Friday, October 16, 2009

A Friend's Story: I am a wife of a Sex Offender

A friend asked me to post her story. It is a scary world out there and this story shows that even the most harmless act can cause a sex offender to be forced back to prison.

I AM ALSO THE WIFE OF A SO, AND A RN...I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND FOR MANY YEARS WHO IS AN ENGINEER, WE ARE A BLENDED FAMILY THAT ACTUALLY WORKS...THE KIDS NOW ADULTS CONSIDER THEMSELVES BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

MY STORY STARTED IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL NEAR SHIFT CHANGE WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE NURSIN ADMIN TO COME DOWN TO THEIR OFFICE, HECK I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHERE IT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE I REALLY DIDNT NEED TO KNOW...I WAS MET BY 2 VA STATE POLICE OFFICERS INFORMING THAT MY HOUSE WAS BEING RANSACKED NOT THEIR WORDS AND MY HUSBAND HAD BEEN ARRESTED IN AN INTERNET STING...I WENT INTO COMPLETE SHOCK...NOT MY HUSBAND, NOT THE MAN THAT I THOUGHT HAD SUCH HIGH CHARATER MORALS AND VALUES...I WAS NUMB...I COULDNT THINK AND SAY WHAT I REALLY WANTED TOO...THE VERY SECOND THEY TOLD ME WHAT MY HUSBAND WAS ARRESTED FOR, I KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT HE WAS DOING..I EVEN TOLD THE ARRESTING OFFICER ...I INFORMED HIM THAT FOR YEARS MY HUSBAND STUDY ABUSIVE PARENTS, SEE HIS FIRST WIFE WAS ABUSIVE TO HIS 2 BOYS, MY HUSBAND ALWAYS FELT HE DIDNT PROTECT HIS CHILDREN AND CARRIED THAT GUILT...I KNEW THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR THE MOST EVIL MOTHER....ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND WHAT EVERYONE IS THINKING BUT NO ONE KNOWS HIM BETTER THAN I DO....NO ONE...HE KNEW I WAS ABUSED FROM THE TIME I WAS 7 TO 17...HE AGAIN WANTED TO GET TO THE VERY SOUL OF THIS TYPE OF WOMAN THAT ALLOW THEIR KIDS TO BE ABUSE..

LONG STORY SHORT, HE IS IN THE COUNTY JAIL WAITING TO BE MOVED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS...MY HUSBAND GAVE ME FULL ASSESS TO THE EVIDENCE, AND IN THE COMING WEEKS I LEARNED ALOT OF MISTAKES HAD BEEN MADE...I BOUGHT THEM UP TO THE ATTORNEY, WHO REALLY DIDNT CARE,..ALTHOUGH AT THE TIME I THOUGHT HE DID...NOW I UNDERSTAND HOW ATTORNEYS OPERATE....THE DA IS LIKE A GOD TO THE DEFENSE ATTORNEY , THEY WANT TO KEEP THEIR RELATIONSHIP ALWAYS IN A FAVORABLE WORKING ENVIROMENT....WHAT I EXPERIENCE AT THE SENTENCING HEARING WAS A MIND TURNING EVENT...

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO TELL SOMEONE....AND BE AS OPEN AND HONEST AS I CAN BE...I M SCARED...