Kim Kardashian Responds to Parole Recommendation for Menendez Brothers
During the press conference, the District Attorney stated that while there is “no excuse for murder,” he believed that the brothers had experienced a significant amount of dysfunction in their home and were subjected to molestation.
“I believe that due to cultural reasons, we often doubt victims of sexual assault, whether they are men or women,” he expressed. “It is important to recognize that our own biases, whether implicit or explicit, regarding sexual abuse and assaults can result in serious injustices within our community.”
If a judge agrees with Gascón’s recommendation for resentencing, Lyle, aged 56, and Erik, aged 53, may become eligible for parole immediately since they were under 26 when their parents were killed.
In September, Kim Kardashian visited the Menendez brothers at their San Diego prison alongside Cooper Koch, known for his role as Erik in the show Monsters. Following this visit, she penned an op-ed expressing her desire for their life sentences to be reconsidered.
“We owe it to those young boys who lost their childhoods,” she wrote in an essay for NBC News, “who were never given a voice, assistance, or salvation.”
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