Graham James’ family breaks silence following sentencing
Posted Mar 25, 2012 6:33 am.
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The brother of disgraced hockey coach Graham James believes he got off easy with his latest prison sentence.
Rusty James suggests a more appropriate penalty would have included life behind bars.
Rusty broke 15 years of the family’s silence Saturday to say that he believes his older sibling deserved far more that the two-year prison sentence he was handed on Tuesday for abusing Theo Fleury and his cousin Todd Holt.
What’s just as bad as the abuse in Rusty’s mind, is the fact Graham garnered trust from all those who knew him to perpetrate his crimes.
Rusty James realizes from the outside looking in, it’s still hard to understand how this could happen, let alone for such an extended period of time.
“There can be no forgiveness for crimes such as this,” says Rusty, whose brother has been subjected to several threats and who remains in protective custody.
