On Thursday, after a year of excruciating court appearances, the girl was crying again, but this time they were tears of relief. Her tormentor, who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her, had been sentenced to 5½ years in jail. “He’s not going to hurt me anymore, he can’t hurt other kids and he’s gone,” she said outside court, her voice thin and tired. It was only after she gave birth in hospital that she felt she could tell her mom what really happened. I wouldn’t hurt an animal and I wouldn’t hurt a baby and without that baby I would probably be dead“I wouldn’t hurt an animal and I wouldn’t hurt a baby and without that baby I would probably be dead,” she said.

Source: National Post October 22, 2016 15:45 UTC