To the Journal editor:

I am not an attorney, nor am I a para-legal. I am a parent. I write to commend our prosecuting attorney and the court.

Recently, a convicted child-porn and child abuser asked the court to review his punishment. His point was that no testimony concerning psychological harm done to the child was presented “in evidence.”

As a parent, I would not want my child to have confront the abuser in an open court room. I would consider such an appearance to be further abuse. No child should have to testify in open court.

Can you imagine the additional trauma that would cause the victim? I applaud the court’s decision in sparing that additional serious situation from occurring.