my gosh! that is horrible that this child was conditioned to think that this behaviour was the norm. Thankfully the teachers identified the issue and got the child the help that she desperately deserved. I feel that the sentencing was way too lenient as this child will bear a lifetime of mental scars and possibly low self esteem.

Only 8 months for this type of systematic abuse and then this man fought to justify his actions ? This man disgusts me !

Maybe the girl’s behaviour started because she didn’t like the way her stepfather was treating her, and jsut maybe the mother wasn’t supporting her, either not at all or not enough to the girl’s liking. It is sometimes a sign of phsyocological abuse.
Just the way he is forcing her to live is child abuse of a few types. emotional, phsycological, and physical – the conditons in which she is living. S.A. Courts really treat such abuse very seriously.

8 months is too easy on this man. Maybe he should be given the same treatment in jail and see how he like it. Not being sure on whether the child was just trying to voice her opinion or was very argumentative does not give the whole story but there are other punishments that are not abuse. Like no TV for a month, No friends over (although who would want to go to a place like that) or extra chores but no child should be degraded in this manner

I am glad the courts take these cases seriously and judge and punish accordingly. Hopefully the poor child will receive the support and care she needs and deserves as a human being. Every child deserves to be cared for and treated with respect and dignity.

Unfortunately this is not the only case where this happens. Sometimes one child in a family is the target.