How Rape Survivor Built a Family After Having Hit Man Kill Her Abusive Dad

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So someone just RTed this article on my timeline on Twitter and I just had to share it here because it's insane 

As a teenager Cheryl Pierson says she endured years of sexual abuse by her father, she told no one — not even her boyfriend, Rob Cuccio — because she was so afraid.

“My father used to threaten me on a daily basis,” she tells PEOPLE at her home on Long Island in New York. “He would say he’d kill me and kill anybody that I told. I believed him.”

As her situation worsened, her boyfriend’s suspicions grew.

“I was afraid to confront Cheryl about it,” he says. “We were having a little argument and it came out. I said, ‘I know what your dad is doing to you.’ I remember Cheryl’s face getting red.”

She initially denied it but ultimately confessed.

“Cheryl started to cry, and she said, ‘You’re right Rob, but you can’t tell anybody.’ ” he recalls. “I knew in that moment that there was no way I could leave her.”

Now 49 and an oncology nurse, he never has.

Cheryl and Rob, married for 28 years, have weathered health struggles, raising children — and a fatal decision more than 30 years ago that ended with her dad dead in his driveway and the couple behind bars.

It's quite long so read the rest here: http://people.com/crime/cheryl-pierson-cuccio-marriage-raising-family-after-hitman/?xid=socialflow_twitter_peoplemag

[abortionqueen 532]

but in all honestly wow that's amazing that she and her boyfriend made  it through all of that 

[Computer 10,980]

Wow.  Idk why they didn't just report to police though.

[Luke78619 23,559]

5 minutes ago, Computer said:

Wow.  Idk why they didn't just report to police though.

Lack of evidence? It's practically their word against his. 

Plus, he threatened to kill people if she told anyone, if he was to get away with it, she would be living in constant fear I suppose

[Cuchulainn 3,040]

Can't imagine the pain she went through 

[Panchecco 17,883]

Am I supposed to feel bad for the dad?

[Economy 52,840]

Im glad her life is finally in order. No one should be abused or threatned that way.

 

That being said, hiring a hitman is never ok or the answer. Regardless of what she went thru that doesnt excuse this and it was wrong

 

She had to consider other options even if they had some danger attached to them

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2 hours ago, Economy said:

Im glad her life is finally in order. No one should be abused or threatned that way.

 

That being said, hiring a hitman is never ok or the answer. Regardless of what she went thru that doesnt excuse this and it was wrong

 

She had to consider other options even if they had some danger attached to them

This man being alive would've been a threat to her safety. It had to be done.

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Hmm...

[Economy 52,840]

1 hour ago, Born To Slay said:

This man being alive would've been a threat to her safety. It had to be done.

I dont think it justifies murder. 

 

The courts obviously also thought so as she still got jail time despite her circumstances

[Born To Slay 10,996]

2 minutes ago, Economy said:

I dont think it justifies murder. 

 

The courts obviously also thought so as she still got jail time despite her circumstances

Of course she got jail time, she was involved in murder. 

I don't think it was unjustified in this case, at least now she doesn't have to worry about her father coming for her.

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10 hours ago, Born To Slay said:

Of course she got jail time, she was involved in murder. 

I don't think it was unjustified in this case, at least now she doesn't have to worry about her father coming for her.

We will have to agree to disagree.

 

She was obviously a victim but what she did was still wrong. Others in simmilar positions came out despite the threats. Most ppl dont hire hitmans to deal with this