Retribution

By K. Harry

Retribution is a story designed to point out how rape is mismanaged in the United States. It describes how rape cases are handled by the legal profession and judges. One victims father wins the New York State Lottery the day his daughter dies after she is raped and murdered. He uses the lottery winnings in a rather unusual way to attempt to get the attention of anyone who could affect change in how convicted rapists are handled. After Mr. Hepp handles several rapists, he realizes that innocent people were being hurt. He still thinks that more needs to be done to solve the problem. He finally ends his life in a very dramatic fashion. His wife continues to try to solve the problem. Retribution, although fiction, is an attempt to bring to the publics attention the problems rape brings to society.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Aug 5, 2013
• ISBN: 9781491805831

K. Harry

K. Harry is a retired breast cancer surgeon. He has noted several released rapists who rape again, often in a more violent manner. He developed a story about a man who takes rapists who have been released from prison and houses them near the homes of judges who have given light sentences. The purpose of the book is to point out what is happening, and ways are suggested to correct the problem.

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Published by AuthorHouse 07/07/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4918-0584-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4918-0583-1 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2013913652

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Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Chapter 53

CHAPTER 54

Chapter 55

Chapter 56

Chapter 57

Chapter 58

Chapter 59

Chapter 60

Chapter 61

Chapter 62

Chapter 63

Chapter 64

Chapter 65

Chapter 66

Chapter 67

Chapter 68

Chapter 69

Chapter 70

Chapter 71

Chapter 72

Chapter 73

Chapter 74

Chapter 75

Chapter 76

Chapter 77

Chapter 78

About the Author

About the Book

Introduction

R ape is not easily corrected by counseling or other remedial methods. Nevertheless, rapists are often given sentences that are reduced for good behavior. While there is almost no chance for a prisoner to be convicted of rape in prison, they may appear to be fit to return to society when in fact they are unreformed. After their release, it is not surprising that they rape again.

Age is not necessarily a factor. A ninety-year-old man in Buffalo, New York, still attempts to molest young people and attack young girls. Fortunately for the citizens of Buffalo, the courts have insisted that a policeman be assigned to follow him around. He is also housed in a home with supervision. While it might be better if he were kept incarcerated for the remainder of his life, this circumstance is probably better than letting him completely loose in society. It should be noted that despite the fact that the ninety-year-old man’s daughter publically said that he should be kept in prison, he was let out.

With many rapes being committed by men who had previously been convicted of rape, Mr. Hepp thinks it is clear something must be done to stop this from occurring. He has found that many repeat rapists are released from prison early. They move into areas where they have no access to the judges who either originally sentenced them or who reduced their sentences. These judges live in areas too expensive for the rapists to afford.

Furthermore there is no attention given to the attorneys who get these individuals released. One person whose daughter was raped and killed by one such individual decided to take action. It is hoped that attention will be paid to this situation, so rapists are put away for the rest of their lives.

Chapter 1

J ennifer Hepp was obviously nervous. Today was the day she would find out if she had been accepted to Cornell University. She wanted to enter the hotel management program. Cornell was considered the top college in the country to get this degree, and once you got the degree you were almost assured of getting a top position.

Although she knew that she was a top candidate, Jennifer was also aware of the admission criteria. The school had to accept thirty percent minority students, and they wanted students from various parts of the country. The Admissions Committee was also committed to accepting students from foreign countries. This placed Jennifer at some disadvantage, and although she had good grades and extensive extracurricular activities, she was from a part of the country where many students applied.

Jennifer had actually started a movement to try to get all schools to evaluate each student according to his or her own merits. This effort was short-lived, as the colleges and universities said that they were acting according to federal regulations. Jennifer decided the battle was not worth fighting, but felt in the future everyone would be treated equally.

Jennifer had been a top student at Fillmore Central High School. She had not only done well academically, but was president of her class and had participated in many of the athletic activities offered for girls at the high school. In addition, she spent the past two summers in a hotel orientation program for high school students.

This was a program designed to introduce students to hotel management. Jennifer did very well; during the second summer she actually worked at the front desk and spent three weeks in the financial department. This experience enhanced her desire to become involved in hotel management.

She ran to the mailbox as soon as the mail was delivered. Sure enough, there was a letter addressed to Jennifer Hepp from The Office of Admissons, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. She immediately opened the letter and started to read it.

Congratulations, you have been accepted to the class of 2007. Please send us a letter indicating your acceptance. Also, please send a deposit for $5,000, which is nonrefundable. Upon receipt of your letter and deposit, we will send you more information. Sincerely, Doris Stroman, Assistant Dean of Admissions, Cornell University.

Jennifer was ecstatic. Life was good. She immediately ran to tell her mother, and she also called her father at work. There are times in life when everything appears to be going great. This was one of those times.

Although it would be six months before she would actually go to Cornell, all of her thoughts were now on the next chapter of her life. This was a major event for her family, as Jennifer was an only child. The family was extremely pleased that life was going so well for Jennifer. Her father had tried to convince her to go into a more general program and decide after a year or two what direction she wanted for her life. After all, college was a time in life to try different things. But Jennifer was firmly convinced that she wanted to be involved in hotel management. Her father had recognized her intense enthusiasm and shared her joy.

The months passed fairly rapidly and soon it was August. Jennifer had already been assigned a room and was given the name of her roommate. Fortunately her roommate lived in Syracuse, New York, only a three-hour drive from Jennifer’s home in Buffalo. Before she had a chance to call her new roommate, the phone rang. On the other end of the line was Cindy Polson, her new roommate. They talked for nearly an hour and both seemed very pleased they would be rooming together. Cindy was going to major in mathematics, which to Jennifer meant that she most likely was a serious student who would study hard—so far, so good.

They made arrangements for Jennifer to go to Syracuse and spend the weekend with Cindy. Jennifer was both pleased and anxious to meet her new roommate.

The weekend arrived, and Jennifer set out. She arrived in Syracuse and went to Cindy’s home. Cindy answered the door, and the two girls immediately started talking. Cindy was the oldest of five children. Her father was a university professor. He taught basic chemistry. Although Cindy liked chemistry, she felt that mathematics was better suited for a woman. Although she was unattached at the moment, she was looking forward to her future, which she hoped would include marriage and children. She also wanted to teach, preferably at the college level.

Cindy found Jennifer’s discussion of her plans in hotel administration very interesting. She had never known anyone in that field and really enjoyed talking about it. Although their areas of interest were totally different, they got along extremely well.

Jennifer and Cindy spent several hours talking. They both enjoyed athletics. Cindy played softball and was a regional all-star at volleyball. Cindy dated very little, as her family occupied much of her time, and she enjoyed interacting with her siblings. Jennifer returned to Buffalo very pleased with her new roommate and extremely anxious to get started.

Chapter 2

T omorrow was the day that Jennifer had been awaiting for almost six months: the day when her parents would be taking her to Cornell. She was about to begin the next chapter of her life.

Her mother prepared a special meal for the family. Her mother was very emotional about Jennifer’s departure, as her home would be empty except for her husband. On the other hand, she was quite pleased that her daughter was about to begin her own life’s journey. She was about to embark on a career that she was very excited about. Jennifer’s mother knew that most young people going off to college had no idea what they wanted to do. Jennifer’s mother also knew that her daughter was a serious student and would do well in her course of study.

That night Jennifer slept very little. She was so excited and had so many thoughts about the coming months that she couldn’t sleep.

In the morning she got up at six o’clock, showered, and dressed. She again checked the bags she had packed and went downstairs. It was only seven o’clock, and her parents were still in bed. When they came down at seven thirty, they could see that she was ready to leave. After a quick breakfast, they loaded the car and set off for Ithaca.

The drive was uneventful. Interestingly enough, there was very little talking. When they arrived at Cornell, they went to her dormitory. There they met a senior who greeted the new students and showed them their rooms. There were two male students who helped carry her bags up to her room. Her mother helped her unpack, and soon she had everything in place. Her roommate had not arrived yet.

There was a strange moment when nothing was said. Jennifer was settled, and it was nearly time for her parents to leave to go back to Buffalo.

Jennifer suggested that they go out for a bite to eat. Her mother agreed.

They ate lunch in a little café near the campus. Again, very little was said. Now it was time for her parents to leave. They took her back to her dormitory. After a few minutes, they kissed her good-bye and began their drive back to Buffalo.

The drive back to Buffalo was both good and bad. The Hepps were extremely pleased that their daughter was so excited about college and the career she had chosen. She was far ahead of most of the other students beginning school. Jennifer knew what she wanted to do with her life. Most of the other students were looking forward to an exciting social life. School would become secondary to them.

Jennifer was excited about beginning school. She was off to a good start, as she had a roommate that she really liked. She was slightly nervous about beginning college and about being away from her parents for the first time in her life. Nevertheless, she was looking forward to beginning the next chapter of her life.

Chapter 3

J ennifer, who was now taking the first step in managing her own life, went back to her room in the dormitory. Her roommate had arrived and was unpacking. On finishing, Cindy’s parents invited Jennifer out to lunch. Jennifer told them that she had eaten lunch, but would be glad to go out with them. Interestingly enough, they went to the same restaurant where Jennifer had eaten with her parents.

Lunch was served and Jennifer had only an iced tea. The discussion over lunch was very light, and basically Cindy’s father was telling the girls to have fun but do well in school. After lunch, the Polsons took Jennifer back to her dormitory so that they could spend a few minutes alone with their daughter.

Jennifer decided to go to the student lounge to see what it was like and to try to meet some other students. She bought a Coke and headed for a table where there were three students sitting. She sat down and introduced herself to the students. The students were very interesting. Gerald was a senior and was about to begin veterinary school at Cornell. His father was a physician in Wyoming. Gerald described how hard he worked and how little time he spent with his family. Gerald really enjoyed medicine, but since he wanted a different lifestyle then his father’s, he had applied for and been accepted to veterinary school.

Hilda was a sophomore taking liberal arts. She was undecided as to what major she would pursue. Hilda spent much of her time involved in pursuits other than academics. She was a fun-loving young lady. The third student, Molly, was also an incoming freshman. She would be majoring in political science. She was twenty-one years old. She lived with her mother, who could not afford to pay for her daughter’s college tuition. She also was not successful in getting any financial aid, working two jobs and saving everything she could until she finally could afford to go to Cornell. The four of them actually talked for over an hour.

Jennifer was pleased with the students she met. They were different than the students she spent time with at home. They were certainly at different levels of financial means. They also appeared to be vastly different in their goals and expectations of college.

Jennifer went back to her dormitory. Her roommate was there, and they visited for a while. They decided that the following morning they would buy the textbooks for their classes.

The next morning they got up and went to the student lounge for breakfast. They continued their conversation regarding their prior life situations. After having finished breakfast, they left for the student bookstore.

Jennifer decided she would buy used books. Her high school advisor told her that once the course was over, students probably would never use the books again. Used textbooks sold for about a quarter of the price of new books.

An Introduction to Hotel Management was the first book she found, and she therefore took a copy. An Elemental Review of Federal Regulations for Hotel and Restaurant Owners was another book she was advised to get. After about half an hour, she had selected six books. She took them to the checkout station, signed her name, and gave them her identification card. That was all she had to do. She took the books and, with her roommate, went back to the dormitory.

Jennifer decided that she would stay in her room to look at the books, so that she could get some idea of what to expect when she actually got to class. The next two hours were spent reviewing the books she had purchased.

The first thing that became obvious to her was that there was a lot more to running a hotel than she realized. One book was entirely devoted to a discussion of the legal aspects of running a hotel. Another had to do with communications. It was apparent to her she would need to become more proficient with computers than she presently was. Food preparation was an area she had not thought about. Then, she read about issues associated with banquets: how to plan the menus and how to get the personnel needed, but not too many. The books also discussed how to handle sick leave and many other topics she had not thought about. She had a great deal to learn. She was both excited and somewhat frightened. After all, if she flunked out of hotel management school, she would have to start over, since she was not taking the same courses as the average freshman.

She then decided to take a walk around the campus. She got out a map that the school had provided. She started walking by the science center. She found this most impressive. She was aware that several Nobel laureates worked and taught there. She then went by the political science complex. This was a rather new complex. Political science was becoming a much more popular field, and each year more students majored in it.

She then went by the area where hotel management was taught. It was quite intimidating; the building, although old, was enormous in size. She couldn’t imagine how that much room could be necessary. She was fearful, but anxious, for her studies to begin. After her walk, she went back to her dormitory to rest.

Chapter 4

I t was six o’clock, Jennifer decided to go to dinner by herself. Her roommate and two other girls were going to the student union, but she decided not to go with them. She told her roommate what she was going to do and said that she would be back early.

Her mind was working overtime. She had seen the campus and reviewed some of the textbooks. She now just wanted to be alone and prepare for tomorrow morning. For a moment she thought about going to bed without eating, but she knew she wouldn’t be able to sleep, so she decided to go out for dinner.

She took a cab two miles to a small French restaurant. After a nice dinner and two glasses of wine, she felt it was time to go back to her dormitory. While walking to the entrance to have them call her a cab, she passed the bar. A clean-cut man sitting there offered to buy her a drink. She accepted, and after finishing her glass of wine she ordered another.

The gentleman said that he was a law student who liked that particular restaurant. She found him rather interesting. It was obvious to her that he was somewhat older than the average third-year law student. He told her that he had worked as a legal aid for seven years. Eventually, the lawyers in the office were billing their own rates for the work that he did, so he decided to complete law school and then strike out on his own professionally. Jennifer was impressed with the gentleman, and having had four glasses of wine, she was feeling rather good.

After they had talked for over an hour, Jennifer decided it was time to go back to her dormitory. She started to excuse herself to call a cab. Chester told her that he was also about to leave and would be glad to drive her back to the dormitory. She agreed.

They got up from the bar and walked out of the restaurant together.

They walked over to his car, where she readily got in. They made small talk as he drove away from the restaurant. Jennifer had already met five very different, but interesting people.

After a few minutes, she asked him where they were going. He didn’t answer. They drove farther away from the campus. They finally stopped in an isolated area in an abandoned farm. He looked at her and saw that she was extremely scared. This excited Chester.

Jennifer began talking to him. She asked him why they could not be friends. He did not answer. She told him that she had had an enjoyable evening with him and that she would love to have dinner with him again. He still said nothing. Jennifer was becoming very frightened. He just sat and looked at her.

He put his arm around her shoulder. She struggled to release herself. Jennifer panicked. She started fighting him with everything she had. She managed to scratch his eyes, and he let go of her for a minute. In that slight moment she managed to open the car door and get out. She started running. In a moment, Chester was out of the car and was chasing her. There was no one around to hear her screams. Therefore she did not scream.

Her hope was that he would give up and go back to his car. He kept coming. Finally she could run no more, lying down in the tall grass.

At first it was quiet, and she thought that maybe he had given up. She then heard him almost on top of her. He saw her huddled on the ground and reached down and grabbed her. He held her still for several seconds.

Jennifer was nearly exhausted from her previous struggle with him and from the running she had done. She offered almost no resistance.

For a very brief time, Jennifer appeared to relax. She thought of her parents and the career she was about to begin studying for. She wondered how this present episode was going to end.

For a moment she thought that maybe he would leave her if she cooperated. But then, she decided to fight him with everything she had.

Chester grabbed a rock and struck her in the head. Jennifer dropped to the ground immediately. He then spent a few more minutes sitting next to her, stroking her hair, which was fairly bloody from being struck with the rock.

He quickly laid her down and had sex with her.

He tried to talk with her but without any success.

Jennifer did not respond. Chester panicked, as he really did not mean to hurt her. He thought about taking her for medical help, but he knew that it would be obvious what had taken place. Chester decided to leave her there and left to go home.

Chapter 5

C indy returned to the dormitory at ten p.m. She was somewhat surprised that Jennifer was not there. Since she did not really know Jennifer well, she decided to wait before notifying anyone about Jennifer’s absence. At one o’clock, Cindy decided to call the campus police and report Jennifer missing. That call was met with little success. She was told that college students often stay out late and sometimes spent their nights in dorm rooms other than their own.

It was now two thirty in the morning, and there was still no evidence of Jennifer.