Fast-forward, the court agrees with the sefense’s psychologist who said Crouch suffered from a condition caused by bad parenting, wealthy upbringing and lack of consequences i.e. “affluenza.” ...
The case became a topic of national conversation because, despite the severity of his crime, he got off with a slap on the wrist thanks to a unique defense: “affluenza.” A psychologist ...
He was 16 years old at the time. He made headlines in his juvenile case when a defense psychologist testified he was the product of “affluenza” because his family felt their wealth bought privilege ...
“Affluenza” killer Ethan Couch was released from a Texas jail Monday, five years after he killed four people while driving drunk as a juvenile and two years after being imprisoned for violating parole ...
One well-known recent case is of Ethan Couch ... a psychologist testified during the trial that Couch suffered from “affluenza,” which allegedly rendered him unable to appreciate consequences ...