[rogue yam]

I'm not sure who is the sickest of the bunch.

The only evidence in this article that the raped man was intending to meet a 12-year-old is the word of the convicted felon who raped him. The convicted rapist may have been hoping that this claim would make his own crime seem less heinous to the sentencing judge. It is dismaying to me that when certain subjects come up (child molestation being one) many FReepers get themselves all worked up into an indignant lather, and let rationality and healthy scepticism go out the window. Let's try to be smarter here folks!

[BBell]

I agree with your post 42. I don't think I'd trust the word of a rapist who might be looking for sympathy. It's also plain see how vigilante justice can go awry, judging from most of the comments about the victim. Now if he was a Muslim illegal immigrant pedophile he'd be done for here.

[NRA2BFree]

The only evidence in this article that the raped man was intending to meet a 12-year-old is the word of the convicted felon who raped him. The convicted rapist may have been hoping that this claim would make his own crime seem less heinous to the sentencing judge. It is dismaying to me that when certain subjects come up (child molestation being one) many FReepers get themselves all worked up into an indignant lather, and let rationality and healthy scepticism go out the window. Let's try to be smarter here folks!

It all came out in the police report at trial. The pedophile admitted that's why he was in the park at that time of the morning. He would have had sex with the girl had there been one. Btw, there were 2 homosexuals that raped the man.

[SittinYonder]

By your logic, the only evidence in this article that they raped and beat the man is the word of a convicted felon. When a person pleads guilty to a crime we generally accept that guilty plea as the truth. No evidence has been offered to suggest that he wasn't telling the truth. I still say everybody wins.

[investigateworld]

Agreed, but I'm certain there was a trail via email, or something else. Hopefully, the cops are brighter than to just take someone's word.
It used to be in California's Jury Instructions words to the effect of "Rape is a easy charge to make, hard to prove or disprove...."