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The then-24-year-old defendant, Devante, reportedly kidnapped and indecently assaulted 2-year-old girl. The man then tossed the child\u00a0in a tub full of scalding hot water to try to destroy the evidence of his se-ual assault. Per reports, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, but not before the \u201cgift\u201d that he left with his victim was revealed in court. Prosecutors said that the 24-year-old defendant\u00a0was found guilty of two counts of kidnapping, two counts of child endangering, and single counts of r-pe and felonious assault for the heinous crime committed against an innocent 2-year-old little girl.<\/span><\/p>\n

Devante\u00a0did not hear this verdict in person because he fled the state. He was taken into custody more than a week later by U.S. marshals at a family member\u2019s home. At his sentencing hearing, Devante maintained his innocence in a 15-minute statement to the court, saying he had even hired a private investigator to catch whoever had really r-ped the little girl while he was on the run. \u201cI thought the truth, the facts, and justice would prevail,\u201d he said. \u201cI risked life because I knew if the facts got brought up, you could see that I didn\u2019t r-pe her.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sadly, one of those facts is that the young victim ended up with chlamydia, although he denies giving to her. Another of those facts is that Devante doesn\u2019t deny being the only one besides the girl\u2019s mother to spend time alone with the child the day she was burned in the bathtub after being r-ped.\u00a0Before his sentence was pronounced, County Assistant Prosecutor Stephanie read a statement from the victim\u2019s mother, who lives out of state and was unable to attend the proceeding. \u201cThroughout this process has continued to demonstrate his demeanor as a disgusting human being and shows no remorse for what he has done to her,\u201d she read.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The letter went on to describe the impact that Devante\u2019s assault has had on the little girl, who now lives in fear, screams, fights to avoid bathing, and is deeply self-conscious about the scars left by the life-saving surgery she was made to endure after being badly burned.\u00a0\u201cI can only imagine how that will manifest as she grows older as she begins to question the origins of her injuries,\u201d she read. \u201cIt is my worst nightmare as her mother to look her in the eyes when she is older and explain to her how someone can be so sinister and violate her sweet innocence at the age of 2,\u201d continued the prosecutor. Dear readers, we are republishing this story<\/a><\/strong> mid recent reports that child se-ual abuse has surged in the United States during the pandemic. 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