r/GirlDinnerDiaries • u/gh0stlygal_ FREE MOM HUGS • 4h ago

Trigger Warning ⚠️ I testified in court (update)

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Dinner-chips, salsa, bean dip and a Mexican martini 🍸

https://www.reddit.com/r/GirlDinnerDiaries/s/VBaeEfptVi -link to my original post. I got a lot of support here and would love to give an update.
A few weeks ago, I was asked to testify in court against my childhood abuser from 26 years ago. After only getting probation for his disgusting crimes against me, he was left free in this world to reoffend and hurt other children. There were 6 victims that got up to testify. 6 known victims. Both boys and girls. I am proud to say we got a guilty verdict. The jury used less than one minute for deliberations and came back with a unanimous guilty verdict. Life + 20. He will be eligible for parole in 30 years, but I can guarantee you we will fight to keep him in his box. He will no longer be hurting children. The justice system failed me as a little girl. Failed all of his victims by letting him walk free and reoffend. Not today though. Small town Texas stuck it to him and I couldn’t be more grateful. Here’s to hoping he gets everything he’s given while he is in Texas prison.

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u/Adjectivenounnumb APPROVED✨ 3h ago edited 3h ago

The jury used less than one minute for deliberations and came back with a unanimous guilty verdict.

This makes me a bit nervous and seems like something they will go after on appeal. (Sorry, true crime follower, I've heard of deliberations of less than one hour, but never less than one minute, which barely sounds like enough time for them to establish a foreperson and go through the voting. I do expect to get downvoted for this, but yeah, seems odd. If you do choose to downvote me, please know I'm referring only to the possibility of appeal, hoping the conviction is not in danger.)

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u/gh0stlygal_ FREE MOM HUGS 2h ago

It’s within his legal rights to appeal. But trust me, there’s a whole pack of wolves after this man. We will fight until the end to make sure this POS stays in his box far away from children. If I have to make the trip back down to TX in 30 days to fight his appeal, that’s what I’ll do. If he makes it to his 30 years and becomes eligible for parole, I’ll be fighting that too.

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u/flywearingabluecoat Non-binary & Nourished 1h ago

🖤🖤🖤 one million billion love to you