the youth pastor, brian jennings was driving by and had also stopped to help. all of them were killed. he was tried as a juvenile. >> in one of the most bizarre strategies we ever heard of, attorneys for couch blamed the boy's parents blamed their son's behavior that night, all because of how they raised him. a psychologist and defense witness testified the boy suffered from something called "affluenza." he cited one example, couch, 15, was parked in a pickup with a naked 14-year-old girl passed out. couch was never punished, according to the psychologist. he also testified that couch was allowed to start to drink at a very early age, even drive when he was just 13. prosecutors fought for a 20-year sentence, but the defense argued couch needed treatment, not prison. the judge agreed. and gave couch ten years probation, plus time and alcohol rehab, no prison. she told the court she believes that couch can be rehabilitated if he is away from his family and given the right treatment. he will likely end up at this pricey rehab center in newport beach, california. h

youth pastor brian jennings was driving by and also stopped to help. all of them were killed. ethan couch was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter, and tried as a juvenile. in one of the most bizarre defense strategies we heard of, attorneys for couch blamed his parents for his behavior, all because of how they raised him. a psychologist said the boy suffered from something called affluenza. he sited one example where coach, then 15 was caught in a parked pickup with a naked 14-year-old girl passed out. couch was never punished and he testified that couch was allowed to start drinking at an early age, even drive when he was just 13. prosecutors fought for a 20-year sentence, but the defense argued couch needed treatment, not prison. the judge agreed, and gave couch ten years probation, plus time in alcohol rehab, no prison. she told the court she believes couch can be rehab bill tated if he's away from his family and given the right treatment. he'll likely end up at this pricey rehab center in new port, beach, california. his father agreed to pay the half a mi

as well as youth pastor brian jennings and brianna mitchell, all gone.our all standing at the side of the road outside their vehicles when the young man's car struck and killed them. joining me now is our legal panel and former prosecutor and doug burns, a former federal prosecutor knew doing criminal defense work. welcome. >> thank you. >> we are all in agreement and i think most of america knows that affluenza does not exist as a legal defense. it was a creative ploy by his defense attorney. but let me ask you this first, is there a precedent now? >> i believe so. >> we may see this again. >> affluenza came about in a book written in the 70s when it was compared to being a spoiled brat. it is a spoiled brat defense. you think it is going to happen -- >> you think it will happen again? >> i think so. this defense attorney was very creative and now other defense attorneys will say, you know what, that worked in the state. i will try it if i have a client with the same circumstances. it doesn't make sense. it is not a good defense. the fact that this judg

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brian jennings, a father of three, stopped to help her. and so did two other good samaritans.les and her daughter u shelby. all four were killed instantly leaving families shattered. >> we had over 180 years of life taken. future life. not 180 years lived, but 180 years of future life taken. and two of those were my wife and daughter. >> there's also anguish from the family of sergio molina. he was a rising soccer star, but his life was changed that night too. >> sir, how many people are injured, do you know? >> one, two, three, multiple. >> multiple? >> i don't even know how many. >> ma'am, i'm telling you it's dark. there's four or five kids laying in ditches. >> sergio was thrown from ethan couch's suv. these days he can't talk, he can't even move. these victims are why this story resonates. they're why this story has caused such outrage around this country. and they're why justice is so desperately needed. joining me now is the brother of sergio molina who was paralyzed the night of the accident. his name is alex laimos. thank you for coming to share your story. >> thank y

youth pastor brian jennings had also stopped to kill. all of them were killed. ethan couch was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter and tried as a juvenile. in one of the most bizarre defense strategies ever heard of, attorneys for couch blame the boy's parents for his behavior that night all because of how they raised him. psychologist and defense witness testify that the boy suffered from something called affluenza, a lifestyle where wealth brought privilege and there were no consequences for bad behavior. he cited one example where couch, then 15, was caught in a parked pickup with a naked 14-year-old girl, who was passed out. couch was never punished, according to the psychologist. he also testified that couch was allowed to start drinking at a very early age, even drive when he was just 13. prosecutors fought for a 20-year sentence, but the defense argued couch needed treatment, not prison. the judge agreed and gave couch ten years probation, plus time in alcohol rehab. no prison. she told the court she believes couch can be rehabilitated i

intoxication manslaughter for the june car crash that killed four people including beloved youth pastor brian jenningster holly and shelby boils and brianna mitchell. they were all standing outside their vehicles at the side of the road when couch struck and killed them. eric boils, the father and husband to holly and shelby, spoke out against the ruling. >> money always seems to keep ethan always out of trouble. this was one time i did ask the court that, for justice and that for money not to prevail. the facts and the events, it was difficult. but probably nothing more difficult than today. jenna: well, couch's lawyers arguing that the teen suffers from affluenza and that his parents are responsible for the tragedy. he says they raised him in a family so wealthy that he didn't realize his actions would have consequences. his attorney commending the judge. >> with we applaud judge boyd for having the courage to issue this sentence that's going to give ethan couch a chance to develop into a productive citizen and try to make amends for his actions. jenna: paging dr. chuck william, a trained adolescent

. >> brian jennings, a youth pastor, stopped to help when couch's vehicle slammed into them.d, do you know? >> one, two, three, multiple. i don't even know how many. >> multiple? >> three hours after the crash, his blood alcohol was .24, three times the legal limit in texas. the term affluenza came from a psychologist put on the stand by the defense who reportedly said couch was brought up to spend money instead of saying sorry if he hurt someone, and that he never learned that sometimes you don't get your way. the judge opted for probation and therapy over prison time. >> taking him away from his family and teaching him to be a responsible citizen, that's a consequence. >> for families of the victims, that's simply not enough. >> money always seems to keep ethan out of trouble. this was one time i did ask the court for justice, and that for money not to prevail. and ultimately today i felt like money did prevail. >> alina ma chat oh, cnn, atlanta. >> there are so many issues to talk about with this particular case. a lot of people are furious this kid won't serve any time in

youth pastor brian jennings was driving by and had also stopped to help. all of them were killed.ch was charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter and tried as a juvenile. in one of the most bizarre defense strategies we've ever heard of, attorneys for couch blamed the boy's parents for his behavior that night, all because of how they raised him. a psychologist and defense witness testified the boy suffered from something called affluenza, a lifestyle where wealth brought privilege and there were no consequences for bad behavior. he cited one example where couch, then 15, was caught in a parked pickup with a naked 14-year-old girl who was passed out. couch was never punished, according to the psychologist. he also testified that couch was allowed to start drinking at a very early age. even drive when he was just 13. prosecutors fought for a 20-year sentence, but the defense argued couch needed treatment, not prison. the judge agreed. and gave couch ten years probation plus time in alcohol rehab. no prison. she told the court she believes couch can be rehabilitated if he

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