A kindergarten teacher from Chickamauga, Tenn. named Craft had her life taken away when she was false charged of child sex abuse. She was absolved of all charges, however the ordeal segued into a high profile custody battle for her kids. Rather than keeping the ex on a list of her accusers being prosecuted for $25 million, Craft removed both him and his spouse in a private effort to work out child custody. Article resource – Tonya Craft drops ex-husband and his wife from $25 million suit by Money Blog Newz.
Results of Craft trial
In Might, Craft was accused of 22 counts of child molestation and acquitted of it. She lost her job and her house during the lawful battle lasting 2 years. Also, $500,000 in lawful bills stacked up. Her two children were taken from her also. There were some supporters of Craft. They said that a "witch hunt" was what the trial was turning out to be. There were bloggers following the Craft litigation that suggests the Craft conviction was all the judge and prosecutors wanted. Cato-at-liberty.org reported that the judge sitting on the case represented Tonya Craft’s husband in their divorce. Defense attorneys filed a motion seeking the judge's recusal, however he refused to step down. Status updates on Facebook including witness comments were put up by the prosecutor.
Henke getting more than deserved from Tonya Craft
After years of court battles, Craft resolved her custody battle with ex-husband Joal Henke in a personal meeting. Craft dropped the $25 million federal lawsuit that included Henke and his spouse while also agreeing to share custody of children. The suit will nevertheless be filed against all who accused her of sex abuse. This includes parents of kids, police officers, prosecutors and the school district that employed her.
Craft finds ways to forgive
There were some children who accused Craft of child molestation. Her daughter, Aiden, was one of them. Aiden never really said she was molested in the Craft trial. It was insisted by prosecutors that the child still gave testimony close to that of her two friends that Craft was involved in inappropriate touching. Craft and her daughter have healed their relationship, she said on the "Today" show Monday. She said it is "as if nothing ever happened" with the trial. Craft also said that she plans to enroll in law school to help others who have been falsely accused.
Articles cited
Today Show
today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40528974/ns/today-today_people/
The Chattanoogan
chattanoogan.com/articles/article_189930.asp
Rome News Tribune
romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/10328610/article-Tonya-Craft-custody-hearing-begins-in-Hamilton-County–Tenn–courtroom?instance=home_news_lead_story
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