No sexual assault charge for Sierra Vista hazer

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   June 14, 2006

   Nettie

   Well,

   To shed a little light here, this is clearly a case of local law enforcement and prosecutors failing to do their job correctly. What I mean is simply that the charges were all wrong. The charge was sexual assault, which in most states means rape, the text book version we all know. Penetration must be proven to get a rape conviction, true, however since there was obviously not going to be much evidence of that, it would not have stopped him from being charged with sexual misconduct, or better yet, sexual battery, which are more serious than simple lewd acts or battery alone, and carry heftier penalties. OR get this: They could even have charged him with sexual misconduct with a minor OR sexual battery of a minor which also carry stiffer sentences, and in most states would require him to register as a sex offender, which he deserves in my opinion.

   You see, you don’t HAVE to be an adult to be tried with being one when you comitted a criminal act. In other words if I am a teenager say 16, and I buy alcohol and then give it to my 16 year old friend, I can be charged for both underage drinking AND contributing to the delinquency of a minor, even though I, myself am still one.

   What is sad here is that the law has not only let this kid down who was apparently sexually battered, but it has let the rest of us down, as well, because you can bet that if this guy is already doing things like this now, while he is in High School, that he is probably NOT going to turn into a nice guy overnight. In fact, I would be willing to bet that not far into the future, we are going to hear his name again, and for something much more serious next time. The odds say so.:(

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