A judge sentenced an Alabama woman to 219 years in prison
Thursday for her role in an incestuous sex ring accused of molesting children
for years.
Wendy Holland, 35, showed no emotion as the judge condemned
her to what amounts to a life sentence. She must serve at least 50 years in
prison before parole consideration, a prosecutor said.Jurors convicted the woman of sodomy, sexual abuse and other
charges last month.Another defendant, William Brownlee, got a 20-year prison
sentence. Brownlee, 50, was convicted of sodomy and sexual abuse in the fall.The two were among 11 people charged with sex crimes
following the disappearance in 2012 of a suspected victim of the ring,
19-year-old Brittney Wood. She remains missing and is presumed dead.Baldwin
County Circuit Judge Jody Bishop gave both Holland and Brownlee the maximum
sentence and said each deserved more time. Each still faces additional charges
involving other alleged victims.
In a letter read in court, the underage female victim in
both cases said years of abuse left her traumatized. She has a hard time
trusting anyone, gets angry easily and rarely feels safe.“I was a little girl being held down and raped,” wrote the
victim, who was in court.Authorities said the two were part of a group of relatives
and friends who sexually abused children and swapped their own kids for sex for
years.Holland is the widow of the alleged leader of the group,
Donnie Holland, who was Brittney Wood’s uncle. The teen went missing around the
time Holland was found with a gunshot to the head; his death was later ruled a
suicide.
Via. Boosip
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