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The child sexual abuse case against a du Pont family heir who raped his young daughter was weak, and prosecutors offered an appropriate plea bargain that spared him prison while convicting him of a felony sex crime, Attorney General Beau Biden said Thursday.

"This was not a strong case, and a loss at trial was a distinct possibility," Biden wrote in a letter submitted to The News Journal.

Biden also defended Superior Court Judge Jan Jurden, who noted in her sentencing order that the wealthy father "will not fare well" in prison. Biden said the judge "exercised sound discretion based solely on the merits of the case before her" and doesn't allow a defendant's "wealth or social status" to influence her decisions.

Jurden has been criticized and has been the subject of threats because she gave Robert H. Richards IV probation after he admitted to fourth-degree rape of his daughter. Jurden's 2009 ruling followed recommendations from Biden's office. Much of the ire against Jurden stems from her notation in her sentencing order about Richards' fitness for prison, which she listed as a mitigating factor.

She also noted as mitigating factors impacting the sentence that Richards "has significant treatment needs that must be met" and has "strong family support."

Richards, who turned 48 Thursday, is the great-grandson of du Pont family patriarch Irenee du Pont and the son of Robert H. Richards III, a retired partner in the Richards Layton & Finger law firm. His case gained publicity last month when his ex-wife, Tracy, filed a lawsuit seeking damages for the rape of his daughter from ages 3 to 5, and accusing him of admitting to sexually abusing his toddler son.

The lawsuit states the admissions about his son came while he was on probation and were included in reports submitted to the judge. Police investigated claims about the boy in 2010 and did not file charges, but said the investigation is reopened in the wake of the allegations in the lawsuit.

Lawyers for Tracy Richards, who identified her children in the civil lawsuit, said they cannot discuss the criminal case, including whether her daughter was prepared to testify, the mother's knowledge or feelings about the plea deal, and whether she attended the sentencing. The mother is prohibited from commenting because of limitations put in place this week by the judge handling the case, her lawyers said.

"They have for the time being stopped Tracy from responding to reports like AG Biden's," said Raeann Warner, one of Tracy Richards' attorneys. "And they have stopped her lawyers and anyone working with them from commenting."

Biden would not agree to an interview, but broke his two-week silence about the child sex case in the letter to The News Journal. He defended fellow Democrat Jurden, who last year sought an appointment to the state's highest court, and for the first time provided details about why his office gave Richards a plea bargain with a recommendation of probation.

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