American Idol alum Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife, with court reporting describing him breaking down in tears during sentencing proceedings. Multiple outlets say his two daughters delivered victim impact statements, with one daughter reading that she will not visit him while he is jailed.
NBC News reports that Flynn continues to maintain his innocence. The Independent and the Mirror similarly describe Flynn as apologetic and visibly emotional as his daughters speak, including moments where he addresses family members. Other outlets focus more on the content of the children’s statements and the contrasting way Flynn appears to react to the daughters’ remarks versus the formal reading of his sentence.
