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Is it another case where it is cheaper for a rich person to settle rather than waste time in court?
I'd say it's the prosecution that got the sweet deal!neither the victim nor her mother was willing to testify
Affluenza Strikes Again: Billionaire Johnson Heir Gets Sweet Deal After Confessing to Sexual Assault
When it comes to justice in America, it pays to be a billionaire. In the latest case of affluenza, a condition that has struck not just rich people who commit crimes without remorse, but also the justice system which seems blinded to their guilt, a Johnson heir received a slap on the wrist despite confessing to sexual assault.
Back in 2011, the stepdaughter of Samuel Curtis Johnson III told police that Johnson was ‘ a sex addict‘ and that he had been repeatedly touching her inappropriatey from the time she was 12 years old. Think Progress reported that the victim "told her mother about the abuse in order to protect her younger sister, and Johnson confessed when the mother confronted him.”
Of course, the heir's massive well-funded legal team swung into action, and according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Johnson plead guilty to misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct rather than the felony sexual assault on a minor child charges he originally faced in 2011.
The prosecution was hampered by the fact that neither the victim nor her mother was willing to testify.
( no doubt victim intimidated by prospect of the defense dragging mother and daughter through all kids slimey, slanderish mud for weeks )
But still hoping to get the serial rapist behind bars for a year, Assistant District Attorney Robert Repischak asked the judge to apply the maximum sentence for the hugely reduced charges, while. Johnson’s attorney, Michael F. Hart vehemently argued that maximum prison terms should only be for “maximum defendants,” whatever that means. Hart said that Johnson leads a "productive life" and had never been in trouble with the law before.
Surprise, surprise, the judge agreed with the defense. Milwaukee’s Channel 4 News reported that
Circuit Judge Eugene Gasiorkiewicz got down right cozy with the defendant, talking about the Johnson family's importance to the community and saying “you could not grow up in this community and not know some of the people involved in this case.”
Judge Gasiorkiewicz also opined that he found the state’s request “troubling” in that he has never seen a first-time offender receive the maximum sentence for his crimes.
He sentenced Johnson to four months in jail and a fine of $6,000. Hmmm. That's going to really take a bite out of those billions.
Felony charges of the sort Johnson faced have resulted in a prison sentences of up to 40 years.
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-pol...er1000956&t=19
Last edited by boutons_deux; 06-09-2014 at 02:51 PM.
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Is it another case where it is cheaper for a rich person to settle rather than waste time in court?
I'd say it's the prosecution that got the sweet deal!neither the victim nor her mother was willing to testify
the defense certainly got paid with a very sweet sum.
Rape defenders criminalize, slander the victims. Not many raped women are willing to be slimed and slandered for being raped. "She asked for it" "she didn't resist enough" "she liked it" etc, etc
Last edited by boutons_deux; 06-09-2014 at 03:28 PM.
Here's how you Repug/conservative/misogynists/hate radio talk about rape
Washington Post Columnist Claims Being A College Rape Victim Is Now A ‘Coveted Status’
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2014/06/09/3446557/washington-post-college-rape/
From news accounts, we will never know the truth. It could just as easily be someone looking for a payday from the rich. they get targeted you know.
yep, that's the other right-wing/misogynist/Rape Caucus slander, she's lying, she's framing him.
I'm smart enough not to take a position on this. It's obvious are are dumb enough to take a position.
Free association and open-mindedness, I guess:
Sure, I have some assumptions in place here. However, I'm not set on believing what I say "could" be the case. With nobody testifying against him, a conviction was real unlikely. The plea gave the prosecution a win, and probably a financial settlement for the alleged victim as well. The accused stayed out of a lengthy court trial.
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