Ten-Year-Old Girl Pregnant by Stepfather

(Abbeville, South Carolina) A neighbor says 26-year-old William "Billy" Edward Ronca should be hanged in the city square for raping his 9-year-old stepdaughter who, now 10-years-old, is seven months pregnant. The girl is reportedly doing fine, that is, if a 10-year-old in the third trimester of pregnancy can be considered fine. The girl's mother has filed for divorce from Ronca.

Ronca, on the other hand, is locked up in the Abbeville County jail, charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor. A DNA test confirmed Ronca as the father. He could be facing 35 years in a South Carolina prison.

Police made a point of mentioning that Ronca is originally from Boston and has only lived in South Carolina for five or six years. His bail has been set at $250,000.


[Update 04/25/07]

Ronca sentenced to 25 years in prison. He asked for mercy from God and the court.