Posted on 05/02/2014 5:06:16 AM PDT by Wolfie
Judge says sexually assaulted 14-year-old 'wasn't the victim she claimed to be'
A man sentenced to five years probation by a Dallas County judge after admitting he raped a 14-year-old girl won’t have to follow many of the restrictions typically given to sex offenders.
And the judge who issued the light sentence said Thursday that she did so in part because the girl wasn’t a virgin and “wasn’t the victim she claimed to be.”
State District Judge Jeanine Howard, who gave 20-year-old Sir Young deferred probation last week, also altered Young’s probation requirements. As a result, Young does not have to stay away from children, attend sex offender treatment, undergo a sex offender evaluation or refrain from watching pornography.
While not required by law, these are typical probation requirements for rapists that are intended to prevent future victims and rehabilitate offenders.
District Attorney Craig Watkins said Thursday that his prosecutors would “always fight for our most vulnerable victims” like the one in this case. It is rare for prosecutors to critique a judge’s actions, but Watkins said he was “alarmed” by Howard’s decision.
“This young lady was 14 at the time she was sexually assaulted at school, and we cannot send the wrong message to rape victims who have the courage to seek justice,” Watkins said. “I am disappointed the judge would choose to give the defendant probation after he admitted guilt, but even more alarmed the judge failed to impose standard sex offender conditions of probation designed to protect society.”
Howard, a Democrat who will be unopposed in November as she seeks a third term, said in an interview late Thursday with The Dallas Morning News that she planned to recuse herself from the case so she could speak about her decision.
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When I was a teen back in the 50’s guys knew 16 and under was always called ....jail bait....I bet the young teens today have never even heard of that....no dad around to tell them what the rules were with girls, and a tease could be spotted a mile away....
A Texas judge used those words to justify the lighter-than-light sentence she gave
to a rapist, telling the Dallas Morning News that the 14-year-old victim had three
previous sexual partners and had given birth before the sexual assault.
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An 18 y/o raped a 14 y/o who said “no” and the judge cares whether the victim was a virgin when she was raped? That’s disgusting. I’d go with a very long and well-deserved prison sentence for the rapist, and I’d put the judge in prison too for being a moron.
Judge in controversial rape case recuses herself
A Dallas County judge under fire for giving the rapist of a 14-year-old girl probation
and then tossing the common restrictions given to sex offenders recused herself
from the case Friday.
State District Judge Jeanine Howard declined to comment about the case beyond
comments she made to The Dallas Morning News on Thursday night, which included her
saying that the girl “wasn’t the victim she claimed to be.”
The Dallas County district attorney’s office wants the new judge assigned to the case
— state District Judge Carter Thompson — to alter the terms of probation for Sir Young
to be more restrictive. Thompson could deny the request, change the conditions or
hold a hearing about whether there should be changes. No decision had been made Friday.
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