jeudi 29 août 2013

Judge in statutory rape case criticized for remarks and reducing sentence to 30 days.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...,1463530.story




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A Montana judge has come under fire after handing down a 30-day sentence to a former high school teacher convicted of raping a 14-year-old student and for making statements in court that the victim was "older than her chronological age" and "as much in control of the situation" as her teacher.



Outrage is particularly sharp in Billings, where the crime took place, because the girl committed suicide in 2010, just shy of her 17th birthday, as the criminal case was pending.




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The uproar began Monday when Baugh sentenced Stacey Dean Rambold, 54, to 15 years in prison on one count of sexual intercourse without consent, but then suspended all but 31 days and gave him credit for one day served. Prosecutors had asked for 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended.




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The girl's mother, Auliea Hanlon, was in the courtroom and screamed at the judge before storming out, according to the Associated Press.





A 54 year old having sex with a 14 year old should get several years of real time in prison.



If they are a teacher (or in an equivalent position of authority over the child) they should get even more.



31 days is a joke.





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