Not at first, certainly. But now she’s in a minimum security hospital. And arguably, that’s where she should stay, though according to this article, she’s still being singled out, this time because leniency would cause bad publicity. There’s no question that Andrea was mentally ill for a long time before the killings,…

Thank you. That’s definitely the stat I think is most important here. I would have no idea where to start looking at today’s equivalent but that’s a start.

These stats are old, but no reason to think they are not still pretty close. (From Wikipedia). So the sentence is ABSOLUTELY "lenient" compared to a usual sentence for a *convicted* rapist.

Does it say what the average jail time is when looking specifically at people convicted? Since the vast majority of rapists aren’t even tried, of course any time in jail will be more than most of them. I’m interested in how his case fits in the context of other people found guilty.