I think he’s a troubled kid who assaulted women but not in a “heinous” way. He should be held accountable and get treatment. But he’s a minor and it’s his first offense so the sentence is reasonable. |
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Exactly. The extreme overreaction sounds politically motivated to me. |
Fifth offense. FIVE sexual assaults. |
First offense in the judicial system.
https://www.arlnow.com/2023/10/20/arlington-teen-receives-10-day-sentence-for-assaulting-five-women-last-year/ The teen pleaded guilty to three counts of assault and battery, according to a source familiar with the case. He is expected to spend 10 days in the Landmark juvenile detention facility in Alexandria, with 80 days of the 90 day sentence suspended. In addition to juvenile detention, the teen will have one year of probation and will undergo a psychosexual evaluation to determine if he needs therapy. He will be required to complete whatever is recommended. If he does not complete this or has any run-ins with the law during probation, the rest of his 80-day suspended sentence could be imposed. That means he would wind up back in the juvenile detention facility or adult jail, if this happens after he turns 18. The teen pleaded to the crime of assault and battery, which is what police initially sought charges for, per a May press release. This means he did not plead to a lower charge as part of a deal. A condition of his guilty plea to the unamended charges, however, was that it be for three, not five, counts. The victim noted her assailant was not charged with criminal sexual battery because of a “quirk” in Virginia law. That “quirk” is that criminal sexual battery, per state code, must be “by force, threat, intimidation or ruse.” This teen, however, assailed each woman victim from behind, taking them by surprise, which is not an element of state code, the source familiar the case said. A child’s home life, mental status, criminal history, age and other factors all go into determining a sentence. Overall, however, juvenile court is set up to prioritize rehabilitation over incarceration where possible. Per state code, the court is charged with, where possible, avoiding or minimizing jail or detention time and relying on alternative programs, consistent with public safety. State code also says the court should only separate children from their families “in the interest of public safety and then only after consideration of alternatives to out-of-home placement which afford effective protection to the child, his family, and the community.” |
I researched the “quirk” in Virginia law. It’s actually an astonishingly bad judicial interpretation of the word “force.” |
| Let me tell you if he did this to me I would kill him in self defense. And I would not go to jail. |
Ok, cowboy.
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ask yourself why this little sick f*ck was only targeting women. because a) he gets off on it and b) knows they aren’t going to be able to hurt him. minimizing his conduct is only possible if you’re an absolutely rank rape apologist. |
You’re so tough, cowboy. You’ll really show him.
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| Calm down, folks. All of the targets were only women, and none of them were pregnant with fetuses, so let's not ruin a young man's life over victimless pranks. |
you’re really a sick puppy |
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I'm honored that we seem to have two sitting Supreme Court justices commenting on this thread.
It's a great relief that the streets of Virginia are safe for lonely men who just want a moment of intimacy in the evenings. |
This is why we need girls in sports, so they can deck creeps like this. |
I did have a little shit (not this one) grab me by the breast near the Ballston Metro station. It hurt like hell, and I slapped him so hard that it knocked him to the ground and it looked like his head hit the curb. I saw some blood and he screamed in pain and I ran like hell. If it didn't hurt my breast, I don't think I would have acted so reflexively and he would have run away. |