Man who impregnated 10-year-old says he doesn't deserve the 160 year sentence

Authorities say the 35-year-old started the abuse in Georgia when Sophie was as young as 8 years old and it continued for years until she became pregnant while living in Indiana with her mom and the attacker.

During a criminal investigation into suspected molestation of the child in Georgia, Sophie’s mother agreed to a so-called "safety plan" which was supposed to prevent Thrash from having future contact with Sophie.

However, the woman admitted in court that she moved to Indiana with Thrash and continued to live with him along with the child.

Thrash was arrested by police in Indiana in May 2017, after authorities discovered the girl was pregnant. She was just 10 at the time.

Her mother was also arrested in connection to the crimes. Prosecutors say she knew the abuse was happening but did nothing to protect her child or remove her from the situation.

Sophie and her child were placed in foster care after the arrests.

She was separated from her newborn when she was sent to the mental health facility late last year, shortly after both her mother and Thrash were sentenced.

Meanwhile, her attacker, who is now serving a 160-year prison sentence, has filed an appeal to the Indiana State Supreme Court challenging his conviction.

In his brief to the court, Thrash says, he’s appealing on multiple grounds. He believes the length of his sentence is not inappropriate, the trial court improperly admitted evidence showing Sophie and the newborn baby at the hospital, and he was improperly removed from the courtroom following several outbursts alleging the child he impregnated was promiscuous during his trial.



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