Woman jailed for failing to stop husband from raping her daughter. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

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Woman jailed for failing to stop husband from raping her daughter. Clearinghouse, P.O. Box 6003, Rockville, MD 20849-6003. 800-458-5231 ext. 5023.

AIDS Policy Law. 1995 Apr 21;10(7):2. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95700416

Abstract: Brenda Colson was sentenced to four years in jail after witnessing her HIV-positive husband rape her seven-year-old daughter. Colson, at the time, thwarted her 10-year-old son's attempt to call the police. The rape, which resulted in the HIV infection of her daughter, occurred just three hours after Colson married Frank Bridges. The Superior Court Judge felt Colson deserved a more severe penalty because she failed to protect her daughter from the danger posed by Bridges' daily drug use and bizarre behavior. Bridges pleaded guilty last June to five felony counts of rape and child molestation. He is serving a 38-year prison sentence.

Keywords: Adult Child *Child Abuse, Sexual *Family Female *HIV Seropositivity Male Prisoners *Rape NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
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