Conrad Roy III's Father

She could have easily called for help, and she didn't.

It took juvenile court judge Lawrence Moniz three days to reach his verdict.

The PAC courtroom was quiet as he began reading his decision.

Michelle looked relieved.

The judge declared the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that her texts caused Conrad's death.

But the judge wasn't finished.

While he acknowledged Conrad had taken steps to end his life by placing the water pump in his truck, he said there was that one moment when Conrad changed his mind.

It was then, he believed, Michelle became a party to his death.

What's more, the judge said, she had a duty to save him.

She called no one.

A tearful Michelle stood before the judge to hear her fate.

How did it feel hearing that word, guilty, after everything you've been through?

I was surprised, actually.

There needs to be an example set.

You just can't allow that behavior to...

continue.

We were happy, but then going home that night, driving home, it was like, okay.

It didn't bring the peace I really was hoping for.

There were no winners, just heartbreak for two families.

I felt it was a tragedy now that's been compounded.