A Santa Clara County judge sentenced Thomas John Loguidice to eight years in prison for the aggravated kidnapping of an Oakridge Mall employee in 1994. This case, which had gone cold for nearly three decades, was re-opened when DNA evidence linked Loguidice, then serving a 40-year sentence for child sexual abuse, to the crime. Denise Crank, the victim, expressed the lasting effects of the trauma in her impact statement. The judge's sentence was the maximum available, and Crank's courageous confrontation marks a significant moment in her long journey toward justice.
Crank, now 53, said in an impact statement during the sentencing hearing that Loguidice's actions have had a lasting impact on her life, including a diagnosis of PTSD, the ability to pursue her dream of being a physical therapist and ever feeling safe again.
I have waited 31 and a half long years for this day 31 and a half years to let you know that you may have gotten me [then], but today I got you, Crank said to Loguidice.
The judge also ruled that he did not have the jurisdiction to make alterations to previous sentences imposed by a judge in San Benito County.
Thomas John Loguidice, 67, was sentenced for kidnapping an Oakridge Mall employee in 1994 to eight years to life in prison, a sentence that will be served consecutively with sentences he is currently serving in San Benito County.
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