(US) Judge orders Iowa teen trafficking victim to pay $150K in restitution to family of rapist she killed

[rvZA]

An Iowa teenage sex trafficking victim who stabbed her rapist to death was sentenced by a judge on Tuesday to five years of closely supervised probation and must pay $150,000 restitution to her abuser's family.

Pieper Lewis, 17, stabbed her abuser, 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, more than 30 times in June 2020. She was initially charged with first-degree murder.

Last year, Lewis pleaded to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury, both of which were punishable by up to 10 years in prison. However, Polk County District Judge David Porter deferred those prison sentences on Tuesday, meaning Lewis could serve 20 years if she violates her probation.

Porter said he ordered Lewis to pay restitution to Brooks' family because the court was "presented with no other option." He explained that the restitution is mandatory under Iowa law.

Judge orders Iowa teen trafficking victim to pay $150K in restitution to family of rapist she killed

A teenage sex trafficking victim who killed her rapist was ordered to pay $150,000 to her abuser's family. She had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury.

www.foxnews.com

 

[rvZA]

Lol.....

 

[konfab]

Among those men was Brooks, who Lewis said raped her multiple times before she killed him. She recalled being forced at knife point to go to his apartment for sex. After Brooks raped her for what would end up being the last time, Lewis grabbed a knife off a bedside table and stabbed him.

Neither police nor prosecutors dispute whether Lewis was trafficked and assaulted, but prosecutors allege that Brooks was not an immediate threat because he was asleep when he was stabbed.

You are going to have difficulty defending yourself legally if you kill someone when they are sleeping.

 

[Pegasus]

Socialism?

 

[rvZA]

Socialism?

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

 

[Pegasus]

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

Ah. I knew there was a reason you posted this.

It's shame what happened to that young lady. But at least you score some points.

 

[konfab]

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

'mshalla! Sounds like a blood debt when you read it like a that.

 

[Okty]

Prosecutors took issue with Lewis labeling herself as a survivor, claiming she failed to take responsibility for Brooks' death and left his children without a father.

Some father, paying money to basically shag high schooler girls (minors) who are trafficked/forced into a prostitution lifestyle in stead of getting help.

However, I don't condone her stabbing him to death (should have done that to the 'pimp').

 

[chrisc]

If she is unemployed, where is the money coming from?

 

[ForceFate]

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

So, if this was your daughter, would you have thanked the justice system for a job well done or would you have done what this young lady did?

 

[konfab]

So, if this was your daughter, would you have thanked the justice system for a job well done or would you have done what this young lady did?

If she actually had a meaningful father figure in her life, she never would have gotten into the situation in the first place.

Billy and Leslie Lewis adopted Lewis out of foster care when she was 3.

Until eighth grade Lewis had a typical childhood, neurologist Dr. Robert Kinscherff said in juvenile court last summer after evaluating her. That's when Lewis' parents divorced, and when her mother became "mentally and emotionally abusive," Lewis told the Register in response to written questions.

Leslie Lewis and her attorney have not responded to multiple requests for comment by the Des Moines Register. Attempts to reach Billy Lewis were unsuccessful before his death in October 2021.

In January 2020, Lewis was caught with marijuana at Lincoln High School, and her mom was called to school, according to court papers. Des Moines police officer Dusty Chapline later said Leslie Lewis said "terrible" things to her daughter, according to court records.

1) Going from foster care is already rough
2) Her foster father likely left the mother because the mother was crazy, and because family courts in the US are systemically biased against men, the mother likely got custody of the child.

Teenagers desperately need good parental role models, lest they fall off the cliff like this girl.

 

[konfab]

On a bit of good news:

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have poured into a fundraising site for a human trafficking victim convicted of killing the man she said repeatedly raped her.

A GoFundMe fundraiser created to support 17-year-old Pieper Lewis reached $300,000 from about 7,800 donations as of Wednesday night.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...im-alleged-rapist-zachary-brooks/10372929002/

Would seem a bit ridiculous to not allow that money to be used to pay for the restitution.

 

[UrBaN963]

She deserves a high 5 and restitution from his estate.

 

[Deadmanza]

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

You stupidity knows no bounds.

 

[ForceFate]

If she actually had a meaningful father figure in her life, she never would have gotten into the situation in the first place.

So, this was bound to happen because there's no meaningful father figure in her life? Logical fallacy if you ask me.

1) Going from foster care is already rough
2) Her foster father likely left the mother because the mother was crazy, and because family courts in the US are systemically biased against men, the mother likely got custody of the child.

Conjecture.

Teenagers desperately need good parental role models, lest they fall off the cliff like this girl.

True. However, positive role models don't guarantee good behaviour.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

"My spirit has been burned, but still glows through the flames," she read from a prepared statement prior to her sentencing. "Hear me roar, see me glow, and watch me grow."

oh ffs, just pay your bills!

 

[wireddreams]

Explains it perfectly. Kills a man while he is sleeping. Not in jail for life. Now mad that compensation needs to be paid to family.

same of a kind, defending another

 

[surface]

So, this was bound to happen because there's no meaningful father figure in her life? Logical fallacy if you ask me.

If he (or his parents) had a meaningful father in their life, they would have fought against apartheid. Something to think about.

 

[ForceFate]

If he (or his parents) had a meaningful father in their life, they would have fought against apartheid. Something to think about.

If Mandela et al had meaningful fathers in their lives, they wouldn't have gotten themselves arrested. See where this is going?

 

[konfab]

So, this was bound to happen because there's no meaningful father figure in her life? Logical fallacy if you ask me.

Conjecture.

True. However, positive role models don't guarantee good behaviour.

Liklihoods my friend. Having good parental role models puts life on easy mode.