1 00:33:55,413 --> 00:33:56,873 Jacoba? 2 00:33:57,874 --> 00:33:59,625 This is Dr. Cline. 3 00:34:00,251 --> 00:34:03,337 Do you have time to talk with me just a little bit? 4 00:34:03,421 --> 00:34:05,298 -Yes. -Okay. 5 00:34:05,798 --> 00:34:10,928 I'm getting a real problem with 6 00:34:11,679 --> 00:34:15,808 the television station, 59. 7 00:34:17,018 --> 00:34:22,356 They're demanding that I meet with them. 8 00:34:23,733 --> 00:34:25,443 I can't do that. 9 00:34:25,526 --> 00:34:29,030 It's not fair to me, it's not fair to you all. 10 00:34:30,198 --> 00:34:32,742 They're trying to make a… 11 00:34:36,412 --> 00:34:39,624 They're trying to… 12 00:34:41,709 --> 00:34:43,586 improve their ratings. 13 00:34:44,504 --> 00:34:50,885 My wife and I, after 57 years of marriage… 14 00:34:50,968 --> 00:34:54,180 If this comes out, 15 00:34:55,223 --> 00:34:57,850 our marriage will be over. 16 00:35:00,436 --> 00:35:01,479 Can you help? 17 00:35:02,313 --> 00:35:05,650 I mean, no disrespect, 18 00:35:05,733 --> 00:35:09,904 but I feel like what you're telling me is to keep my life a secret. 19 00:35:09,987 --> 00:35:15,034 That I am not allowed to know who I am… 20 00:35:16,160 --> 00:35:18,538 - Well-- -…when I didn't do anything wrong. 21 00:35:19,330 --> 00:35:22,166 Well, yes, but you know, I didn't-- 22 00:35:22,250 --> 00:35:25,545 At the time, I didn't feel like I was doing anything wrong either. 23 00:35:25,628 --> 00:35:29,048 But I feel like I'm being blamed for this, like it's my fault. 24 00:35:29,132 --> 00:35:30,591 I don't understand. 25 00:35:31,259 --> 00:35:36,305 It's your fault because, I don't care who you tell. 26 00:35:36,389 --> 00:35:37,431 It's just, 27 00:35:38,391 --> 00:35:43,187 putting it on television for the entire world to see. 28 00:35:45,398 --> 00:35:48,943 Well, I cannot… Like I said, I can't control her. 29 00:35:49,026 --> 00:35:51,445 I can't stop that. I can't. 30 00:35:52,113 --> 00:35:55,950 Well, because you… you can stop talking to her. 31 00:35:56,033 --> 00:35:58,786 You say, "You know, I just don't want to share anymore." 32 00:36:00,288 --> 00:36:02,248 I'm just telling you what's gonna happen, 33 00:36:02,331 --> 00:36:04,876 and I'm going to be hurt badly. 34 00:36:04,959 --> 00:36:08,754 Well, that's what's happened to everybody so far, 35 00:36:09,255 --> 00:36:13,176 and you know, that's because of the actions-- 36 00:36:13,259 --> 00:36:15,928 Well, this tells me that that's exactly what you want. 37 00:45:24,935 --> 00:45:29,231 She is demanding that I meet with them. 38 00:45:31,483 --> 00:45:33,986 They're going to force me to do this. 39 00:45:34,069 --> 00:45:36,321 I've gotta tell the truth. 40 00:45:36,405 --> 00:45:39,199 And I don't want to do that. 41 00:48:31,079 --> 00:48:34,249 What you're doing is that you're telling the world, 42 00:48:35,500 --> 00:48:38,253 and the world doesn't need to know. 43 00:48:40,923 --> 00:48:43,467 I'm not trying to do harm to you. 44 00:48:44,384 --> 00:48:45,886 Well, you are. 45 00:56:02,655 --> 00:56:05,867 You know, I know that nothing happens without God... 46 00:56:07,160 --> 00:56:09,120 allowing it. 47 00:56:10,622 --> 00:56:12,540 See, I think that's where our problem is. 48 00:56:12,624 --> 00:56:15,126 I don't think that God should have allowed it in the first place, 49 00:56:15,210 --> 00:56:19,089 and I really think that we ask ourselves every day, "Why are we here?" 50 00:56:20,048 --> 00:56:22,759 I think that's, like, a lot of our problems. 51 00:56:24,844 --> 00:56:29,933 Well, you know, I mentioned one of my favorite, um… 52 00:56:31,267 --> 00:56:35,939 One of my favorite scriptures was Jeremiah 1:5. 53 00:56:37,315 --> 00:56:38,858 If you'll remember, it says, 54 00:56:38,942 --> 00:56:42,529 "Before I formed you in your mother's womb, I knew you." 55 00:56:46,449 --> 00:56:50,620 And that tells me, and it should tell everybody 56 00:56:50,703 --> 00:56:54,916 that no one is born as a mistake. 57 01:10:58,926 --> 01:11:01,345 And how many times did you use your own sample? 58 01:11:01,887 --> 01:11:03,597 Sparingly, but... 59 01:11:05,057 --> 01:11:09,144 keep in mind, we're talking 30 to 35 years ago, 60 01:11:09,228 --> 01:11:12,273 and I can't remember. 61 01:11:12,356 --> 01:11:15,067 All the records have been shredded. 62 01:12:58,545 --> 01:13:01,131 Your honor, I'm asking for mercy 63 01:13:01,215 --> 01:13:04,218 and compassion for myself. 64 01:13:07,429 --> 01:13:09,598 I've tried to live out my life 65 01:13:09,681 --> 01:13:12,351 showing honesty and care to others, 66 01:13:12,434 --> 01:13:14,645 and I will continue to do so. 67 01:13:45,843 --> 01:13:47,886 These are my words to Cline. 68 01:13:47,970 --> 01:13:51,640 Every time I or my half-siblings look up our name, 69 01:13:51,723 --> 01:13:53,684 we all have the same issue tied to you. 70 01:13:53,767 --> 01:13:55,477 It has caused anguish in everyone, 71 01:13:55,561 --> 01:13:58,063 and some of us have wanted to die from this pain. 72 01:13:59,648 --> 01:14:03,569 For 30 years, my half-sister, Julie, believed her dad was her biological dad-- 73 01:14:03,652 --> 01:14:05,237 Objection, Your Honor. 74 01:14:06,155 --> 01:14:07,156 Relevancy. 75 01:14:17,541 --> 01:14:19,376 Because of your denials, 76 01:14:19,460 --> 01:14:21,837 I feel you have no consideration for the mothers 77 01:14:21,920 --> 01:14:24,798 who came to you, us as your biological children, 78 01:14:24,882 --> 01:14:27,676 or your wife and the four children you had with her. 79 01:14:27,759 --> 01:14:31,138 It was always about you. You lied. You still lie. 80 01:14:31,221 --> 01:14:34,308 You even have your family believing you, and that sickens me. 81 01:14:34,391 --> 01:14:36,518 -Our mothers trusted you– -Objection! 82 01:14:42,399 --> 01:14:45,736 I'm asking you to look at the depth of the reasons he is charged with-- 83 01:14:45,819 --> 01:14:46,862 Objection! 84 01:15:08,759 --> 01:15:12,137 I do want to reiterate, probably for the fifth or sixth time at this point, 85 01:15:12,221 --> 01:15:15,224 that the court, by law, can only consider 86 01:15:16,099 --> 01:15:18,268 the charges that Dr. Cline's plead guilty to, 87 01:15:18,352 --> 01:15:20,604 the obstruction of justice charges. 88 01:15:20,687 --> 01:15:24,733 Obviously, it would be inappropriate for me to consider outside of that realm. 89 01:15:43,210 --> 01:15:46,338 We received a number of support letters for Dr. Cline. 90 01:15:46,421 --> 01:15:48,298 These are letters from members of the community, 91 01:15:48,382 --> 01:15:52,302 former patients, and members of Dr. Cline's family and church. 92 01:15:52,386 --> 01:15:55,556 These individuals have known Dr. Cline for many years. 93 01:15:55,639 --> 01:15:58,642 And they evidence a strong connection to his family, 94 01:15:58,725 --> 01:16:00,978 the community, and that rehabilitation 95 01:16:01,061 --> 01:16:04,606 is not only possible but actually has already taken place here. 96 01:16:46,773 --> 01:16:49,318 Please remember that whatever happens during sentencing, 97 01:16:49,401 --> 01:16:51,945 the people that love you are gonna continue to love you. 98 01:16:58,660 --> 01:17:02,039 With the limited resources that we have, overcrowding at the jail, 99 01:17:02,122 --> 01:17:04,374 and your lack of a criminal history, 100 01:17:04,458 --> 01:17:07,544 an executed sentence is nothing that the court is going to order. 101 01:17:18,096 --> 01:17:22,017 I know that this is your first offense, but Dr. Cline, I do believe 102 01:17:22,100 --> 01:17:26,855 that the facts support going ahead and sentencing you as a level 6 felon. 103 01:17:28,065 --> 01:17:30,609 As to fines and costs, 104 01:17:31,109 --> 01:17:33,737 sir, the court will fine you $500. 105 01:19:06,997 --> 01:19:08,081 As far as I know, 106 01:19:08,165 --> 01:19:11,877 all of the inseminations that I did with my sample, 107 01:19:13,336 --> 01:19:15,630 and again it was sparingly, 108 01:19:16,131 --> 01:19:18,467 had a healthy baby. 109 01:29:48,971 --> 01:29:52,308 I don't want you to think that I do this-- 110 01:29:52,392 --> 01:29:56,187 I did the insemination with my own sample 111 01:29:56,270 --> 01:29:57,688 very blasé. 112 01:29:59,607 --> 01:30:03,027 Was there a sexual connotation to it? 113 01:30:03,111 --> 01:30:04,195 Absolutely not. 114 01:30:05,154 --> 01:30:08,241 I don't look at these people 115 01:30:08,324 --> 01:30:10,701 and consider them to be my 116 01:30:11,411 --> 01:30:12,537 children.