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An Iowa girl who was given a “second chance” following a horrific sex trafficking case is now facing 20 years in prison.
If you’ve been keeping up, you may have seen our September story covering the case of Pieper Lewis: a 15-year-old Des Moines girl who ran away from home in 2020. She eventually found herself staying with a man who allegedly began sex trafficking her, where she was forced into the company of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks, who over the course of several days forced her to consume alcohol and marijuana, and raped her multiple times. Those according to the allegations.
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After one of the assaults, Lewis is said to have stabbed Brooks in a fit of rage over 30 times in the chest, arms, and groin. The teen was arrested and charged with first-degree murder soon after. But a year later in 2021, as part of her plea deal, she explained to investigators exactly what happened, noting that after coming back into consciousness following one attack:
Due to the nature of her case, and the injustices she endured, Polk County District Judge David M. Porter decided back in September of this year that instead of having her serve the 20 years for manslaughter, she would be placed on a five-year supervised probation. Additionally, she would serve 1,200 hours of community service and pay a controversial $150,000 in restitution to Brooks’ family, whom the Associated Press revealed Sunday was a married father of two.
A GoFundMe was later created by one of Lewis’ former teachers to help with the restitution and other expenses, and as of now, has raised over $562,000. Porter explained during the September court
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