Elizabeth Smart: Sentenced to Life In Prison- NewsTop15

ELIZABETH SMART, her family and the entire state of utah could have asked for no greater moment of closure than this:- Having the young victim of kidnapping and abuse, now a poised. mitchell will be in federal prison for life, without the possibility of parole. The state of Utah still has a pending case against him. Even if that proceeds, it will seem anticlimactic. The perpetrator never again will be free.
Once the sentencing hearing is over, Smart hopes to continue work as an advocate for children and victims of crime, RAD, which stands for "Resist Aggression Defensively," teaches kids specific techniques to get away from would-be attackers. upscale Salt Lake City home, testified during the self-styled prophets six-week trial in federal court but did not directly address him. Smart returned to Utah two weeks ago after completing a mission in Paris for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Mormons. It also was a testament to the faith and prayers of many who searched for Smart and never gave up hope of finding her alive. The sentencing of her attacker came on National Missing Children's Day. That was a poignant reminder that, while Smart's ordeal and Mitchell's trial are over, nightmares continue for many other children and their families. A community so affected by this crime can be glad it ended well, but it can never afford to let up its guard. especially kidnapping. She has started the Elizabeth Smart Foundation and her first goal is to get the RAD kids program in public schools.