According to reporting by AP, 17-year-old Pieper Lewis was charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed and killed her 37-year-old accused rapist, Zachary Brooks. Lewis was 15 years old at the time of the June 2020 killing.
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Lewis was able to plea to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury last year, and despite the fact that those charges were each punishable by up to 10 years in prison, she won’t be serving any jail time so long as she doesn’t violate the terms of her probation.
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Last week, she was sentenced to five years of closely supervised probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the family of her rapist.
Now, a GoFundMe account created to raise money for Lewis is skyrocketing. She has currently raised over $500,000.
Now, a GoFundMe account created to raise money for Lewis is skyrocketing. She has currently raised over $500,000.
Stop the criminalization of Black women acting in self-defense. #AbolitionNow
Source: newsone.com/4408732/pieper…
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Source: newsone.com/4408732/pieper…
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