… I don’t know that I could have asked for a better turnout,” Sasso said.
Major turnaround
Stephen literally is a different child today. Gone is the cherub face with the chubby ruddy cheeks and blond hair. He is a well-behaved teenager who stands a stout 5-feet, 10-inches tall. The blond locks have given way to brunette, but the bright blue eyes are still the same. He is shy and soft-spoken around strangers, but Sasso assures that he is a regular chatterbox around friends and family.
Sasso was not always confident that Stephen’s future would be so easy-going. Life with his father, Paul Crawford, had been brutal. Before he was dumped, Stephen endured physical abuse and malnourishment. Crawford and his then-girlfriend, Samantha McCarthy, sold prescription drugs and dabbled in home-based prostitution, often locking Stephen out of the house for hours while they entertained tricks.
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