Kelsey Briggs(True Story)

The judge Sept. 10. 2007 ordered Raye Dawn Smith to serve the FULL 27 years in prison for enabling child abuse.
Jurors in July found Smith guilty of allowing her then-second husband to abuse Kelsey. They chose the punishment of 27 years
Kelsey, 2, died on Oct. 11, 2005, at her home near Meeker. Doctors determined she died from abuse. Jurors heard testimony that Kelsey had been abused for months, suffering broken bones, bruises, a sexual assault and other injuries.

Kelsey, 2, died Oct. 11, 2005, at her home near Meeker after months of suffering broken bones, bruises and other injuries. (On October 11th, 2005 at 1:30 p.m., an Oklahoma DHS worker visited Kelsey for the last time. That worker said everything looked fine, about two hours later Kelsey Died)The tragedy exposed serious flaws in how the state protects children because, at the time of her death, both the state Department of Human Services and a judge were overseeing her care because of abuse allegations . Smith was convicted of enabling child abuse, accused of allowing her then-husband, Michael Lee Porter, to injure the child . He once was charged with sexually abusing and murdering Kelsey but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of enabling child abuse after reaching a deal with prosecutors. He and Smith wed on April 18, 2005,Kelsey's father, Lance Briggs, (who was Serving in Iraq at the time of Kelsey's Death) called the prison sentence fitting. "I was relieved," he said. "What this was, right here today, was justice for my daughter."Many are pointing to Kelsey's death as as an example of how the judicial system and DHS fail to protect children. Kelsey died four months after a judge returned her to her mother, despite suspicions the mother had abused her.

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• Sad

[mismag56]

dear kelsey,

you were such a brave soldier while you lived her on earth. I may not have known you, but I know how much it hurts. I'm not being abused and I have loving parents. I wish you could have had the same, but it was too obvious that you were too special to be living on earth. And so I say to you, rest in heaven you sweet angel. Love&Hope, Katelyn

[GILlRO11]

that was soooo sad =(

[horsey101able]

my name is kelsey and she spells it the same way please nock it off

[jaredleospirit]

We need to fund torture for these kinds of monsters. A quick death is not enough, I want to hear them scream for days.

[ezr1007]

bastarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrddddddds­ssss..................soo sorry for your loss daddy

[ezr1007]

poor baby.....rot in fuckin hell you pieces of shittttttttttt........

[zoeyRedbird1o1]

There is only one way to deal with people who abuse children - HANG EM!!! THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO LIVE - BASTARDS!!!!!!!

[l4dattic]

i still remeber this story and now i remember her name and hopes she lives happily now witout those people to hurt her

[Makeuprulesdaworld]

I hope that Michel lee porter will she the bad he has committed and I hope he is sorry that he murdered this sweet angel of a girl rest in peace little girl god loves you

[broadwaycrazzy]

that is so sad Kelsey is an angel I send prayers to Kelsey may she rest in peace

[fwaggy16]

Pray that Michael Lee Porter will spend the rest of his life in jail miserably. Then he will die, with no friends or family to care, and spend the rest of eternity in HELL. Go to Hell Michael Lee Porter, go to Hell. R.I.P. Little Angel <3

[PurdyDance]

awwe i loved this story i think it made me teary she is a brave soldier everyone misses you tho i dont know you but you are a star up in the sky above us with your head held high .