Man sexually abuses 3-year-old daughter, escapes prison sentence because he "will not fare well" behind bars.

I don't like to post these because they're depressing and make me hate the world we live in, but here I go. [quote][b]A Superior Court judge who sentenced a wealthy du Pont heir to probation for -blam!- his 3-year-old daughter noted in her order that he "will not fare well" in prison and needed treatment instead of time behind bars, court records show. [/b] Judge Jan Jurden's sentencing order for Robert H. Richards IV suggested that she considered unique circumstances when deciding his punishment for[b] fourth-degree -blam!-[/b]. Her observation that prison life would adversely affect Richards was a rare and puzzling rationale, several criminal justice authorities in Delaware said. Some also said her view that treatment was a better idea than prison is a justification typically used when sentencing drug addicts, not child rapists. Richards' 2009 -blam!- case became public this month after attorneys for his ex-wife Tracy filed a lawsuit seeking compensatory and punitive damages for the abuse of his daughter. The fact that Jurden expressed concern that prison wasn't right for Richards came as a surprise to defense lawyers and prosecutors who consider her a tough sentencing judge. Several noted that prison officials can put inmates in protective custody if they are worried about their safety, noting that child abusers are sometimes targeted by other inmates. [b]Richards was no frail defendant, court records show, listing him at 6 feet, 4 inches tall and between 250 and 276 pounds. Nor do court records cite any physical illnesses[/b].[/quote] http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2014/03/28/sunday-preview-du-pont-heir-stayed-prison/7016769/ tl;dr: 6'4", ~260 pound wealthy white guy escapes a prison punishment and is put on probation for sexually assualting his three year old daughter because the judge thought that he wouldn't "fare well" in a prison environment and it gets worse http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/18/dupont-heir-accused-of--blam!--second-child/6568787/ He probably abused his son too.