Man gets 160-year sentence for impregnating 10-year-old after repeated molestation
By: Shelby Lin Erdman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Updated: Sep 21, 2018 - 5:06 PM
An Indiana man received a 160-year prison sentence after his conviction in August on 10 counts of child molestation that led to the pregnancy of a 10-year-old girl.
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At his trial last month, Georgia native Nicholas Deon Thrash, 34, was found guilty of repeatedly molesting the girl beginning when she was 8 when he lived with the child and her mother in Georgia, according to the Marion, Indiana-based Chronicle-Tribune.
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He was eventually arrested and prosecuted for the crime in Indiana.
At his sentencing Thursday, he repeatedly blamed the girl, calling the victim a liar.
The girl, now 12, was forced to give birth at 11 and forced to give the baby up for adoption, Deputy Grant County prosecutor Lisa Glancy told the Chronicle-Tribune.
"He showed no remorse," Glancy said. "Absolutely none."
The girl gave an impact statement during Thrash’s sentencing, saying that the crimes forced upon her caused her pain and have impacted her life in many ways, the newspaper reported.
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The girl’s mother is also facing charges in the case, including aiding in child molesting, neglect and assisting a criminal.
By: Shelby Lin Erdman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Updated: Sep 21, 2018 - 5:06 PM
Man gets 160-year sentence for impregnating 10-year-old after repeated molestation
An Indiana man received a 160-year prison sentence after his conviction in August on 10 counts of child molestation that led to the pregnancy of a 10-year-old girl.
>> Read more trending news
At his trial last month, Georgia native Nicholas Deon Thrash, 34, was found guilty of repeatedly molesting the girl beginning when she was 8 when he lived with the child and her mother in Georgia, according to the Marion, Indiana-based Chronicle-Tribune.
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He was eventually arrested and prosecuted for the crime in Indiana.
At his sentencing Thursday, he repeatedly blamed the girl, calling the victim a liar.
The girl, now 12, was forced to give birth at 11 and forced to give the baby up for adoption, Deputy Grant County prosecutor Lisa Glancy told the Chronicle-Tribune.
"He showed no remorse," Glancy said. "Absolutely none."
The girl gave an impact statement during Thrash’s sentencing, saying that the crimes forced upon her caused her pain and have impacted her life in many ways, the newspaper reported.
>> Related: 9-year-old girl dies from Type 1 diabetes after blood sugar drop during sleepover
The girl’s mother is also facing charges in the case, including aiding in child molesting, neglect and assisting a criminal.
