After the conviction, Boulder District Judge Dan Hale ordered a new trial, because one juror knew a prosecutor unconnected to the case. Last week, Hale reinstated the conviction because the defense attorney hadn't filed a proper written motion. The man was sentenced Thursday, and the girl came with a message. A victim's advocate read the girl's statement, carefully printed on yellow paper, to the judge and to the abuser. I think what he did to me was wrong.
Rabbits run rapidly through the rough grass.
I love to play in the swimming pools. Nothing is better than knowing I'm safe. Next to the two exclamation points, she drew a little heart and a smiling face. She is remarkable. One night last May, she was sleeping alone in her mother's bed, wearing her Garfield nightshirt, when she was disturbed by a series of painful, intrusive pokes.