The 41-year-old defendant, David, reportedly ra-ed his adopted daughter for two years, starting when she was just 14 years old, court records say. Following only three days of testimony, jury found him guilty of nine felony counts, including ra-e, inc-st, and se-ual battery by an authority figure. He was given a soft sentence by the judge, per reports. The defendant’s daughter,\u00a0Amber, waived her anonymity to speak out, saying she believes her father would attack another girl, given the opportunity, according to reports. \u201cI wanted to throw my body away. Not a day goes by that I don\u2019t, in some way, think of what he did to me,\u201d The woman, who was 21 when her dad was finally convicted, recalled in an emotional victim statement. \u201cI firmly believe if given the opportunity, he would victimize another girl,\u201d she warned.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really do this for me I did it so it didn\u2019t happen to anyone else, so nobody\u2019s in the same situation as I am, especially kids, they don\u2019t deserve to go through things to do that,\u201d she explained. \u201cIf I have to be the one to make sure that it never happens again I don\u2019t mind doing that,\u201d she added.\u00a0Richards, of course, had a different version of events than his victim. Throughout his trial, David maintained his innocence and attempted to paint his daughter as a rebellious teenager who made allegations of se-ual abuse to act out against his strict rules for his children. Forensic testing, however, uncovered the presence of David’s s-men, confirmed by DNA testing, on the girl\u2019s bed frame, even though David allegedly tried to destroy the evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n