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"The trial of Casey Anthony, the young mother who is currently being tried in Florida for the murder of her toddler daughter Caylee, started this week, and the defense has already made some shocking claims in their opening statement. While Anthony is being accused of drugging her daughter so she could go out to party, the defense says this is not a murder at all, but a tragedy, claiming the toddler drowned in the family&amp;#039;s pool, and then Casey and her father George tried to cover it up. The defense is also claiming that Casey&amp;#039;s father sexually abused his daughter since she was a child\u2014which might explain some of her more bizarre, dissociative behavior. According to the defense, it was George who fished the toddler&amp;#039;s body out of the water before yelling at her &amp;quot;Look what you&amp;#039;ve done! Your mother will never forgive you! You will go to jail for child neglect for the rest of your life,&amp;quot; reports The Daily Beast. Since this case broke, I have watched it closely. Horrified but fascinated that a woman could kill her beautiful little girl. But I never expected it to take this turn. It is interesting, though, that George was in the courtroom when all these accusations were hurled at him. Clearly, if it is true he is willing to take responsibility for his actions and if it&amp;#039;s false, he&amp;#039;s willing to take the hit for his daughter. Either way, the trial has taken a scary and horrifying turn. And I can only hope, whatever the verdict, it bears the truth. - Alexandra Gekas, Associate Editor "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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