Raven Smith, 35, apologized to the families of the victims, mostly girls under 16, who have been se‌ּxually abusing for years.

Todd Derrick, the Houston County Court judge judged Smith with the highest sentence after hearing an urgent request from the mother of one of his victims.

"I can’t believe what I said had such a big impact on the jury, so they could punish him with a sentence that was beyond my expectations," she said.

The unnamed mother was not the only one who became deeply frustrated during the trial, but went to both the prosecutor, the as‌sistant to Houston County Attorney, JT Jones, who nearly cried as she read the description of her crimes. Smith in front of the court.

“Having to handle child-related cases is like a stab at your heart. You have to understand them and feel the pain they have experienced, "said Jones prosecutor.

Although the case was closed, mothers said they believed that many other victims were suffering too great mental pain to overcome.

"I don’t want them to be scared any more, I want to tell them that he went to jail and couldn’t hurt anyone," said one mother.

Due to the serious nature of the verdict given, Smith’s ability to enjoy leniency by law is absolutely impossible.