On Monday, a Georgia couple were sentenced to 20 years in prison for locking their son in a basement and ignoring another’s cancerous tumor, WSB-TV reports. They also face 10 years of probation.
The couple was found guilty last week in a Gwinnett County courtroom. Defendants Recardo Wimbush, a former Georgia Tech football player, and Therian Wimbush represented themselves in court, and were actually acquitted on first-degree child abuse charges because the jury said the actions weren’t “malicious” under the law. Their older son, now 16, told sheriff’s deputies he was locked in a basement for “disciplinary reasons,” according to a Gwinnett Daily Post report. The jury also found that the parents neglected a younger son, who had a tumor on his body. Prosecutor Dan Mayfield called the crimes “evil” during closing arguments.
On Monday, the duo admitted wrongdoing.
Prosecutor asks for 20 years in prison for Wimbush couple . Recardo Wimbush tells judge he agrees what he did was not right . pic.twitter.com/OiSCVI7L7B
— Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) January 30, 2017
Therian Wimbush tells judge everything is her fault, husband is innocent . pic.twitter.com/SnlX66ashK
— Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) January 30, 2017
Therian Wimbush asks for time served. She told judge she wants to tell her children ” it was all mommy’s fault. pic.twitter.com/eBfrtiLG4v
— Tony Thomas (@TonyThomasWSB) January 30, 2017
