"The court is obligated to protect other children from unacceptable criminal behavior, and the court is of the opinion that this sentence does so," said Africk, who was nominated to the court by President George W. "Last week was extremely emotional to her to the point where she couldn't find it to come back," said her mother, who is not named to protect the identity of the rape victim. "class="tnt-summary">class="tnt-summary">Former New Orleans police officer Rodney Vicknair struck an agreement with federal prosecutors: He would plead guilty to molesting a 14-year-old girl he met while driving her to a hospital for a rape examination, and he'd accept a seven-year prison sentence