“Tad Cummins is a sick, disgusting criminal.”Ĭummins was arrested in April 2017 and the then 15-year-old girl was found safe in a remote cabin in Northern California. Cummins had never been caught, he would have ended up throwing me away like a piece of trash and making another stunning young woman his next chosen victim. “He chose to belittle, humiliate and abuse me. Her testimony was read in federal court in Nashville after she burst into tears.Īlso in her statement, quoted by NBC, Thomas said, “He made a choice to be a sexual predator. “I believe Mr Cummins’ sentence should be 38 years in prison – one year for every day he kept me away from my family.” I don’t know if any words could ever express exactly how much pain I have suffered and continue to suffer because of you. They are still an ongoing struggle that I experience every day and sometimes even moment at a time in my life.
“The effects have been devastating and lasting, and it’s not over yet. “In the last two years, I’ve picked myself up bit by bit and proved to myself that I’m much, much stronger than you made me believe. “You exploited a vulnerable girl and robbed her of her childhood,” she said. In an emotional statement as Cummins appeared in court, she revealed the trauma she suffered and branded him a “sick, disgusting criminal.”
Thomas previously told authorities that between March 13 and April 20, she and Cummins “had sex every day as they traveled from state to state posing as husband and wife.” Other people interviewed on the show include Cummins and Thomas’ family members.Īlso expected to be introduced are Thomas’ family attorney Jason Whatley, District Attorney Brent Cooper and Griffin Barry, the man whose tip led to Cummins’ arrest.įor those who can’t watch today’s program, the 20/20 interview will be available on Hulu starting December 3. The program will feature new interviews with “key investigators and prosecutors who brought Cummins to justice, including Special Agent Sterling Wall, the lead FBI agent in the case Special Agent Tyler Sells of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Detective Marcus Albright, the lead investigator from the Maury County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office and Sara Beth Myers, the lead federal prosecutor on the case.”Īlso sharing never-before-seen video clips of Cummins’ interrogation with authorities and an interview with his former wife, Jill. The new 20/20 will delve deeper into the events leading up to the teen’s disappearance, never-before-released evidence and the charges against Cummins, the LaughingPlace explains.
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