Brina Johnson
ON THE RECORD · 6 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.