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Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Rape victim's family approves plea deal - The Herald Standard -
The family of a 66-year-old rape victim said they were not happy with a plea deal that imprisoned Ray ond "Luke" Prinkey for five to 10 years, but agreed to the sentence to spare the victim more emotion "I think it's best not to put her under more stress than she's gone through and continues to go through," the victim's daughter said tearfully during Prinkey's sentencing hearing in Fayette County Court on Monday. In July, Prinkey, 19, pleaded guilty to raping the woman, who has multiple sclerosis. State police trooper George Mrosko charged that he broke into the woman's home on April 23 using a key he found underneath a flowerpot. The victim found Prinkey in her home, and he took her into her bedroom and raped her around 12:45 a.m., police said. The victim's daughter and other family members said they were unhappy with the length of time Prinkey would get under the plea, but said the victim's health would suffer if she went through a trial.MORE |