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DENVER — Through tears, trembling voices and clear anguish in court Friday afternoon, a group of women shared their experiences of being drugged and sexually assaulted by a Denver cardiologist they had met on a dating app. But as evening fell outside the courtroom, there were tearful smiles and applause.Just before 6 p.m. Friday, Judge Eric Johnson sentenced Stephen Matthews , now 37, to 158 years in prison, the maximum sentence.
'A victim's family member, who is also a practicing lawyer, said she was saddened and dismayed by the 'victim-blaming, gaslighting and disdain had for these women.' Ridiculing them in the courtroom was an 'unnecessary infliction of pain,' she said. 'They tried to put me on trial for my own pain and suffering that my attacker, their client, caused,' one woman told the courtroom Friday.
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