Brina Johnson
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I’m kinda lost for words because this is not the end we wished for,”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson, who testified about alleged abuse by her mother, reacted to the sentencing outcome outside the courthouse.
“That’s what she did; she had at least seven monkeys,”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson described Deutsch's history of keeping multiple monkeys in connection with the allegation that Deutsch traded a foster child for an exotic animal.
“That’s just her thing. But she wasn’t any nicer to those monkeys than she was to a child.”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson contrasted Deutsch's treatment of her monkeys with her treatment of the foster child.
“I have the whole conversation on my phone, which I turned over to the detectives,”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson said she gave investigators a recording of a conversation related to the allegations.
“It was good to know somebody knows from the other side of the street, that this shouldn’t have happened,”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson said the judge's acknowledgment of the foster care system's failures provided some validation.
“None of it should. And the system did fail us, failed them all.”
Brina Johnson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-06
Johnson expressed that the system had failed all of the alleged victims.