"Guilty."
Since it's already in the news, I suppose there's no harm on mentioning this here...
Yesterday, Bill stood before Stark County Common Pleas Court and pleaded guilty to the charges against him: kidnapping, domestic violence and felonious assault. Essentially, this means that there will be no criminal trial, only a sentencing in December. He could get up to 10 years (not likely that he'll get the full penalty, but anything's possible).
I'll post a link to Mom's website tonight, but for the time being, you can read the story on The Canton Repository's website.
(By the way, despite what the article says, Mom does indeed have three children, not two.)
It's a relief, in many ways. I'm glad she won't have to endure the stress of a criminal trial. There's always the chance that he'd have gotten a stiffer sentence if he'd tried to fight it, but who knows? Selfishly, I have to admit that I was sort of looking forward to watching the prosecutor put the screws to that bastard in the courtroom, but maybe this is for the best.
Nevertheless, this is certainly good news for our family. Thanks for your prayers and support. Still a long, long road ahead (the civil case will soon begin in earnest), but the encouragement Mom's received from all sides has been a true blessing.
Yesterday, Bill stood before Stark County Common Pleas Court and pleaded guilty to the charges against him: kidnapping, domestic violence and felonious assault. Essentially, this means that there will be no criminal trial, only a sentencing in December. He could get up to 10 years (not likely that he'll get the full penalty, but anything's possible).
I'll post a link to Mom's website tonight, but for the time being, you can read the story on The Canton Repository's website.
(By the way, despite what the article says, Mom does indeed have three children, not two.)
It's a relief, in many ways. I'm glad she won't have to endure the stress of a criminal trial. There's always the chance that he'd have gotten a stiffer sentence if he'd tried to fight it, but who knows? Selfishly, I have to admit that I was sort of looking forward to watching the prosecutor put the screws to that bastard in the courtroom, but maybe this is for the best.
Nevertheless, this is certainly good news for our family. Thanks for your prayers and support. Still a long, long road ahead (the civil case will soon begin in earnest), but the encouragement Mom's received from all sides has been a true blessing.
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