plea bargain

The criminal case that's been rescheduled again and again since last fall is finally concluded, and without the youngster having to testify. They guy was offered, and accepted a plea bargain. The sentence stinks but ultimately the youngster gets what she needs from the court system. She was heard, she was believed, and the guy goes to prison. He will take a strike, and have to register as a sex offender. It might be that is the best we can hope for.