seen such a drastic change with sentencing. now the convicted rapist could be free before his victim is barely an adult. children still come to the playground off granite court wore he lured a 7-year-old into his home and raped her. i feel he knew right from wrong. reporter: a panel issued a ruling changing the sentence of 50 years to 20. they should be ashamed of themselves. they took away justice for this little girl. reporter: the names are listed in the public ruling with good time credits he could be out in just ten years. along with his clean criminal record the ruling sites he was found to have autism and that his parents marriage that ended in divorce let his needs go unaddressed. he definitely had some type of mental problem. reporter: across the street nobody answered at home where the abuse happened. we found one neighbor who agrees with the ruling. he is a minor, you make mistakes, 50 year is a lot of time. reporter: he was 17 when he did the crime