Erath County teenager sentenced to 80 years for possession of child pornography.
An Erath County teenager has been sentenced to 80 years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to nine counts of possession/promotion of child pornography.
Bradley Cadenhead, 17, appeared in court along with his attorney Lucas Lawrence before the sentence was handed down on Tuesday.
“It is always sad to see a person sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence and it’s particularly grim when it must be done with someone so young,” District Attorney Alan Nash said following the sentencing.
“But the activities and interests of this young man are so disturbing, everyone in his path is in danger. It is now the duty of the state prison and parole authorities to ensure Judge Cashon’s mandate to protect our communities is carried out.”
Cadenhead was arrested in August 2021 when he was just 16 years old and was later certified to stand trial as an adult.
This kid was a mass murderer and/or serial killer in the making. It went beyond child porn and catching him early on saved a lot of people future misery.
For those wondering why such a "harsh" sentence was given, the author of this article did a little research and figured out why. https://www.beneaththesurfacenews.com/post/wondering-about-that-80-year-sentence-given-to-an-erath-county-teen-here-s-what-you-didn-t-know
Did anyone in the court check his school records to know if he is a student with special learning needs and that he is capable of understanding that he pled guilty, the process of the courts, and the sentencing results?
More information on filing an appeal to this outrageous sentence lacking rehabilitation and retraining and protections for adolescent children.
Is this revenge sentencing?
This sentence puts this adolescent child in adult prison subject to abuse, rape, and even death. For what? Movies, pictures, fantasy?
Adolescents his age, 16, 17, 18 years old, in high schools all over the United States are unable to start their high school days earlier than 9 am because their brains are not developed sufficiently to make decisions and actions to function adequately.
This sentence is beyond extreme and does nothing for retraining and rehabilitation of an immature and undeveloped mind of an adolescent child.
He desperately needs a good attorney to file an appeal of this outrageous sentence.
80 years for a teenager whose brain is not fully developed yet?
For this charge when murderers get only three years?
Or insurectionists get 6 to 18 months, or house arrest, or nothing??
Outrageous.
Are there plans for rehabilitation?
I hope there is an appeal planned.