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Foster Mom Sentenced to 10 Years for Raping 12-Year-Old in Her Care
29 Oct
Summary
- Heather Wright-Craft, 52, convicted of raping 12-year-old foster child in 2015
- Sentenced to 10 years in prison on October 21, 2025
- Claimed child raped her, tried to "sweep the issue under the rug"
On October 21, 2025, a Massachusetts woman named Heather Wright-Craft, 52, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping her 12-year-old foster child in 2015. According to prosecutors, the horrific incidents occurred in Charlton, Massachusetts, while Wright-Craft was fostering the child.
In September 2025, a jury had found Wright-Craft guilty of two counts of aggravated child rape, though she was acquitted of one count of indecent assault and battery of a child under 14. During the trial, prosecutors said Wright-Craft claimed the child had raped her and that she initially tried to "sweep the issue under the rug."
However, the authorities ultimately arrested and charged Wright-Craft in August 2017, and she was indicted the following year. The Worcester County District Attorney's Office has thanked the Charlton Police Department and the prosecution team for their work on this disturbing case.
