Gloria Williams sentenced to 18 years
behind bars the same number of years she
kept Kamiya Mobley a child that was not
hers there are no winners and no losers
in this case this is a very sad case the
admitted kidnapper emotionless as the
sentence was read meanwhile relief for
comas family hopefully we can bring home
one more kids hope for this situation
help help other parents
headed to prison it comes 20 years after
she kidnapped Mobley from what was then
university hospital now UF health she
was sentenced to 18 years on the charge
of kidnapping and five years on the
charge of interfering with custody which
she will serve concurrently she will
also get five hundred eleven days credit
for time served
we have several crews and a legal expert
covering the latest developments from
court we begin with news for Jax
reporter Scott Johnson who's live with
Duval County warden Scott the website
the Daily Mail calm has talked to Kamiya
Mobley's biological mother today saying
she thinks Gloria Williams should have
gotten the death penalty that's similar
to what she said on the stand about a
month ago saying she wanted Williams to
get the maximum possible punishment but
today in court it just came out to 18
years in prison Gloria Williams was
shackled as she entered court in her
Orange inmate jumpsuit with her
attorneys by her side Williams stood
practically expressionless as Judge Mary
Ann Tahoe wrapped up a two decade long
case in seconds she will serve 18 years
in the Florida State Prison
she is awarded credit for time served
which is 511 days the courtroom was
packed with family onlookers and
reporters noticeably absent in court was
Kamiya Mobley the woman who Williams
kidnapped in 1998 and then raised his
her own the state attorney who
prosecuted this case says it is rare
having a victim who wasn't truly angry
at the defendant that was very unique
and it was very difficult to navigate
the joy and finding their daughter but
still the betrayal and knowing that she
still had feelings for Ali Laurey
Williams pleaded guilty to kidnapping
and interference of custody judge aho
sentenced her to 18 years in prison
it's unclear whether Kamiya will visit
Williams in prison that will be up to
the Department of Corrections but I
don't believe there's any legal
prohibition
and his bailiffs escorted Williams from
court today she will have 18 years to
contemplate her crime the amount of time
it took for Kamiya to grow up and
there's one other thing about her
incarceration she is not allowed to make
any sort of money off this news story
say if someone wanted to do a
documentary maybe make a movie glory
Williams cannot profit off of that while
she's behind bars
we're live downtown at the courthouse
Scott Johnson channel 4 the local
station Scott can Gloria Williams appeal
the sentence yes she can she has 30 days
to do that the judge says you have to do
it by then
if you do want to make any sort of
appeal back to you all right Scott
Johnson reporting to us live from the
courthouse thank you Scott Kamiya
Mobley's biological family is now
closing a chapter in what's been an
emotional journey news for Jax reporter
ethan callaway joining us live outside
the hospital where this story began 20
years ago he spoke with ku Maya's family
members today after they learned about
Williams sentence Ethan
in Kent in 1998 this was University
Medical Center of course now it is UF
health in so many ways it feels like
this story came full circle today Kamiya
Mobley's kidnapper sentenced to 18 years
in prison but her family emphasizing
today it is going to be a very long
healing process the woman who kidnapped
Kamiya Mobley and raised her as her own
showing little emotion as she learned
her sentence noticeably absent from the
courtroom today
Kamiya herself minutes after the judge
read Gloria Williams sentence Kamiya's
father and grandmother spoke briefly
with reporters I new welcome to this
courtroom this morning that there will
be no winners in this situation despite
today says I would like to deal with the
emotional toll this ordeal has taken on
my family in a prepared statement
Kamiya's father Craig akin expressed the
pain his family felt over the past two
decades he talked about closing this
chapter of their lives and moving
forward with his daughter the gratitude
felt for those who work to find Kamiya
after so many years made clear by akin
and his mother so at the end of the day
I would like to say thanks to the
prosecutor the investigators Duval
County and all my supporters and the
National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children for bringing my baby
home I'm glad it's over with where I can
start my grandma more day and love my
grandbaby as my own
leaving the courthouse as they begin a
new chapter of their lives and as I
mentioned Kamiya Mobley was not in the
courtroom today we did have a chance to
also speak with her great-grandmother
outside the courthouse today she tells
us she believes she knows where Kamiya
was for the hearing today we'll have
that coming up at 6 o'clock for now
we're live at UF health even Callaway
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