The wife of a traveling pastor was just handed down a 25-year sentence for child sex abuse crimes against their three young daughters, months after her husband received three life sentences plus 84 years for his part in the crimes.
Last August, Benjamin Garlick, 35, a traveling pastor who spent most of his time in the Hispanic community, found out he will die in prison after being found guilty of
- 7 counts of aggravated rape of a child.
- 6 counts of aggravated sexual battery, solicitation of sexual exploitation of a minor.
- 2 Child Protection Act violations.
His wife, Shaantal Garlick, 32, was charged and convicted of 2 counts of facilitation of aggravated rape of a child and 2 counts of aggravated child neglect, with prosecutors demonstrating that she knew they were being abused and yet did nothing about it.
In all, there were three victims between the ages of 5 and 8.
