The killing occurred on March 16, and was captured on camera by a local news crew. He served as a sergeant in the United States Air Force and worked as a heavy equipment salesman. Unbeknownst to Jody's parents, Doucet had been sexually abusing the boy for at least a year. On February 14, , Doucet kidnapped Jody and took him to a motel in Anaheim, California , where he sexually assaulted and molested him.
Jody, the focus of a nationwide search, was eventually found after Doucet allowed the boy to place a collect call to his mother from the motel. On March 1, , Jody was returned to his family in Louisiana. On March 16, , Doucet was flown back to Louisiana to face trial. He arrived at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport and was led in handcuffs by police officers through the airport at around p.
He wore a baseball cap and sunglasses so that no one would recognize him. As Doucet was escorted through the airport, he passed the news crew who were taping the scene. Doucet fell to the floor, bleeding from a wound near his right ear. They kept him pinned against the bank of telephones, asking him, "Gary, why? Why, Gary? Doucet fell into a coma, and died the next day. He was sentenced to seven years' suspended sentence , with five years' probation and hours of community service , which he completed in The psychiatrist Edward P.
The footage has also been uploaded to YouTube , where the video has received more than 20 million views. In August , the book "Why, Gary, Why? He revealed he was initially upset at his father as he saw Doucet as a friend and mentor but eventually came to terms with him.
Jody himself later became a sexual abuse awareness activist. He attended Louisiana State University where he served on the executive board of Men Against Violence; upon graduation, he worked at the Victim Services Center of Montgomery County as a sexual assault counselor. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools.
