Despite the desire for true justice, the Tousignant family recognized that going to trial wasn’t a viable option for such a dated case, especially since “a paucity of evidence, a paucity of facts.”

“At least now he is going to be sentenced. It’s better than nothing. At least she has some closure and we have some closure,” said Carolyn Tousignant in court. Due to the reduced charges, the judge was only able to sentence Ferreira to a maximum of 7 years in prison for his crimes.