Peta Buter has been left fearing for her’s and her family’s life following the sentencing of her mother, who left her to be raped by a stranger in a hotel room when she was 16.
Therese Buter, 47, told her boyfriend to ‘take out’ her daughter and her daughter’s father during violent outbursts in court – threats that have not been taken lightly by the 27-year-old victim.
Speaking with Daily Mail Australia, Peta claimed the boyfriend mentioned several times he was linked with bikie gangs, and she now held genuine fears for her family’s safety.
Peta Buter (pictured) whose twisted mother left her to be raped by a stranger when she was 16 lives in fear of her mum’s boyfriend ‘taking out’ her and her family
Therese Buter (pictured holding Peta as a baby), 47, told her boyfriend to ‘take out’ her daughter and her daughter’s father during violent outbursts in court
While she’s never been convinced of his alleged outlaw ties, she’s not willing to take any risks and will ask authorities for ‘massive protection to be put in place effective immediately’ first thing Monday.
‘He’s told me before he could have someone pulled in a heartbeat,’ Peta claimed.
The traumatised daughter said her mother screamed, ‘take out my f***ing daughter’ as she was getting taken away.
‘She was threatening to kill my father and myself,’ she said.
‘I’ve got to protect myself, my partner and my children.’
The traumatised daughter said Therese (centre) screamed, ‘take out my f***ing daughter’ as she was getting taken away
Peta (pictured) claims the boyfriend had mentioned several times he was linked with bikie gangs
Peta revealed to Daily Mail Australia new details of her own depraved mother’s extraordinary betrayal about a decade ago in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, Queensland.
Therese Buter, from Ipswich, took her daughter on a ‘girl’s trip’ to the regional city in 2006 so her internet boyfriend ‘Thommo’ could have sex with ‘a younger version of herself’.
The vile mother, now 47, was sentenced to four years’ jail suspended after 12 months by the state’s District Court on Monday. She screamed insults at her child throughout the sentencing.
‘If she had shown remorse and accepted her sentence without threatening and abusing me then yes I would have been content with the the sentence,’ the daughter said.
A woman (pictured) whose twisted mother left her to be raped by a stranger when she was 16 has slammed her mum’s 12 month jail sentence
‘But she didn’t show any remorse. She just retaliated.
‘So I would have to say “no”, I’m not happy with the sentence and if the chance came up on my end I would appeal in a heartbeat.’
The young woman, now a mother of her own with a loving partner, mustered the courage to come forward to police with details of the crime only two years ago.
Family, including her father, were shocked when she finally came forward with the allegations.
Police charged the mother with procuring a child for carnal knowledge.
But the rapist, ‘Thommo’, has never been found.
Prosecutors this week sought a head sentence of up to four years’ imprisonment for the mother. The defence sought three years’ imprisonment.
The prosecution got their wish but the sentence was suspended after a year, with Judge Dennis Lynch QC condemning the mother’s actions as an ‘appalling breach of trust’, according to local newspaper the Ipswich Queensland Times.
‘You were to protect her yet you are the one who procured her to be available for sexual intercourse,’ Judge Lynch reportedly said.
The Ipswich mother took her daughter (pictured) on a ‘girl’s trip’ to the regional city in 2006 so her internet boyfriend ‘Thommo’ could have sex with ‘a younger version of herself’
The woman had already served 108 days behind bars – meaning she will be released within months.
The daughter said that was unfair – and she feels like she is the one serving the life sentence.
‘I have to live the rest of my life betrayed by my biological mother and live with the event,’ she said.
‘So for me I’m the one serving a life sentence whereas she walks out on 12th October 2018 which is less than 8 months away.
Victims of crime advocate Howard Brown told Daily Mail Australia he thought the court’s decision was ‘appalling’ and like being ‘beaten around with a feather’.
‘If she had shown remorse and accepted her sentence without threatening and abusing me then yes I would have been content with the the sentence,’ the daughter (pictured) said
‘It is sending exactly the wrong message to victims of sexual assault,’ he said. ‘Why would you put yourself through that criminal process for such a pathetic outcome?’
However, the daughter did admit she felt at least some closure.
‘To a certain degree justice has been served but my reason for coming forward was not revenge.
‘It was for my self closure and to help myself move forward and it was a step by step process which took me a decade to build strength’.
‘[I’m] feeling content and relieved due to me being able to close that door’.
She said if her story could help one person come forward about their own horrific experiences ‘then my job is somewhat done’.
‘I would hate to see this be the norm for any future sentences like this one’.