Pieper Lewis was 15 years old when, according to court documents, the man sheltering her forced her to have sex for money. She stabbed one abuser 30 times, killing him. On Tuesday, she was sentenced and ordered to pay his family $150,000. https://t.co/KcMnzuCqCf
A Black 17-year-old trafficking victim in Iowa was sentenced to 5 years probation for killing her rapist and ordered to pay $150,000 to his family.
Pieper Lewis was 15 when he raped her and forced her into sex with others.
She faces 20 years in prison if she violates probation.
Today a girl who was a 15 year old victim of sex trafficking who killed her rapist was ordered by the court to pay her rapists family 150,000 dollars. She was spared any further prison time, but this restitution will be a huge obstacle for now 17 Pieper Lewis.
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I worked hard on SB775 and am proud of the bill we passed to help sexual assault victims and children who are sex trafficked. I am proud of the bipartisan work that was done on this bill.
This amendment was not bipartisan, and it was not done to help victims. 1/
So silly of the ‘alleged’ rapist and predator Roberts to run against the illustrious Cori Bush. And the nerve of Greitens. America loving to forget is a culture I and many people I know do not subscribe to.
The people of Saint Louis deserve better. I hope others stand up and tell you that with their votes, but it's up to them. If they don't, if you somehow win this election, I still will not go away quietly and pretend this never happened. I cannot. For Cora. For everyone.
@Karimjsmlchr Steve Roberts is a sexual predator who has been publicly accused twice of assault, then he tried to cover up those allegations:
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