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Faith has posted that she’s getting on a flight to go testify. I wasn’t sure if she was actually going to testify, I knew Matt Vickers was going, but Faith is too.
If the Vicker had not shown up it’s likely Ralph might have got probation or slap on the wrist, but the fact the victim and her father have traveled from CA to be there will effect the outcome greatly. It matters when the victim is actually invested in the outcome and goes to great lengths to aid the prosecution and is there in person.
The fact that Ralph could have easily skated on this had he not acted like a complete fool and harassed Faith by name online enough to piss off the DA into pursuing the case - the judge will certainly factor that in too.
Last, but not least, Ralph didn’t take the plea deal. It might have been a shitty plea deal offered, but when you force something to go to trial the DA is gunning for you because they don’t want to fuck up their stats.
If the Vicker had not shown up it’s likely Ralph might have got probation or slap on the wrist, but the fact the victim and her father have traveled from CA to be there will effect the outcome greatly. It matters when the victim is actually invested in the outcome and goes to great lengths to aid the prosecution and is there in person.
The fact that Ralph could have easily skated on this had he not acted like a complete fool and harassed Faith by name online enough to piss off the DA into pursuing the case - the judge will certainly factor that in too.
Last, but not least, Ralph didn’t take the plea deal. It might have been a shitty plea deal offered, but when you force something to go to trial the DA is gunning for you because they don’t want to fuck up their stats.