Emily Simpson

Your Honor, even now I feel my words are probably lost on him.

He has only been concerned about himself.

and his consequences, and his future life.

Don't let him displace blame onto his victim.

Don't let other husbands or wives think they can do whatever they want to their spouses.

Ensure that all people know that having sex with an unconscious person is called rape, even when you're married to them.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Thank you, ma'am.

Then, after Marisa, it was finally Saskia's turn.

With her paper shaking in her hand, she walked up to a table between the prosecution and the defense.

Her body was angled towards the judge, but really, she wanted to deliver the speech to Mike.

I knew not to expect any empathy or remorse, and I think that drove me even more.

The only thing that I can get is for him to have to sit with what he did to me.

Let me start by saying there's not enough jail time for you that will make me feel safe or give me back what I had before you victimized me.

You deserve the maximum possible sentence.

You pretended to be a loving husband, and yet you were my attacker.

I posted pictures and videos of your crimes against my body on the internet for people to watch.

I suffered embarrassment and shame that I don't deserve.

I never deserve it.

Maybe the worst part was when I woke up to catch you filming me and then to finally see evil in your eyes, and that's exactly what I saw.