UPDATE 11/16/18:

The alleged "ringleader" in the gang rape case of a 13-year-old Colorado Springs girl was sentenced to 16 years to life in prison.

The sentence was handed out to Jacolby WIlliams on Friday.

The victim's grandmother and grandfather were in court and said to the judge there isn't enough time in the world that Williams could serve. The grandfather had harsh words for the men involved.

“They should be castrated,” he said. “I’m tired of them getting on social media and blaming my granddaughter.”

John Williams Jr., Jacolby’s uncle, says justice was not served, referencing the jury's guilty plea in the case and a video recording potentially showing the 13-year-old victim agreeing to the sexual actions.

"They never had a chance to see the tape before they did the deliberations,” Williams said. “It was not force.”

The judge said in court it didn't really matter if the 13-year-old victim consented or not. The judge said state law says her age does not allow her to consent, and, therefore, it was rape.

Jacolby Williams took the stand right before he was sentenced.

"I pray she recovers. I hope that the family can forgive me for my inaction and poor judgement," Jacolby said in court. "I hope her future only gets brighter from here."

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UPDATE 5/22/18:

Justice.

That's what the family of a young teen is calling the verdict found against the man who led the gang-rape of the 13-year-old girl.

Unlike the others accused in the case, who took plea deals that left them

, 21-year-old Jacolby Williams was tried and, on Monday, convicted. He was found guilty on two counts of sexual assault and could spend at least 16 years in prison. He will learn his fate in August.

On Dec. 20, 2016, a 13-year-old girl reported to police that she was raped by several men at the Stonebrook Terrance Apartments in the 4000 block of Tappan Drive.

The initial investigation led authorities to first identify one suspect. While they were serving an arrest and search warrant on that suspect, they found information connecting five others. Later that day, detectives from the Crimes Against Children Unit and the Tactical Enforcement Unit arrested the additional suspects for the rape, including an unidentified 16-year-old male.

After four of the suspects walked away with probation, the victim's mother told 11 News she was unhappy with the plea deal.

"Appalled. I just wish they could have gotten prison time."

Monday, that same mother told 11 News reporter Danielle Kreutter that as soon as she told her daughter Williams could get prison time, the young girl cried. Her family says they are grateful that the jury believed her.

Williams had been tabbed the ringleader of the group who gang-raped her.

The other gang-rape suspects:

Tyron Williams: Sentenced 10 years to life of probation

Tommy Williams: Sentenced 10 years to life of probation

Clarence Williams: Sentences 10 years to life of probation

James Williams: Sentenced to five years of probation

One unidentified 16-year-old: Waiting to be tried or take plea deal

11 News partner The Gazette was the first to break the news a verdict was in.