(Bismarck, North Dakota) A 22-year-old Bismarck woman, Erin Seehafer, was sentenced to three years in prison for abusing a child over a two-year period when the child was ages five through seven.
South Central District Judge Sonna Anderson imposed the sentence Tuesday as part of a ten-year package in which seven years were suspended. With credit for time served, seven months, Seehafer will only be required to finish two years and five months.
This case is particularly horrifying to me and, from a child's perspective, quite psychologically injurious. The poor kid was probably scared to death.
From BismarckTribune.com:
[Seehafer] duct-taped her charge's mouth, pinned clothespins to the child's genitalia and ran spurs over the genitalia - during a two-year period when the child was age 5 to 7.The prosecuting attorney, Lloyd Suhr, said that Seehafer also "sexually molested the child on a number of occasions" and recommended a sentence of 15 years with five years suspended.
On the other hand, Seehafer's attorney, Kent Morrow, believed she should have her entire sentence suspended because she had a troubled childhood and represents a low risk of re-offending.
Nevertheless, the court will require that Seehafer spend only the next two years and five months behind bars. Hand slap? I think so. However, if she violates her probation, Seehafer could be re-sentenced to life in prison.
Companion post at Conservative Thinking.
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