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- Aiden Pleterski delivered a victim impact statement detailing the psychological toll of his kidnapping.
- Pleterski stated he has faced severe financial difficulties and had to forego normal routines.
- Deren Akyeam-Pong previously pleaded guilty to nine charges including kidnapping and assault.
Deren Akyeam-Pong pleaded guilty last fall to nine charges including kidnapping and assault. Three others go on trial later this year.
“Being kidnapped is an experience that extends far beyond the incident itself. It affected my sense of safety, freedom, dignity, and ability to trust others,” Pleterski said in his victim impact statement Thursday.
“While I try not to think about it, the knowledge that another person was willing to kidnap me, threaten me, and make me fear for my life has fundamentally changed how I view the world around me,” he said. “I have had to forego any normal routines, like having a steady job, as a safety precaution, which has spiralled into significant financial difficulties which have had far reaching consequences.”
No “financial dispute” justifies kidnapping and violence, Pleterski said.
“Ultimately, I want to be able to move forward with my life without being defined by these events,” he said. “I just hope that the time will come that I don’t have to look over my shoulder or worry about the safety of my family.”
In the meantime, Pleterski acknowledged he faces possible conviction at his own trial.
“All I think about is being locked in a prison for an extended period of time with the same people who kidnapped, beat and threatened me.”
The trial continues.
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