EXCLUSIVE: Brandt Jean, Botham Jean's 18-year-old brother, tells michaelstrahan about his emotional courtroom hug with Amber Guyger. 'That was just my gesture, my decision ... of letting her know that I truly forgive her.'
Brandt Jean, the 18-year-old who hugged Amber Guyger, the woman convicted of killing his brother, in court spoke out for the first time about the moment that shocked the nation and spurred a national conversation on forgiveness.
The sentence appeared to initially disappoint the Jean family, who had hoped for far harsher punishment. Several members of the family broke down in tears, shaking their heads as if in disbelief of the jury's decision. He stepped off the witness stand, met Guyger in front of the judge's bench and embraced as Guyger broke into tears.
"We don’t know what’s going to happen [in the future]," he said."I just felt like I had to get that point across to her." Bertrum and Allison Jean, the parents of Brandt and Botham Jean, told ABC News Thursday they were surprised by the remarkable act of mercy their 18-year-old son showed Guyger after her sentencing.
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