Friday, January 23, 2015

Holland Headed Alabama Sex Abuse Ring

They kept it all in the family:

"Ala. woman sentenced to 219 years in child abuse case" Associated Press  January 16, 2015

BAY MINETTE, Ala. — A judge sentenced an Alabama woman to 219 years in prison Thursday for her role in an incestuous sex abuse ring accused of molesting children for years.

Wendy Holland, 35, showed no emotion as the judge gave her what amounts to a life sentence. She must serve at least 50 years in prison before parole consideration, a prosecutor said.

Jurors convicted her of sodomy, sexual abuse, and other charges last month.

Another defendant, William Brownlee, got a 20-year prison sentence. Brownlee, 50, was convicted of sodomy and sexual abuse in the fall.

The two were among 11 people charged with the crimes after the 2012 disappearance of a suspected victim of the ring, 19-year-old Brittney Wood. She remains missing and is presumed dead.

Authorities said the two were part of a group of relatives and friends who sexually abused children for years.

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