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Meanwhile, her fiancée was arrested and imprisoned for years for doing pretty much the same thing she did. The suspect also walked free.


Wtf really, that’s nuts. Got a source I can read more about this?


The news article itself.

https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3688563

> Nix was sentenced in March, 2006 to five years in prison.

> He pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, sexual misconduct, and unlawful imprisonment.

> Donna Summers was fired after the incident.

> She was charged with unlawful imprisonment, and was sentenced to probation after entering an Alford plea — a type of guilty plea in which a person does not admit guilt, but acknowledges the evidence is sufficient for a conviction.

> She broke off her engagement to Nix after viewing the surveillance tapes.

> Summers also sued McDonald's and was awarded $1 million in punitive damages and $100,000 in compensatory damages.

> After two hours of deliberations, Stewart was found not guilty on all charges.

Justice is a funny thing, isn't it?




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