'Do you understand that you are a textbook psychopath?' Woman hits out at her restaurateur-ex is sentenced to nine years in prison for slipping her an abortion pill when she was pregnant

  • Former restaurateur Joshua Woodward, 43, was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortion drug
  • Gail Greaves gave an emotional victim impact statement during his sentencing and called him 'a textbook psychopath'
  • Woodward purposely gave her dosages of the abortion drug misoprostol without her knowledge 
  • Prosecutors said that he drugged her once orally and twice by placing the drug inside of her vagina during foreplay 
  • Greaves suffered a miscarriage at 13 weeks into the pregnancy 

A former restaurateur was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortion drug.

Gail Greaves gave an emotional and impassioned victim impact statement in court as her former boyfriend, Table 8 partner Joshua Woodward, 43, stared straight ahead without looking at her. 

'Do you not understand that you are a textbook psychopath?' Greaves said during Woodward's sentencing in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

'Do you really not understand what you've done to me, yourself, your family? You took my choice away.

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Guilty: Joshua Woodward (right) was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortion drug

Guilty: Joshua Woodward (right) was sentenced to nine years in prison Friday for slipping his pregnant girlfriend an abortion drug

The former restaurateur who once owned several eateries across the country, is expected to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence

The former restaurateur who once owned several eateries across the country, is expected to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence

Gail Greaves (above) gave an emotional and impassioned victim impact statement and explained how Woodward robbed her of a chance at becoming a mom at age 39 when he purposely gave her dosages of the early-term abortion drug misoprostol

Gail Greaves (above) gave an emotional and impassioned victim impact statement and explained how Woodward robbed her of a chance at becoming a mom at age 39 when he purposely gave her dosages of the early-term abortion drug misoprostol

'I get to see you sitting there right now with no remorse. You are a sick, sick individual, and you are disgusting.

'You don't care who you hurt as long as you get what you want.'

She explained how Woodward robbed her of a chance at becoming a mom at age 39 when he purposely gave her dosages of the early-term abortion drug misoprostol. 

Greaves, who is now 45, suffered a miscarriage in October 2009 after she was given the drug by Woodward on at least three occasions before losing the baby. 

Prosecutors said that he drugged her once orally and twice by placing the drug inside of her vagina during foreplay. 

Prosecutors said that Woodward (above) drugged greaves once orally and twice by placing the drug inside of her vagina during foreplay

Prosecutors said that Woodward (above) drugged greaves once orally and twice by placing the drug inside of her vagina during foreplay

Woodward was taken away after the sentencing by officers. Above he is pictured with Paris and Nicky Hilton, who have no connection to the case, at the opening of Table 8 VIP Opening Party in Los Angeles in 2007

Woodward was taken away after the sentencing by officers. Above he is pictured with Paris and Nicky Hilton, who have no connection to the case, at the opening of Table 8 VIP Opening Party in Los Angeles in 2007

While speaking, Greaves added that Woodward, who was operating restaurants in New York, Los Angeles and South Beach, even drugged her pickles in the refrigerator, and did not care that she lived with another woman who was pregnant at the time.

'All you (did) was think about yourself, and try to get what you wanted, when you wanted it, because there's no rules for you, there's no consequences,' she said in the courtroom.

She explained that he 'begged' her to get an abortion, but she wanted to raise the baby on her own without his financial assistance. 

The couple broke up, but then Woodward claimed that he wanted to reconcile and try to give their relationship a chance by moving to Los Angeles, Greaves said. 

Prosecutor Habib Balian told KABC that Woodward conducted several secret searches on the Internet about dosages for the drug and how long it could be detected in a person's blood.  

'While I was Googling, 'Should I vaccinate my child?' 'What are the good schools?' 'What are the best strollers?' 'What are the best cribs?'…You were Googling 'Evil ways to force an abortion,' and how to use chloroform to knock me out and different ways to drug me,' Greaves said in court.

Misoprostol is a drug known to induce labor or cause early-stage abortions
Woodward used the drug to terminate his then-girlfriend's pregnancy after he 'begged' her to get an abortion

Misoprostol, left, is a drug known to induce labor or cause early-stage abortions.  Woodward used the drug to terminate his then-girlfriend's pregnancy after he 'begged' her to get an abortion

Prosecutor Habib Balian said that Woodward conducted several secret searches on the Internet about dosages for the drug and how long it could be detected in a person's blood

Prosecutor Habib Balian said that Woodward conducted several secret searches on the Internet about dosages for the drug and how long it could be detected in a person's blood

'And I was one of your closest friends and have never done anything to you ever,' she added.

Greaves said that she suffered severe cramping and then miscarried the fetus roughly 15 hours later. 

She noticed a powdery substance in her underwear and called police, who then set up a sting operation in an effort to catch Greaves, the New York Daily News reported. 

At the time, investigators told her not to share that she had a miscarriage and invite Woodward back to her apartment. 

He was arrested by police a week later outside of her apartment in Los Angeles with more misoprostol.   

'With his right hand he pulled out a small piece of clear plastic with a white powdery substance from his right front pocket and started grinding the item on his pants just below the pocket,' the detective wrote in the 2009 court paperwork, obtained by the Daily News.

Woodward, who plead not guilty in the case, is expected to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence, Balian said.  

 

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