[Illbay]

Well, what I want to know is: Where is the Father in all this? Shouldn't he be "on trial" too, just like Russell Yates?

[FourtySeven]

That's an interesting question.

[SerpentDove]

He was arrested and will (I think) be tried separately.

[stupid1]

I'm not sure if the scumbag that was living with her is the child's father, but he too is being held and will be prosecuted for the same crimes as the mother as well as sexual assault.

The two tried to pull of a trial where they would both be tried simultaneously, but the judge saw through that ploy.

[Bonaparte]

Read the article --

"Atkinson's former husband, 34-year-old Kenneth Ray Atkinson, is awaiting a new trial date after a judge agreed to a request for a separate trial last week. He also faces a sexual abuse charge."

[NYCVirago]

Well, what I want to know is: Where is the Father in all this? Shouldn't he be "on trial" too, just like Russell Yates?

You must have missed this part of the article:

Atkinson's former husband, 34-year-old Kenneth Ray Atkinson, is awaiting a new trial date after a judge agreed to a request for a separate trial last week. He also faces a sexual abuse charge.