In November 2016 Farrah found the bravery to open up to her therapy group about the traumatizing rape she experienced during her most recent stay in jail. For this, Farrah was accosted by her therapist, Mindy Effertz. In a separate meeting with Farrah and her probation officer, Therapist Mindy Effertz of Mountain Valley Counseling claimed that Farrah was taking an ill-deserved victim stance. Effertz also forbade Farrah from further discussing the rape she experienced in jail, claiming that it was a rhetoric intended to distract from treatment. In the same meeting, demands were issued by Effertz to shut down a fundraiser operated solely by the former Justice4Sisk Team - a charity group who banded together to assist in paying Farrah's extortionate legal fees. With no option to argue, Farrah agreed to these demands.
However, on December 7th, 2016 before the Justice4Sisk Team could take down the fundraiser, an enormous donation was made, pushing the fundraiser beyond its intended goal of $40,000 and causing the fundraiser to enter an automatic successful close. Two days later Farrah received a call from Effertz, informing her, without warning or reason, that she would be ejected from therapy. As ejection from therapy constitutes a violation of probation, Farrah immediately contacted her probation officer who informed her that they would discuss the issue at a later date.
On December 21st, 2016, police arrived at Farrah's apartment to search the residence and arrest Farrah on charges of probation violation. Farrah was later delivered to Lower Buckeye Jail in Maricopa county, AZ to await trial on these charges. When the news reached our team later that day, we reached out to the members of the former Justice4Sisk team, who used the remainder of the fundraiser monies to hire a defense attorney. Upon reviewing the case, the attorney was convinced that this case would be opened and closed, and Farrah would be released from jail shortly. Repeated delays due to scheduling errors on behalf of the jail turned Farrah's predicted 3 month jail stay into a 5 month stay.
On January 27th, 2017 Farrah's family visited her apartment to find all of her possessions stolen or destroyed in what could only be described as a targeted burglary. The only thing left behind by the perpetrator was a message to Farrah, using her birth name "Josh". The Phoenix Police Department is still investigating this incident.
Finally, Farrah's plea hearing came without further delay on May 15th, 2017. At this hearing, Farrah and her attorney intended to enter a not-guilty plea and request a future trial date. However, just before the start of the hearing, the prosecution announced a motion to be made in the event of trial. The motion requested and block on future communication and visitation between Farrah and anyone who was not part of her immediate family. This would mean that she would not be permitted to call, text, or see any of her friends who, in lieu of any family living in Arizona, are her only line of support. In attempt to avoid this motion and potentially becoming even more isolated, Farrah opted to block the motion by changing her plea to guilty for the count of probation violation.
For her guilty plea, Farrah was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison, and to be returned to lifetime intensive probation upon release. Farrah was granted incarceration credit of 201 days towards her release for her 5 month stay in jail prior to the hearing. As of the writing of this article, Farrah's release date is currently set for August 10th, 2019.
SSG is keeping a close eye on this case. At this time, Farrah is still in processing, but once she is assigned to a yard, we will be able to provide a mailing address for her supporters to use to send her a variety of letters. Please continue to hold your mail to Farrah until we can provide this information. More updates to come soon.
--SSG Ops.
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