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The most difficult day of my life turned into one of the best yesterday.

My family and I attended Crown Court as Prosecution witnesses against a man who abused a child of just 7 years old. The charges were only samples, but with 8 of them, he was looking at a lengthy prison sentence. He denied every charge until the last possible moment. After waiting for 5 hours for the trial to begin, he made a plea bargain. He confessed, but in return, his sentence would be reduced.

As the mother of that child, I have watched the consequences of his actions over the last few years, and perhaps I should have demanded more. But the fact is, accepting this plea meant my children didn’t have to go through the additional ordeal of giving evidence. To me, that was a blessing. Every denial was like another insult to my girls suffering, and she was incredibly brave to see it through to the end.

From the very beginning, we only wanted him to accept his guilt so that my family can begin to heal. I know his family feel destroyed by the shame. He will be on the Sex Offenders Register for the rest of his life, every move he makes will be monitored and potential future victims have some protection.

Does it feel like a hollow victory if he doesn’t go to jail? Not at all. Because HE CONFESSED, He admitted his guilt, and I can share that with the rest of the world. And I will… [link]


dA helped me through the last week. I submitted my first written work(Elysium) and a heavily emotional painting (A Girls Best Friend). The latter is dedicated to the memory of my loyal pooch and is testament to the strength I gathered for the trial. Before now I couldn't have attempted to work on this image, the loss was still too raw.



I think this is going to be a very good year for us now. I couldn't have come this far without the support I get here on dA. Thank you all




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