http://www.oregonlive.com/metrowest...e/metro_west_news/1188437109318740.xml&coll=7
Man sentenced for sexually abusing stepson
Revenge - William Collins, 44, told the court he was trying to get back at his ex-wife
Thursday, August 30, 2007 HOLLY DANKS
The Oregonian Staff
HILLSBORO -- A former Washington County man was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing his stepson to get revenge on the boy's mother.
William Gerald Collins, 44, told police he wanted to force his ex-wife's only son into becoming gay so she wouldn't have any grandchildren. He said he wanted to get back at her for asking for a divorce and kicking him out of their house.
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Erwin said the victim did not disclose the abuse until November 2006, when his mother got a letter from Collins' former girlfriend in Reno. When the Nevada woman broke up with Collins, he threatened to rape her 14-year-old daughter, so she decided to tell what he had confessed to her about the molestation, Erwin said.
The Washington County victim wrote in a letter to the judge: "I never wanted my Mom to know this happened because I didn't want to hurt her."
The victim and his mother were not in court, telling Erwin they never wanted to see Collins again.
"Knowing now he did this to hurt my mom, I'm worried he will hurt my family again," the victim wrote. "I think he should be kept in jail forever."
The victim's mother wrote that she thought "all the anger" her son had back then was because of the divorce and she felt guilty because she hadn't recognized signs of abuse.
"To think Will did this to hurt me, being that evil and vindictive, using a child, taking away his youth and innocence, he deserves to spend his life behind bars," she wrote.
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The abuse began in 1995 when the victim was 11 and happened "dozens of times" over the next two years, Erwin said.
:furious: I don't think 25 years is enough. :furious: