Massachusetts
A Massachusetts man is seeking visitation rights of his biological child that he fathered after raping a 14 year old girl. At the time, this family friend was twenty. This happened three years ago and the girl says she still suffers from anxiety and depression. The family says that the only reason he wants to see the child is that the child support payments are due.
The man, who the victim knew from church and who was the boyfriend of her friend’s older sister, pleaded guilty to statutory rape in Norfolk Superior Court last year. They wanted a 3 to 5 year sentence but instead, got a 16 year probation. The family attorney "has filed a motion with the court, asking the judge to amend the sentencing and order the man to pay restitution instead of child support. This would force him to support the child but not give him visitation and other parental rights." "All this family wants is to cut the cord. Get the rapist out of their lives. And if the judge wants to help them financially that's great. But let's call it restitution, not child support," Murphy told MyFoxBoston.com. "What kind of legal system commands a toddler into a relationship with the man who raped her mother?"
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/09/25/rapist-wants-visitiation-with-child-borne-by-teen-victim/?intcmp=obnetwork#ixzz29PHmsbvh
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