18 years, 37 victims

Friday, 23 April 2010 12:00

How many adults are carrying terrible secrets from their childhood? How do you measure the spreading damage done when predators are allowed access to children for years on end?

Thomas Jefferson Race, 34, of Charlottesville, Virginia was convicted this week on three counts of "forcible sodomy" against a child. Prosecutors say Race tortured animals in front of his victims and used "bondage, whips and weapons."

According to the Charlottesville Hook newspaper, "Race was 15 years old when he first raped a [5 year-old] relative. The other victims in the plea agreement were between 8 and 11 years old, and 6 and 7 years old when they were assaulted."

The paper says Race "estimates that his victims could number as many as 37 over 18 years."

Judge Edward Hogshire sentenced Race to 33 years, out of a possible term of 120 years.

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