Not that this is a fun thing to talk about...but I have had several people ask me if there is any update on our neighbors that were arrested for child abuse in October. Mary the aunt of the kids has pead guilty and taken a plea deal. She was originally charged with 9 counts of child abuse and 1 count of sexual abuse. With her plea deal the dropped the sexual abuse charge and dropped it to 4 counts of child abuse. The news was talking about the amount of time she could face in prison. 2 of the charges have a maximum sentence of 15 years and the other 2 have a maximum of 5 years. Some poeple offer thier comments on the news website and think that after all is said and done she could maybe only really face 5 to 10 years sentence, but maybe even get out after just a couple of years. She will officially be sentenced in court on January 15th.
I think that they are still working on some sort of similar plea deal with Sekoa (Blue).
I don't know how I feel about this. I mean I can't beleive that they could take away so many of the charges. Someone needs to pay for what happened to the kids. I'm not the one to judge and decide what they should or shouldn't get, I guess I'm just shocked at how this all works and how many charges they dropped.
There hasn't been much news about the kids...they do alot to protect their privacy. We do know that in about a month and a half they have doubled in weight. They are together in a foster home now. Still not sure where they will end up. But glad to hear they are gaining weight and doing good.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
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I have been wondering about that situation. I don't understand all the charge deals...they do need to pay for what they did though. Glad to hear those kids are getting healthy again.
Thanks for the update on the kids! I am glad to hear that they are making progress and getting healthier!
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