had the experience from a long career in law enforcement to ask the right questions, to find out what's going on, rather than just find a lost kid and walk her home," Winter said...

Winter declined to comment on whether the mother was charged, saying he wasn't sure if that situation had been resolved. He said the victim has been living in foster care...

Vasquez said the plea bargain resulted in a "significant, lengthy" sentence for Macrae while saving the victim from reliving the trauma she experienced.

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/portland_man_sentenced_to_20_y_1.html

That poor, brave little girl :cry:



Monroe "Max" Macrae

 

[oceanblueeyes]

February 2011:



http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/02/portland_man_sentenced_to_20_y_1.html

That poor, brave little girl :cry:


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Monroe "Max" Macrae

Thank God for people like Sheriff Skipper!

This reminds me of another case I have never forgotten due to the undeniable courage of a little 5 year old. This man had broken into their home where she lived with her mother. He raped and murdered her mother right in front of this little child. Then he raped her and cut her throat leaving her to die. But she didn't die and the doctors/nurses were able to save her life.

I remember in the trial she marched right up to the stand and sat in the witness chair. They didn't show her image but you could hear her little voice and it was strong. She never wavered. She told the jury everything they needed to know about what had happened to them and by whom. She had no problem pointing at the rapist/murderer sitting at the defense table. I will always remember the courage she showed at such a young age. Those who were in the courtroom said the long scar across her throat was still very visible.

I am so happy to know this little girl too has found courage she didn't know she had at one time. Children are amazing. Just like Shasta Greone who had her family taken from her and she too was ravaged by the beast, Joe Duncan. Shasta had every intentions of testifying against him in his Federal trial until he said there was no need because he wouldn't cross examine her. He was his own lawyer at the trial.

There are so many lost children crying out in the dark of night for help with no one hearing their pleas. The very ones they live with can be and often are.. their very worst enemies. 95% of gross neglect/abuse/rape/sexual assaults are done by someone known to the child/children. Often it is their very own biological parents or someone the parents lets hang around the child/children when they shouldn't.

God bless our little lost children. I hope one day someone like Sheriff Skipper will come and save them from the nightmares they have to endure daily.

IMO

 

[Castarael]

Probably shouldn't be putting this info out there, I just figured it's so old by now it won't matter. But hey! That's me! No, my bio mother did not get charged. They supposedly told her she could have me back if she went to therapy. She refused. I was abused through the foster system then finally adopted by another household that pretended to not be abusive. Unfortunately there wasn't a brighter future for me, but at least I've escaped all those people and am building up a brand new life for myself however long it may last. (FYI the woman had more kids after me AND doesn't vaccinate while actively ranting about people being bad parents for neglecting their child or letting their kids go to strangers houses... so gross)

Just a little rant to sit here unread. I survived, but can't catch a break. Life's a struggle man. Why's he sitting in prison learning beekeeping and having pizza parties while I'm struggling meal to meal with no support. He also scarred me inside so just existing is painful sometimes. Yay. Thank you for reading if you did, and feel free to ask questions!