Chapter 19 - GARY’S CHARGESGary’s criminal case stayed focused.
No attempted murder.
No kidnapping.
No absurd sentence.
The evidence supported charges related to child endangerment and assaultive corporal punishment.
The broken chair and belt incident added weight.
Ethan’s prior statements and Mom’s texts provided context.
Gary ultimately entered a negotiated plea to child-endangerment-related and assault-related offenses.
He admitted using the belt on Ethan on prior occasions and intentionally threatening him with it during the kitchen incident.
The plea did not require him to admit every strike exactly as Ethan remembered.
Sentence:
A short custodial term.
Probation.
Anger-management and parenting intervention.
No contact with Ethan during supervision unless future court approval—none came.
No contact with me except through legal channels.
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The sports betting and bad finances were not criminal.
The family court did not pretend they were.
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