90 Days

Last Wednesday, a 79 year old businessman was charged for the rape of a 5 year old. The verdict was 90 days of house arrest and five years of probation. He pleaded no contest to the felony of statutory rape. The problem was that Lyle Burgees of Stockton does not have to register as a sex offender. The victim is now seven years old and is beyond traumatized for the events that have occurred. The victims father had known Burgees for almost two decades and had been surprised that someone so close to his family would be capable of doing that. In the article I read to this trial, mentioned that the young girl is going through so much and feels very damaged. According to Maleyco, “She’s showing all the symptoms of someone who has been molested. She’s in counseling and could be in counseling for the rest of her life.”