“Justice” is served, some 557 days after this POS raped a young woman while she was vomiting drunk in a bathroom. And, as one might expect, this POS will serve no jail time.
Four of the charges – all the charges of rape – were dismissed. He pled guilty to one charge of felonious criminal confinement. He was sentenced to 545 days in jail, given credit for two days already served, and the remaining 543 days were suspended. He was given a “no contact” order, and will be on probation for one year. Also $185 in court costs.
Now, I cannot know the state of the victim’s mind. Maybe she wanted this over with, which would be understandable give how US courts treat rape victims.
Wouldn’t want to ruin the future of this “fine young man.” We can only hope that this is the first thing that comes up when a future employer Googles his name. I mean, she was drunk, that’s like begging to be raped, right? What was he supposed to do? Control his virile manhood?
Not a lawyer, but I worked for 5 years as a rape victim advocate and thus can tell you this: it doesn’t matter what the victim wants, it’s the state/district attorney’s office that makes all the calls, including whether or not the case is even brought to trial. It’s good to have the victim testify, but even that isn’t technically required.
So, I have something lined up. Pay is much less than I was making before, but at this point in my career, I don’t think that is as important as enjoying what I do. And I think I will with this new position…
