Fear of God says Judge Dan Williams?

I was just reading the BBC article about the "black magic couple", Albert Hickman and Carolee Hickman,  that was sentenced for raping an 11 year old in 1982. I guess the Judge had a few words for them after everything was said and done:

"You were a couple united by a deep-seated and overwhelming abuse of children," he said.

"You groomed her and gained her trust, you told her you had supernatural powers and that she was the 'chosen one' and you put the fear of God into her. 

"It was a specific targeting of a vulnerable victim and threats were made which petrified her."

Seriously? That is the most screwed up thing to say whether you believe a god exists or not.