Karen Jackson

116 Norton Street

Savannah, Georgia 31401

June 12, 2017

Honorable Judge Louisa Abbot

133 Montgomery Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401

RE: Defendant Theron Hendrix Case # CR17-0861 J2

Victim Impact Statement

Monday, August 25, 2014, is a day that will forever be in my mind, it changed my whole life.
This day started out like any normal day. I was taking a walk around my community park as I did
two or three days out of the week. This day was different because my walking partner could not
go, so I went alone. The worst mistake I would make. I was raped! Made to do unspeakable
things with someone that I did not know. I was violated! I begged the man not to hurt me
because I had two children. The only thing that gave me hope was the fact that if I complied I
could possibly see my children again.
I never saw this man face, but I remembered his awful smell, his dirty clothes and that nasty
feeling of him holding me tightly so I could not get away as he led me to the grassy area with
what felt like a gun to my back. That image haunts me continuously in my sleep with sweaty
nightmares. Day after day, year after year went by with no phone calls from police saying that
they had captured my Rapist. I have never visited a community park since August 25, 2014.
Matter of fact I have never gone anywhere by myself since that day. My children have begged
me to go to a park and each time I tell them bad things happen to people at parks. Thats
something a child should never have to hear.
Ill never forget that afternoon receiving a call at work and the person saying Im calling about
an incident from 2014, do you have a minute. That incident is etched in my soul I knew exactly
why she was calling. From that calling I am forever grateful. Special thanks to all those involved
in giving me closure. I now have a face and a name that matches my Rapist. Talking about what
happened to me at trial was difficult, but I know each day as in the past it gets better knowing
that Theron Hendrix is locked up. I am no longer shameful of what happened to me. I am able to
hold my head high with pride. Its my hope that at some point Ill be able to visit a park any park
and do what normal people do and allow my children to experience the freedom of playing in the
park.
It is my wish that Theron Hendrix be sentenced to the maximum time allotted to a Rapist. No
woman should have to look over her shoulders and wonder if he is going to hurt and violate
them.
Yours truly,
Ms. Karen Jackson