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Marine widow, Cynthia Sommer, files $20 million federal suit
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Cynthia Sommer is the 30-something-year-old Marine widow who was allegedly found guilty of sexual immorality after her husband’s sudden death; of excessive partying and self-indulgence as she used funds from her deceased husband’s $250,000 life-insurance policy to enhance her breasts. Though prosecutors questioned her actions after her husband’s death calling it “conduct unbecoming of a widow”, and eventually having a trial end with a guilty verdict, new evidence forced a retrial, which eventually led prosecutors to drop the charges altogether. Mrs. Sommer was set free.
Nearly two years spent in jail. She is now the single mother of four fatherless children, including three boys, ages 8, 12, and 14; most would agree the toughest phase for a young, growing male, deprived of a father. Legal fees nearing the half-million dollar mark reportedly strain her and have, apparently, left her unable to provide for her children, according to a report on SignonSanDiego.com.
According to this report, Cynthia Sommer is now filing a federal lawsuit, seeking $20 million. The district attorney’s office, which apparently sought to quickly drop the charges upon stumbling into the new evidence that seriously cast doubt on Mrs. Sommer’s guilt, has not commented on the lawsuit.
Many here in San Diego remember the story, as it became quite infamous. Cynthia Sommer was quickly cast as a villainous, plotting, cold-blooded, greedy wife, seeking to rid herself of her marital commitment. Her husband, a Marine, was cast as the victim of an apparent heinous crime.
Now while the truth of what actually happened may never surface in the court of public opinion, some simple facts remain.
Cynthia Sommer is now a free woman. She is now free to love her four children, to provide for them to the best of her ability and show them the way. Due to the severity of her ordeal, she now feels – apparently – that $20 million would go along way towards “making things right.”
One can only wonder how often she stops to think and recall with fondness the many moments she may have spent with her husband and their children, together, playing in the park, shopping, or playing games at home. Does she cry at night, looking back, trying to come to terms with what’s occurred and where all of this has now left her? How does she cope with the knowledge that many in the world will forever view her as a guilty murderer? How much has she been through?
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
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