[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.

[Illbay]

And you must have missed all the other discussion on this thread. Yes, I read that, but I also knew that the girl's father is NOT the man mentioned in the article.