10-Year sentence thrown out in teen sex case.

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:56 am

BTW, he is STILL in jail. The prosecuting attorney decided to appeal....

http://www.wmgt.com/node/2999

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 12:27 pm

deek wrote:I guess my question was more, who took this to court? I mean, I agree with the whole stereotype thing and it is a bunch of BS. But, if the girl was consenting and the boy was consenting, how did it get to the court system? Did someone randomly see the video? Did the parents of one of these kids pursue the legal action?

Even in michigan, "someone" has to bring it to the authorities...consenting or not, someone has had to complain to bring attention to it...

Actually I was refering to the domestic violence situation in Michigan. I think Indiana's the same way now.

As far as this case, I believe the girl's parents were pretty peeved about it (hey, the jerk videotaped their little girl giving him oral sex, find me a parent who wouldn't want to kill him), but even they didn't want this.

If I was him, I'd be mad as hell at whoever was showing this videotape around too. Note to young people - DO NOT VIDEOTAPE PARTIES!!! It will be used as evidence.

deek · Post by **deek** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:45 pm

Yeah, I guess I am less peeved about it then...I mean, I certainly think the law sux ballz, but you do have a couple idiot kids not only videotaping it but letting it get out...just kinda dumb. Not 10 years in jail dumb, but still pretty retarded.

I guess the worst part is, they seem to be changing the law, yet they aren't making it retroactive...not quite sure I understand that. I mean, you can't prosecute someone if they did something illegal before it was illegal, so it would make sense they would retroact a "bad law" once it had changed...

bwohlgemuth · Post by **bwohlgemuth** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:15 pm

I guess the worst part is, they seem to be changing the law, yet they aren't making it retroactive...not quite sure I understand that. I mean, you can't prosecute someone if they did something illegal before it was illegal, so it would make sense they would retroact a "bad law" once it had changed...

That's what the judge used as her reasoning for re-sentencing. However, it does open precedent to any similar offense being opened to re-sentencing.

I understand WHY they DA appealed, but they should get him released on bond and then plea is down to a misdemeanor.