Please prepare yourself...
I have cried multiple times writing this.
A California father who PLEADED GUILTY to felony incest with his 18-year-old DAUGHTER just walked out of jail after LESS THAN SIX MONTHS...
His daughter isn’t here to see it, because she TOOK HER OWN LIFE.
Her name was Makayla Rene Settles, she dreamed of becoming an architect.
The father's name is Stephen Vincent Chavez, he’s 41.
According to prosecutors and court records, Chavez:
a) welcomed Makayla (his daughter) into his Moorpark home in July so she could start college
b) drank with her at a family gathering
c) BOUGHT MORE ALCOHOL for them to drink back at his house
d) 48 HOURS after she arrived, he allegedly r*ped her
e) she was hospitalized, and a r*pe kit found HIS DNA
f) he WALKED OUT on $250,000 bail
g) 5 months later, on December 28th, Makayla took her own life
h) in May he pleaded GUILTY, admitting he abused a position of trust and that she was particularly vulnerable
i) Prosecutors asked for the maximum: THREE YEARS in state prison.
j) Judge Dusty Kawai gave him ONE YEAR in county jail and probation.
k) He served less than SIX MONTHS.
Her mother said before the sentence: “my daughter’s life is only worth three years.”
She didn’t even get three.
HE WAS HER FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have no words... the justice system is totally broken.