Emily Simpson

Then, the judge addressed the psych evaluation.

After watching those videos, the very first question in my mind was,

That's not someone who's saying, I know what I did was wrong.

You were a predator to Ms.

Inwood.

Mr. Levengood, you have received the benefit of a plea agreement.

Your guidelines are 49 years.

She's referring to the sentencing guidelines for second-degree rape.

If the case had gone to trial, these are the instructions the judge would have used to ensure fair sentencing.

Suspend all but 18 months.

The judge believed Mike's crimes warranted a 15-year sentence, but his defense team had struck a deal with the state.

As part of the plea agreement, they decided on a maximum amount of time Mike would spend behind bars, 18 months.

18 months is a magic number in Montgomery County.

It meant that Mike would go to county jail instead of state prison.

Saskia first heard that number on her call with Rebecca, the prosecutor.

It was the same call where she learned there would be no trial.

When she heard that Mike would only serve a maximum of 18 months, she was devastated.

I can't tell you how wrong that felt.

Her sister, Marisa, tried to help her see the positives of the plea.

We try to focus on the guilty plea, you know.