Outsider:  I spent the last six years of my teaching/counseling career working with juvenile victims of sexual abuse.  I take great offense at your describing sexual abuse of a minor as a "non-violent crime."  In terms of the damage it does to the victim, IMO, it's one of the most violent crimes imaginable.  Harsh sentence?  Not nearly as harsh as the challenge for a young woman trying to regain control of her life after eight years of being sexually abused by a man she trusted.  Gary Crum