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Originally Posted by glatt
I think this means that Jennings has been sitting in a jail cell for the last couple years. Past tense. Apparently you read this to mean he has been sentenced to be held in jail for a couple years. Future tense. This discussion must belong in the thread about differences in the way we speak in various countries.
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If you go back and read the complete story, you come across the folowing sentence:
"Jennings, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, befriended the girl on a bus last year."
That tells me, anyhow, that he was only recently sentenced for his mis-deeds.
Ever hear of Stolkholm Syndrome? This is a syndrome that often happens to hostages who are completely at the mercy of their captures. They begin to side with the bad guys. Its a psychological mechanism for survival - side with the strong, not the weak. It happens to adults, and it probably happened to this poor little girl.
She had no place of refuge - the man was in her very bed, hiding. Who knew what threats he made or things he told her. That child was being raped - not havig consensual sex.