I pray that this child has solid support. I'm awed by the strength it must have taken for a teen to get up in court and confront her abusers. That confrontation is a major step toward healing. You go, Girl!!
http://www.standard.net/topics/cour...rong-words-mother-stepfather-sentenced-prison
Teen sex abuse victim has strong words for mother, stepfather sentenced to prison
"A prosecutor called a child sex abuse case against a husband and wife one of the most "disturbing, horrific crimes" he has encountered in his career. "I don't see any justification toward leniency..."
and
Penni Barry, 36, and Michael Ray Barry, 45, were both sentenced to serve
15 years to life in Utah State Prison on Tuesday. On Feb. 8, Penni Barry pleaded no contest to first-degree felony sodomy upon a child and Michael Barry pleaded guilty to first-degree felony sodomy on a child...."
and
"...Judge David Connors said before he sentenced the pair, "I don't generally like to make editorial comments when I'm sentencing (but like [DA Richard] Larsen)
I've never seen anything so obviously disgustingly wrong as the facts of this case...."
and
"...
The girl, who is in state custody undergoing treatment, spoke at the hearing. "There is not a place in hell hot enough for you," she said in a courtroom packed with family and members of Bikers Against Child Abuse. She spoke about the abuse and how now she knows "
it was very, very wrong. I feel dirty still." Muffled sobs could be heard as adults in the gallery bowed their heads and wiped tears while the girl spoke.
She said she still loves her parents, but what they did "
was beyond wrong" and
the prison time they serve is not just for her, but to protect her siblings. "I mostly blame my mother, because she should have been my protector, but she bought me cigarettes, alcohol and drugs..."
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