Chrystul Kizer: The girl who killed her sex trafficker in self-defense at the age of 17

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What happened: Kizer, who was 17 at the time, is accused of killing Randall P. Volar III, who had previously been arrested for child sexual abuse. Details: After groups like the Chicago Community Bond Fund donated enough money to pay her $400,000 bond, Kizer was freed from jail in June 2020. Her case is still pending. Prosecutors claim the murder was planned ahead of time. But what makes this case unique is that Kizer’s attorneys are relying on a self-defense theory that has never been employed in a homicide case in the state. As this case involves homicide, Kenosha County Circuit Judge David Wilk concluded Kizer could not employ the affirmative defence argument. What else: Kizer’s case also serves as a reminder that the law does not always apply equally to everyone, especially Black girls and women like her.

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