what in the actual fuck is this part?!?!?!
"Lancaster told The Daily Wire that she accompanied Smith’s daughter to meetings with prosecutors, that the suspect made self-incriminating statements in an interview, that prosecutors brought the charges, and that a conviction was expected imminently, likely in the form of a plea deal to a charge of felony aggravated sexual battery.
Smith had not opposed the downgrade, saying about the boy, “What if he made one mistake?”"
HE SUPPORTED THE DOWNGRADE?!!
I had a lot of faith this father was stepping up for his daughter but that is fucked up.