Elizabeth Smart describes rapes, sex abuse, imprisonment, threats
She went from feeling worthless to being determined to survive
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While it is absolutely relevant to the jury to hear this account, I honestly don't think it's ethical to make it public. Elizabeth is being raped again over and over by publishing her testimony where many sex offenders out there are surely enjoying More..
Good grief. Who cares why? The charge is at least kidnapping. Evidently the defense has no problem with the fact he did it. The jury just needs to say he is guilty. End of story. String him up and let's be on with life.
We don't need to More..
Elizabeth had to endure this creep taking all sense of privacy and dignity from her during those awful months and now gets to have it taken away from her by newspapers that don't have enough sense to keep some details private for the sake of the More..