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Nor do parents who's child was "victimized" settle for obscene amounts of money unless the charges were bogus.
I liked his music when I was younger, and was saddened at what he became. I was very surprised when I heard he had died.
I hate to say it but yes sometimes the parents of victimized children do settle out of court.
if the prosecutor came to you as a victimized parent and said ..
this case really comes down to the word of a child over the word of an adult and we really have no physical evidence, this guy can afford the best of the best lawyers and will tie this up till your child can collect social security and then your child will have to testify in court re living the horrific experience all over again in front of a room full of strangers
or
he has offered a very generous settlement and this will provide your child more then enough to live a comfortable life and afford all the therapy him or her may need..... and your child will NEVER have to testify and relive the horrors of the assault
which would you choose?...some may take the money and try and recover the "normalcy" of the typical American family, or some may fight to the death and until you have been in that situation you will never know.. (and I hope that you never have to make this decision)
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