Teri Hatcher’s abuser has died in jail.

Teri Hatcher’s abuser dies in jail

Richard Hayes Stone – the ‘Desperate Housewives’ actress’ former uncle who
she helped put in prison for molesting two girls – was six years into a
14-year sentence when he passed away from colon cancer at the age of 70.
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Chuck Gillingham, who prosecuted
Stone, said: "It closes the book on a very, very sad tragedy. Unfortunately
those who are still alive will always suffer from his actions."
In 2002, Teri came forward about the abuse she suffered as a child from
Stone after reading about teenager Sarah Van Cleemput, who shot herself in
the head leaving behind a note that said: "You're probably thinking a normal
teenager doesn't do this - well, ask Dick!"
The note referred to Stone, a friend of Sarah’s family.
According to Gillingham, Teri – who was seven years old when she was abused
by the then-husband of her mother’s sister - almost canceled making her
statement and only relented after contemplating her feelings if her own
daughter Emerson Rose, now 10, was abused.
The District Attorney said in 2006: "When we went to interview her, she
almost canceled. But she had with her daughter that morning and was
thinking if, God forbid, something happened to her daughter that someone
would come forward and do the right thing."
Teri, 43, later revealed she worried she would be portrayed as a
publicity-seeking has-been actress if her ordeal came out in the media.
She said: "At the end of the day, there was no way I was not going to put
this girl first, before whatever damage might be done to me.”
Stone pleaded guilty upon seeing the actress’ statement, meaning she did not
have to go to court.
He was serving his sentence at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe,
California.

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