A cruel mum ignored her child after they disclosed their depraved step-dad had been subjecting them to sexual abuse.The mum told the child, who was under 10, that she wouldn't let it happen again - but did nothing.
Now, the evil step-dad is starting a lengthy jail sentence after being found guilty at Teeside Crown Court of two counts of sexually assaulting a child, reports Teeside Live.The court heard how the victim said the depraved pervert did "horrible things" to them and that they felt unable to "do anything about it."The brave child had told their mother about the sickening abuse, but the court heard she gave the innocent child "brief reassurances" and the abuse continued.The court also found the mum guilty of two counts of cruelty against a person und er the age of 16.
Prosecutor Shaun Dodds read a victim impact statement from the child, that said: "I have had to wait a really long time for this to be finally over. [It] has affected me in so many ways, it's really hard to put everything in words and the abuse I suffered impacted my mental health badly. "Just thinking about being in a relationship is scary for me.
I found that I quickly become over-attached to people in order to feel loved.""She was supposed to protect me, that was her job as my mother.
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