 Ingram was released in 2003 after serving his sentence.The case is often cited by proponents of the idea that satanic ritual abuse actually exists as proof because Ingram was found guilty; in reality, Ingram was never charged with "satanic ritual abuse" but with six counts of rape in the third degree, and received an unusually long sentence – rather than a maximum of three and a half years, he was sentenced to twenty years.The "satanic" aspects of the case were dropped by the prosecution although the appearance of Satan was integral to Ingram's confessions.