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Sentencing for Raye Dawn...


As mentioned before, a jury found the mother of Kelsey Briggs guilty of enabling child abuse. The jury recommended a 27 year sentence for Raye Dawn Porter / Smith. After a switch to a high profile lawyer, and a delay on the sentencing hearing, Raye Dawn has finally stood before the judge and been officially given her sentence:

Raye Dawn Smith was sentenced on Monday to 27 years in prison for enabling child abuse, which resulted in the death of her 2-year-old daughter.

Kelsey Briggs died from a blow to the stomach in October 2005, and a jury convicted her stepfather, Michael Porter, of enabling child abuse by injury.
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