Chapter 26 - THE VERDICT
Greg was convicted on the principal assault, child-endangerment, fraud, forgery, and conspiracy counts supported by the evidence.
Acquitted on one more severe count requiring proof prosecutors could not establish regarding intent to cause permanent disability.
Good.
Truth survived without maximum accusation.
He received a substantial prison sentence.
Martha’s sentence was shorter because of her plea and cooperation, but still significant.
Her parental rights were addressed separately.
Eventually, after years, Caleb chose limited written contact.
Not reconciliation on demand.
Rebecca remained his guardian through adolescence.
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At eighteen, he became legal controller of certain trust decisions with professional fiduciaries still managing principal.
Nobody handed a traumatized teenager ten million dollars and called it healing.
