You're FIL deserves every single minute that the judge handed down to him in the courtroom. I'm with you!!

It is really sad that your MIL and hub are devastated to see the man behind bars ~ it must be really tough to hold your true emotions away from your own hub too. Are you working with a T to help you gain some sense of closure and acceptance of how your hub and his mom feel? I do hope so.

I am SO happy to hear the good news though! It's a rare commodity for our abusers to end up paying for their crimes. IMO, they ought to be sent away for life. Maybe then, they'd have some idea of the pain that they've caused others to suffer for the rest of their (our) lives and actually develop regret for the pain they've caused.

You certainly have my support any time you need it. Very gentle hugs to you...