Prosecutors say a Pennsylvania man who raped a girl daily for six years was sentenced to 3,000 years, one of the longest in US history.
Matthew Perry, 44, of Greensboro, was convicted of committing thousands of rapes against a young girl over six years, beginning when the victim was approximately 5. When Perry was initially charged, she was 11 years old.
Pennsylvania Court Sentenced Perry
Last year, Greene County District Attorney David Russo stated, The victim testified that being raped daily had become routine as brushing her teeth. Throughout her testimony, the victim stated that she felt helpless and despondent and prayed to God for assistance, but no one came.
In 2017, an investigation was conducted because of a friend of the victim who witnessed the abuse and reported it to the school counselor. Because Perry was initially deemed incompetent to stand trial and admitted for mental health treatment, it took years for the case to reach trial.
Ultimately, prosecutors decided to charge Perry with one count for each day the child was raped, resulting in over 13,000 felony counts, including 2,190 counts of rape against children under the age of 13 and 2,190 counts of incest against minors.
The Greene County court sentenced Perry to three thousand years in prison on Tuesday, making it one of the longest sentences in Pennsylvania and the United States. Before 3523, he will not be eligible for parole.
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Victim Suffers Mental Health Crisis
Between the summer of 2016 and March of 2017, when the victim was between 10 and 11 years old, Perry was sentenced to between 40 and 80 years in prison for repeatedly committing rape against another young girl.
Relatives reported that the girl was hospitalized for mental health issues just prior to the trial because she was devastated by the abuse.
Cheyenna Perry, Perry’s wife, was sentenced to 3.5 to 7 years in prison for filming and photographing a girl engaging in sexual acts.
In the summer of 2017, she sent the videos to her husband while he was attempting to evade capture. Cheyenna was ordered to register as a lifelong sexual offender.
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