For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out. James Baldwin
8 years for the torture of a 4 year old hardly seems appropriate. The abuser showed no remorse, no understanding of the heinous nature of his activities and I predict will re-offend in the future.
Bannert showed no emotion as the judge read his sentence, which was reduced to five years and eight months in prison because of the 14 months he spent in pre-trial custody. The Crown was seeking a much harsher sentence of 15 years.
The court heard she was denied liquids to a point where she had to drink urine from the toilet and plant water. Graphic details of her sexual abuse also emerged from the trial. She described how sex in a bathtub with “daddy” was a common occurrence.
A victim impact statement written by a social worker said the girl is so traumatized she cannot learn or form normal emotional relationships. About to turn six next month, the girl is on medication for post-traumatic stress syndrome. She now lives in a foster home.
Her mother was earlier convicted and sentenced for her part in this crime.
Apparently the defense tried to argue this off as discipline. Locking a four year old in the basement, handcuffing her, denying her water, forcing her to watch pornography and dance in a suggestive fashion, raping her in the bathtub…..what part of that could in anyone’s twisted mind be considered discipline?
I wish you peace sweet daughter.
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I hope to gawdess someone will do a follow-up on this battered young soul.
She must be guided to beauty and peace and poetry to heal. Our Justice system sux!
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Eight years? OMFG! I really hope the Crown appeals that sentence.
That poor, poor girl… 😥
It shocks me that such depraved humans walk among us. I hope that there is some way to heal that poor child but how can you erase the damage done by so much horror.
The sentence doesn’t reflect the gravity of the crime but we often forget that in the past, these horrors never saw the light of day. So many dark secrets of abuse never accounted for in a court of justice.
Out in three?
Dr Dawg