Former Onondaga County family court judge Bryan R. Hedges is accused of sexually abusing his 5-year-old Deaf niece 40 years ago.
SYRACUSE, New York -- Ellen Cantwell Warner, the suspected victim in this case, spoke out at Vera House in Syracuse Thursday.
"An experience like this would be difficult for any child growing up, but it is especially difficult for a Deaf child, whose communication is limited. He preyed on my deafness," says Warner.
"40 years of trauma have finally come to an end. I am at peace. The truth has set me free. I feel like a butterfly that has finally emerged."... Read more: https://cnycentral.com/news/story.
