Judge Timothy Broyhill

Judge Timothy Pennell Broyhill was the judge responsible for sentencing the man who sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl to just 200 days in county jail. For a crime involving the sexual abuse of a child, that sentence is extraordinarily difficult to reconcile with the seriousness of the offense and the lasting harm inflicted on the victim. 

 

The responsibility for that sentencing decision rests with Judge Broyhill, and it deserves scrutiny. A courtroom is supposed to be a place where the gravity of crimes against children is recognized and where victims can expect meaningful accountability. 

 

Instead, this victim and her family were left with a sentence they regard as a profound failure of justice. Whatever discretion was available to Judge Broyhill, the decision to impose only 200 days was, in their view, disgracefully inadequate. 

 

Judicial authority carries enormous responsibility, particularly when a child has been sexually victimized, and the public has every right to examine how that authority is exercised. Judge Broyhill’s decision should not disappear quietly into a court record. It should be remembered, examined, and held up as an example of why judicial accountability matters.

 

So, when you go to TimothyBroyhill.com, you’ll be directed right to this page!