"Jane Doe" - 10 yo - Eugene OR

by TomTerrific0420 Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:47 am

EUGENE, Ore. - A man who
kidnapped and raped a 10-year-old Eugene girl last January has been
sentenced to 130 years in prison.
Malcolm Gerlach used an insanity defense at his November trial, but
jurors decided the 26-year-old belonged in prison rather than the state
mental hospital.
Lane County Judge Debra Vogt agreed. At Friday's sentencing, she
said "we need to recognize some monsters don't just exist in fairy
tales."
The victim testified against Gerlach, but did not attend the sentencing.
Her father told the court his daughter used to be a happy girl. Not
anymore. She won't walk to school, won't ride her bike to school and
needs lots of reassurance before agreeing to be left with a baby sitter.