After five years of fighting to prove her innocence in the fatal shooting of her sex trafficker, Chrystul Kizer finally has a response from the court on her self-defense claim… and it’s not good.

Kenosha County Court documents show Kizer was sentenced to 11 years in prison and five years of extended supervision following the 2018 death of Kenosha resident Randall Volar. Kizer previously pleaded guilty to second-degree reckless homicide after admitting to fatally shooting Volar and setting his house on fire. However, that wasn’t all to the story.

Kizer, who was a mere 16 years old at the time of the shooting, accused Volar of sexually abusing her and trafficking her as well as other young Black girls. She told The Washington Post Volar tried to bait her for sex with money and gifts and recalled stories of the other girls being fed synthetic drugs.

The police said they raided his home following a 911 call, leading to the discovery of photos and videos of Volar’s sexual abuse. However, he was released the same day he was arrested.

A few days later, the night of June 5, 2018, Kizer arrived to Volar’s home with a firearm. After refusing sex, she said Volar got physical with her, resulting in her shooting him twice in the head. She confessed to police that she set the house ablaze and fled the scene in his BMW.

The verdict marks the conclusion of years of advocates and sex abuse survivors rallying behind Kizer and supported her claim of self-defense. Kizer seemingly had a lead after a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on the affirmative defense law.

Through that, she was allowed to present evidence in a trial to support her claim that the shooting was a direct result of her being prostituted. However, she entered her plea in May to avoid a possible life sentence if she were to be found guilty.

District Attorney Michael Graveley said she was credited 570 days for the time she already spent awaiting trial. Kizer has a restitution hearing November 8.