We had a guy finally executed last year after 22 years on death row for raping and murdering a 9 year old girl. He had TWO trials..a second after some minor flaws were found in his first. He was found guilty in the second trial and was again given the death penalty. He demanded and got DNA testing which he said would exonerate him...it didn’t and his semen was conclusively found in the girls body. Even then his appeals went on for years until finally being exhausted after 22 years. There was no doubt he committed the rape and murder and richly deserved the death penalty.
He was just scared of facing her standing next to a just and loving God. That would be a sight to scare me out of ever doing anyone harm, least of all a child.