Not Giving In

Cheryl also said that Clay had been despicable during the hearing. He flipped her off and would even wink at her. Then, he told her that the kids would eventually be given back to him. So for her, the 20-year sentence wasn’t enough. He needed to pay and suffer for what he did for the rest of his life. More importantly, he deserved to be locked up forever because he was clearly a menace to society. The only bright spot for her was the fact that by the time he’d get out, the children would be old enough not to fall for his mind games.

Children Affected

Just after Cheryl gave her speech, the court allowed her to play a recording of Maddox speaking. One of the triplets had finally expressed what they felt. He told his father that he never wanted to see him ever again. Moreover, they no longer wanted to see his photo because they didn’t like him for what he did to their mother.