Man gets 18 months for '84 [rape] attack (AP)

[sampsonblk]

Man gets 18 months for '84 attack (AP)
By KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 44 minutes ago

*This is an update from the rape/forgiveness case that came out last week.*

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The ninth step of the 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous program calls on members to make amends with those they have harmed — unless doing so would cause further injury.

William Beebe's decision to confess to the woman he'd sexually assaulted more than two decades earlier finally brought her justice, but it also landed him in prison.

On Thursday, a judge sentenced Beebe to 18 months in prison for attacking Liz Seccuro in 1984 at a fraternity party at the University of Virginia...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070316/ap_on_re_us/to_forgive_sentencing

Edit: Updated the title to make it more clear.

[alarimer]

1. Not nearly long enough

Rapists deserve much longer sentences than that. I don't give a fuck if she forgave- it's not up to her.