Aaron Heart, age 18, was sentenced to 100 years in prison on June 10, 2009, for sexually abusing a 6-year-old neighbor. Hart is mentally disabled and has an IQ of 47. He cannot read, write and cannot speak clearly.
Hart was arrested in September of 2008 after a neighbor found him touching her stepson. Hart pleaded guilty to several counts of sexual assault and indecency by contact.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-child-sex-abuse,1,1807788.story<ref>
Quotes
"He couldn’t understand the seriousness of what he did. I never dreamed they would think about sending him to prison. When they said 100 years, it was terror, pure terror, to me."—Robert Hart, Aaron's fatherhttp://www.kob.com/article/stories/S972565.shtml?cat=504
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Fast Facts
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Born
ca.1991
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Birth place
Paris, Texas
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Arrested
September 2008
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Pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a six year old
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Is mentally retarded, has an IQ of 47
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Sentenced to 100 years in prison in June 2009
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Hart's case will be appealed
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Appellate attorney said the doctor appointed by the court did not fully assess his mental condition
