BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
via kansas.com
October 4, 2009
A Wichita woman convicted of prostituting her small daughter to a neighbor received a life prison sentence Thursday. She is not being identified to protect the identities of the victim and her two older daughters.
Reggie Stafford was charged with paying for sex with the child. The only difference, as stated by Sedgwick County Judge Greg Waller who handed out the sentences, is that Reggie Stafford received three consecutive life sentences for repeatedly raping the girl, who was between 5 and 6 years old at the time....he will not be eligible for parole for 75 years....
During a trial in August, the girl testified that her mother would take her to Stafford's house, near where they lived in the Planeview neighborhood, and he would have sex with the young girl...
The mother sobbed as she pleaded with Waller not to send her to prison. Stafford...continued to deny committing the crimes.
Bennett pointed to the testimony where the girl told social workers that Stafford paid her mother with money she used to buy alcohol....
Judge Waller pointed to evidence he would not admit at trial that showed that Stafford had sex with the woman's other two daughters when they were children. They are now grown. Stafford was not charged with those crimes because the statute of limitations had run out. But Waller could consider the evidence during the sentencing...
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Reggie Stafford and mother from hell; found guilty of sexual abuse of child
Posted on Fri, Aug. 21, 2009
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
via kansas.com
WICHITA — The jury in the trial of a couple charged with sexually abusing a young girl has found both people guilty. Reggie Stafford and the girl's mother were found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. The mother was also found guilty of aggravated child endangerment. Both were found not guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy.
The mother, 48, and Stafford, 51, decided not to present evidence in their defense as their trial resumed this morning. Both face multiple life sentences if convicted under a 2006 statute known as Jessica's Law.
Prosecutors say the mother sold the girl, now 7, for sexual favors to Stafford for money, which she spent on whiskey and cigarettes. The abuse happened when the girl was 5.
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
via kansas.com
WICHITA — The jury in the trial of a couple charged with sexually abusing a young girl has found both people guilty. Reggie Stafford and the girl's mother were found guilty of two counts of rape and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. The mother was also found guilty of aggravated child endangerment. Both were found not guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sodomy.
The mother, 48, and Stafford, 51, decided not to present evidence in their defense as their trial resumed this morning. Both face multiple life sentences if convicted under a 2006 statute known as Jessica's Law.
Prosecutors say the mother sold the girl, now 7, for sexual favors to Stafford for money, which she spent on whiskey and cigarettes. The abuse happened when the girl was 5.
Reggie Stafford and Skank girlfriend; Jury deciding verdict in abuse trial
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
via kansas.com
August 21, 2009
WICHITA — The trial of a couple charged with sexually abusing a young girl is now, as I type, in the hands of a Sedgwick County jury.
Prosecutors say the mother of the girl prostituted the child to her friend Reggie Stafford. The jury will consider multiple counts of rape, sodomy and indecent liberties against the couple.
The mother, 48, and Stafford, 51, decided not to present evidence in their defense as their trial resumed this morning. Both face multiple life sentences if convicted under a 2006 statute known as Jessica's Law.
Note to criminal couples: It's always best to go for separate trials. Then you have someone to blame.
Prosecutors say the mother sold the girl, now 7, for sexual favors to Stafford for money, which she spent on whiskey and cigarettes. The alleged abuse happened when the girl was 5.
Because defendants are presumed innocent, and the state is required to prove its case, they are not required to present any evidence or testimony.
Also read:
7-year-old girl testifies that she had sex with defendant, mom got money
Man testifies against mother in case of 6-year-old sister's rape
The Wichita Eagle
via kansas.com
August 21, 2009
WICHITA — The trial of a couple charged with sexually abusing a young girl is now, as I type, in the hands of a Sedgwick County jury.
Prosecutors say the mother of the girl prostituted the child to her friend Reggie Stafford. The jury will consider multiple counts of rape, sodomy and indecent liberties against the couple.
The mother, 48, and Stafford, 51, decided not to present evidence in their defense as their trial resumed this morning. Both face multiple life sentences if convicted under a 2006 statute known as Jessica's Law.
Note to criminal couples: It's always best to go for separate trials. Then you have someone to blame.
Prosecutors say the mother sold the girl, now 7, for sexual favors to Stafford for money, which she spent on whiskey and cigarettes. The alleged abuse happened when the girl was 5.
Because defendants are presumed innocent, and the state is required to prove its case, they are not required to present any evidence or testimony.
Also read:
7-year-old girl testifies that she had sex with defendant, mom got money
Man testifies against mother in case of 6-year-old sister's rape
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Brother testifies sister complained of Reggie Stafford touching her
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
kansas.com
WICHITA — A 22-year-old man appeared nervous and shaking as he told a jury that his little sister confided to him that a man had been touching her. The girl was 6 years old at the time, and the man took the stand this morning to testify against his mother.
The 48-year-old mother and her friend Reggie Stafford, 51, are on trial this week accused of multiple counts of rape, sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The mother is not being named to avoid identifying the daughter.
Prosecutor Shannon Wilson told jurors this morning that the mother prostituted her daughter out to Stafford for sex. The brother said he had been sitting in the living room when the girl said "Reggie touched her down there." The girl pointed to her vagina, the brother testified. "I was so shocked to hear that from my baby sister," he said. "I didn't know what to do."
Earlier this morning, Ruben Diaz, who lived with the family at the rented house in Planeview, said the older brother told him what had happened to the girl as the men watched television one night. Diaz said he fretted about what he'd heard for a month. "I didn't want to say something that wasn't true," Diaz testified.
After a month or two, Diaz said he told his boss, Bob Barnes. Barnes told jurors he notified the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services the next day.
"I usually try to mind my own business," Barnes said. "But when a 6-year-old is not being protected by the people who are supposed to be protecting her, it's my opinion she is alone in the world. The law ought to get involved."
Authorities removed the girl and the other children from the house in July 2007, about three months after the brother said the girl first confided in him. The couple's defense is questioning what the girl told authorities, saying she has told conflicting stories.
Mom and friend accused of rape of 5 year old girl
The Wichita Eagle
kansas.com
WICHITA — A 22-year-old man appeared nervous and shaking as he told a jury that his little sister confided to him that a man had been touching her. The girl was 6 years old at the time, and the man took the stand this morning to testify against his mother.
The 48-year-old mother and her friend Reggie Stafford, 51, are on trial this week accused of multiple counts of rape, sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The mother is not being named to avoid identifying the daughter.
Prosecutor Shannon Wilson told jurors this morning that the mother prostituted her daughter out to Stafford for sex. The brother said he had been sitting in the living room when the girl said "Reggie touched her down there." The girl pointed to her vagina, the brother testified. "I was so shocked to hear that from my baby sister," he said. "I didn't know what to do."
Earlier this morning, Ruben Diaz, who lived with the family at the rented house in Planeview, said the older brother told him what had happened to the girl as the men watched television one night. Diaz said he fretted about what he'd heard for a month. "I didn't want to say something that wasn't true," Diaz testified.
After a month or two, Diaz said he told his boss, Bob Barnes. Barnes told jurors he notified the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services the next day.
"I usually try to mind my own business," Barnes said. "But when a 6-year-old is not being protected by the people who are supposed to be protecting her, it's my opinion she is alone in the world. The law ought to get involved."
Authorities removed the girl and the other children from the house in July 2007, about three months after the brother said the girl first confided in him. The couple's defense is questioning what the girl told authorities, saying she has told conflicting stories.
Mom and friend accused of rape of 5 year old girl
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Mom accused of prostituting daughter, 5 Wichita Kansas
BY RON SYLVESTER
The Wichita Eagle
A 48-year-old Wichita woman is accused of prostituting her 5-year-old daughter, and prosecutors say it wasn't the first time.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston on Friday sought a judge's permission to introduce testimony from two of the woman's grown daughters, who said she sold them for sex when they were between the ages of 8 and 14.
When the mother goes on trial, however, the jury will only hear about the 5-year-old. Prosecutors say a man the mother knew for years paid her for sex acts with the child.
Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller ruled this week that testimony about the 5-year-old's older sisters won't be allowed at trial.
Waller said the stories of the older women didn't meet the strict guidelines set by the Kansas Supreme Court for introduction of prior bad acts. Prosecutors said they were trying to show a pattern of behavior.
The 48-year-old mother and her friend, Reggie Stafford, 51, are charged with multiple counts of rape, sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
The mother, who is not being named to protect the identity of her daughters, is also charged with aggravated child endangerment.
"This is a weird case," prosecutor Christine Ladner told Waller during Thursday's hearing.
"The sad facts are that (the mother) was the supplier of sex acts by her daughter to the defendant Stafford," Ladner said.
The adult daughters told Waller during a pretrial hearing Friday that they didn't want to testify against their mother.
In court, a 23-year-old daughter denied having sex with Stafford. But a social worker said the woman reported two years ago that she did have sex with Stafford, starting when she was 9 years old.
The woman changed her story in court Friday, after visiting her mother last week in jail.
"I can't testify against my mother," she said, crying. "I can't do it. I'm not doing it."
Her 25-year-old sister said she came forward when she found out the 5-year-old was going through what she had endured.
"I wanted to get it off my chest so I could go on with my life," the woman said, but she added that she was reluctant to testify against her mother.
She said she was 11 when her mom began taking her to see Stafford. The woman said she heard Stafford ask her mother whether she would bring over her other daughter, two years younger.
Defense attorneys Brad Sylvester and Sarah Flint said allowing the testimony would unfairly prejudice a jury.
"There's not a shred of evidence, just words coming out of her mouth," Sylvester said.
The key witness in the case is now 7 years old. She testified in a previous hearing that her mother took her to see Stafford on several occasions, where he performed various sex acts with her.
In return, the girl said Stafford gave her mother $6 or $7, which her mother used to buy alcohol and cigarettes.
The mother has claimed that she has a drinking problem but that she never allowed her child to have sex with Stafford.
Stafford has denied having sex with any of the girls when they were underage. Police said he told them he had sex with the middle daughter -- the one who denied any involvement with him -- after her 18th birthday.
Trial is set for March 2.
The Wichita Eagle
A 48-year-old Wichita woman is accused of prostituting her 5-year-old daughter, and prosecutors say it wasn't the first time.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Nola Foulston on Friday sought a judge's permission to introduce testimony from two of the woman's grown daughters, who said she sold them for sex when they were between the ages of 8 and 14.
When the mother goes on trial, however, the jury will only hear about the 5-year-old. Prosecutors say a man the mother knew for years paid her for sex acts with the child.
Sedgwick County District Judge Greg Waller ruled this week that testimony about the 5-year-old's older sisters won't be allowed at trial.
Waller said the stories of the older women didn't meet the strict guidelines set by the Kansas Supreme Court for introduction of prior bad acts. Prosecutors said they were trying to show a pattern of behavior.
The 48-year-old mother and her friend, Reggie Stafford, 51, are charged with multiple counts of rape, sodomy and aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
The mother, who is not being named to protect the identity of her daughters, is also charged with aggravated child endangerment.
"This is a weird case," prosecutor Christine Ladner told Waller during Thursday's hearing.
"The sad facts are that (the mother) was the supplier of sex acts by her daughter to the defendant Stafford," Ladner said.
The adult daughters told Waller during a pretrial hearing Friday that they didn't want to testify against their mother.
In court, a 23-year-old daughter denied having sex with Stafford. But a social worker said the woman reported two years ago that she did have sex with Stafford, starting when she was 9 years old.
The woman changed her story in court Friday, after visiting her mother last week in jail.
"I can't testify against my mother," she said, crying. "I can't do it. I'm not doing it."
Her 25-year-old sister said she came forward when she found out the 5-year-old was going through what she had endured.
"I wanted to get it off my chest so I could go on with my life," the woman said, but she added that she was reluctant to testify against her mother.
She said she was 11 when her mom began taking her to see Stafford. The woman said she heard Stafford ask her mother whether she would bring over her other daughter, two years younger.
Defense attorneys Brad Sylvester and Sarah Flint said allowing the testimony would unfairly prejudice a jury.
"There's not a shred of evidence, just words coming out of her mouth," Sylvester said.
The key witness in the case is now 7 years old. She testified in a previous hearing that her mother took her to see Stafford on several occasions, where he performed various sex acts with her.
In return, the girl said Stafford gave her mother $6 or $7, which her mother used to buy alcohol and cigarettes.
The mother has claimed that she has a drinking problem but that she never allowed her child to have sex with Stafford.
Stafford has denied having sex with any of the girls when they were underage. Police said he told them he had sex with the middle daughter -- the one who denied any involvement with him -- after her 18th birthday.
Trial is set for March 2.
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