Raye Dawn Smith Gets 27 Years for Death of Daughter, Kelsey Smith-Briggs
In Oklahoma, Raye Dawn Smith, 27 will get 27 years in prison for the 2005 death of her two-year-old daughter, Kelsey Smith-Briggs. The judge found Smith guilty enabling child abuse.
Kelsey suffered multiple injuries including a broken collarbone, broken legs and bruises. Kelsey’s stepfather, Michael Porter, abused her for months and Smith did nothing to stop him.
Porter finally sexually assaulted and murdered little Kelsey. He’s serving a a 30-year prison term for enabling abuse, not murder or sexual assault.
There’s a lot of family drama in this case since Smith blames the Briggs family, namley Kelsey’s grandmother Kathie Briggs, for filing false charges and possibly abusing Kelsey. She even had the audacity to look at her and say, “Kathie I forgive you.”
I agree with Briggs - Raye Dawn Smith is demented. Thank god she’ll be put away for a long time and won’t get out until after she goes through menopause.
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July 2nd, 2010 at 12:31 am
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June 16th, 2010 at 1:59 am
Jay, I understand your frustration, and you are totally correct. BUT, the poor little girl's mother should never have allowed the man to abuse her daughter. As I commented: women “ALLOW” men to get away with abusing their children because they 'can't' be alone. GIVE ME A BREAK – go to your family OR, go to a shelter. How in God's name can a woman allow a man to physically (or, even worse, sexually) abuse her child? It's because they can't do without a man — meaning that their mother has not done a good job in giving them any self-esteem. My own mother always said: “Children learn what they live.”
June 16th, 2010 at 1:52 am
So sad… I didn't know about this case. It sadly goes to show what some women will sacrifice for a man. How truly ridiculous and tragic…