Hello Friends.
Well I did it! It was the hardest thing I ever did, but I did it. I am exhausted but feel this part of it is over with. I am still in the hotel I have been in for the last few days that they provide me but the best thing is that they gave me back my computer now (the computer is my main communication tool, so very happy J) Its Friday eve. here and I now have some privacy. Before this I have been with the police every moment 24/7.
When I first got to court a few days ago, they took me directly to the Judges Chamber Room place to meet with the Judge. I was surprised it was a women but as it turned out, I was glad because she was really nice. She already knew a lot about the case. It turns out they had a lot of other things they were going after Dad about. Well I could write a book about what all happened during the 4 days at court but I will spare all of you, lol. The bottom line is that I will never have to go back to my Dad again. It was really hard facing him in the courtroom. I found out that Dad has been doing things to other boys as well! I never saw that side of him before. He was out of control, and I never saw that before. I kinda felt sorry for him but cant forgive him , not yet anyway. There were soooooo many people there that was on my side! I didnt know they would be there. My Doctors from Stanford, the special nurse that was so kind to me, the police officers that made Dads arrest, the people from the hotel that heard when I got beat up, the cab driver that heard his threats and lots more. They also had awful things, like a bat he beat me with and some other unmentionable stuff he used on me. They also had lots of pictures of me when I was really little in poses and awful stuff I never knew existed. They are probably out there on the internet but cant do anything about that. I was way surprised because I didnt know the DA and his people were doing anything at all for me. The thing I didnt expect was that this whole thing opened up my memory about so many awful things from my past the I forgot, or pushed out of my mind. I kinda wish I could go back and not remember them. My mom was even there but they wouldnt let us talk. As I expected, showing the recent pictures of me without clothes to show all my injuries was really embarrassing but it did the trick as the Judge got really mad at Dad then, I could see it in her eyes.
Well now I want to thank everyone here for writing me, praying and sending me good wishes. Somehow it really did help me. Even when things were hard in court, I remembered I could tell my friends in this place later and knew that would make it better. . I wish I could meet every one of you in person to shake your hands and tell you thank you in person. Please know you really helped me. If anyone ever is in my same situation with court and everything, I would be happy to give the exact details of what to expect because that would have helped me knowing ahead of time. Im still kinda in shock about all this but all in all I guess it was good I went through it. I just wish it didnt bring up so many terrible memories all at once. At least now he cannot hurt anyone else as they tell me he will be in prison for a very long time. This whole thing will take a long time for me to digest I bet but well at least I am finished with trial #1 and there in one less perp out there. Thanks again friends, if I can ever do anything at all for you, let me know.
David
