Montana governor criticizes sentence in incest case
Source: Associated Press
Montana governor criticizes sentence in incest case
Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press
Updated 4:19 pm, Friday, October 28, 2016
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's governor agrees with citizens who are upset that a man was sentenced to 60 days in jail for raping his 12-year-old daughter, but Steve Bullock says his office has no authority to investigate or override the decision.
Bullock sent an email Thursday to constituents who contacted his office about District Judge John McKeon's decision to give the eastern Montana man a 30-year suspended prison sentence.
"As a father of three school age kids, I believe the sentence Judge McKeon imposed is unacceptable," Bullock wrote. "Rape of a child is a horrific crime and when it happens at the hands of a parent, it violates a relationship we expect to be centered on trust and protection."
Court records said the mother walked in on the father raping the child. The Associated Press is not identifying the man to avoid identifying the victim of a sexual assault.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Bullock-Suspended-sentence-in-incest-case-is-10420333.php
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