Chapter 5 – Justice Doesn't Forget
Chapter 5 – Justice Doesn't Forget
Six months later, the courtroom was full.
The prosecution played the surveillance footage only once.
They didn't need to show it again.
The jury watched Preston plant the phone.
They watched him accuse a child.
They watched him strike her.
His defense collapsed before closing arguments.
After four hours of deliberation, the verdict was unanimous.
Guilty.
The judge spoke firmly.
"This court is particularly disturbed by the calculated attempt to frame an innocent child before committing an act of violence."
Preston was sentenced to prison.
His law license was permanently revoked.
Civil lawsuits followed.
Insurance refused coverage because the assault had been intentional.
Within a year he had lost nearly everything.
Madison quietly filed for divorce before their first anniversary.
My parents attended every hearing.
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Not as supporters.
As witnesses forced to confront the truth they had ignored for decades.
