February 08, 2006

Matthew Koso Sentenced

Matthew Koso was sentenced to 18-30 months for the decision he made to start "dating" a girl who was 12 years old (he was 18). He got her pregnant when she was 14 and he was 20 and her parents gave consent to marry her in Kansas at the age of 15.

In Nebraska it is a crime for an adult to have sex with a child, which is what he did. It is good to see that there was a sentence that sent the message to Koso that he is not above the law. I'm told there are "so many sides" to the story and I'm perhaps "quick to judge." The law speaks for itself, said "sides" were heard and the story was told. Bottom line, the message was clear. There's a law, Koso broke it and there are consequences. Fair is fair.