A Milwaukee lady has been sentenced to 11 years in jail for killing a person who prosecutors say sexually trafficked her when she was a teen.
The decision launched Monday ends a six-year authorized battle for Chrystul Kizer, 24, who argued she ought to be immune from prosecution.
Keizer is charged with reckless murder within the 2018 capturing dying of 34-year-old Randall Volar, who was 17 on the time. life imprisonment.
Worrall had filmed his sexual abuse of Keyser for greater than a 12 months earlier than he was killed.
Keizer mentioned she met Worrall when she was 16 and the person sexually assaulted her whereas giving her money and presents. She mentioned he additionally made cash by promoting her to different males for intercourse.
A Washington Put up investigation discovered that authorities had proof, together with video, that Worrall abused a few dozen black ladies, together with Keyser — all of whom seemed to be underage.
4 months earlier than Worrall’s dying, police arrested him on sexual assault costs however launched him the identical day.
Police mentioned Keizer traveled from Milwaukee to Worrall’s Kenosha residence with a gun in June 2018. She shot him twice within the head, set his home on hearth and took his automotive.
Prosecutors mentioned the homicide was premeditated and a part of a plan to steal Kaiser’s automotive. Kaiser’s attorneys argued that she acted in self-defense.
Keizer’s case assessments leniency for victims of intercourse trafficking. Some states have applied legal guidelines known as “affirmative protection” provisions that defend victims from sure costs, together with prostitution or theft, if these acts have been the results of being trafficked.
Keizer examined whether or not an “affirmative protection” for victims of human trafficking may very well be used to kill individuals. In 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court docket dominated she might.
The ruling allowed Keizer to make use of proof to show she was abused on the time of the crime. The case attracted widespread consideration, and Kaiser acquired assist from activists within the #MeToo motion.
She finally opted for a plea deal to keep away from the chance of a potential life sentence at trial.
“I am making an attempt to maintain transferring ahead,” Keizer instructed The Washington Put up in an interview from jail this 12 months.
She has served greater than a 12 months and a half in jail. When she is ultimately launched, she’s going to face 5 years of long-term supervision.