Gerson Fuentes, a 28-year-old illegal migrant from Guatemala who raped and impregnated a nine-year-old girl in Indiana, has been handed a life sentence, with a requirement to serve 25-30 years before he becomes eligible for parole. Judge Julie Lynch hinted she wanted to give Fuentes a firmer sentence, accepting a plea bargain at the request of the victim’s family to spare her from having to testify but calling it a “very hard pill for this court to swallow.”
“Anyone who’s ever been in this courtroom for the last 20 years knows how this court feels about these babies, young people, being violated,” the judge said. “However, today, by the request of the family, this court will be sentencing without comment – and everyone knows how hard that’s going to be, because the court considers this the worst of [offenses].”
Fuentes, who was the boyfriend of his victim’s mother, came to national attention due to the girl having to travel out of state for an abortion. This became widely known as a result of her doctor disclosing her situation to the press after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The doctor was later reprimanded for violating patient privacy laws.
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