Delaware judge cites ‘evil’ and ‘extreme cruelty’ in sentencing couple for torturing their sons

Mary Vinson, 46, pleaded guilty last year to 30 felony counts including kidnapping, child abuse, strangulation and reckless endangering. The boys’ father, Charles Vinson, 37, was also sentenced Thursday, to 49 years. Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Clarke rejected defense requests to impose the minimum sentences, citing among other things the extreme cruelty of the crimes.