“365”

“Probably three years of it,” the girl said. “Most days in each year.”

While members of Fadely’s family were in the courtroom, none took the stand Thursday to offer their support. Langton said he had received letters of support from Fadely’s family and friends.

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When it came time for Fadely to speak, he didn’t offer an apology to the victim sitting in the courtroom.

He told the judge that he had made “grave mistakes” in his life and was doing what he could to make amends to better himself and those around him.

Langton told him that these weren’t mistakes. These offenses occurred in his family home against two young girls who were placed there to be under their protection, the judge said.

“These girls were substantially younger than you,” Langton said. “To refer to this as a mistake ... it’s a mistake that happened over and over and over for years. At some point, you can’t call it a mistake.”