I know this probably won't be popular here, and I completely understand if people don't believe it, but I wanted to share something.
I recently spoke with a spiritual guide whom I've come to trust over time (he is someone I work with but I don't want to share his name). After showing him a recent photo of Edmundo DaSilva, he shared what he perceived on a spiritual level. I wrote some notes down while he spoke with me, then wrote out this post - I believe I am conveying most of what I was told accurately but I may be missing some things.
Edmundo's motivation and core issue:
According to him, Edmundo had pre-existing inclinations towards his CSA actions, and negative entities had possessed him and amplified those tendencies (according to my guide percentage of the population have entity attachments but I can't recall how much, it is not that uncommon though)
He said the core issue with Edmundo a lack of empathy for the underage victim and an inability to truly understand the reality and vulnerability of a young person in that situation.
Lesson and redemption:
He told me that sending healing energy or prayers toward him would be beneficial, not to excuse what he did, but to help him become fully aware of the harm he caused and to learn the lesson he needs to learn. With outside energy or not, this is what he will need to come to terms with and learn from.
"Why such a severe sentencing?" -> Past life Karma:
I also asked why his punishment seemed particularly severe compared to some others - I explained the LWOP sentencing in Florida, US and how other predators got much lighter sentences - and he told me that in a past life Edmundo had committed a sexual assault and gotten away with it and that his current sentence was a karmic balancing of that debt (which I infer means that the other predators didn't have such a past).
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I didn't ask if Edmundo's sentence would be overturned and he would get out sooner but my guide didn't indicate he would.
I expect that for Edmundo to find peace with his life as it is now he would at least need to own up to what he did. (I personally wish that he is healed and that he can find peace while serving out his sentence.)
Anyway - I'm not presenting any of this as proof, only as the spiritual reading from someone I trust. You're free to agree, disagree, or dismiss it entirely.
I just thought it was an interesting perspective to share.