ASA parent arrested

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeanne Pirro! Wow, we have a celebrity lawyer in the mix now. It looks like she was confirmed as US Attorney for DC last weekend.

Was she the Fox News host? If so, I didn’t realize she’s now the U.S. Attorney prosecuting this case against Mahony.

Makes sense that they’d want a big name celebrity like her in the mix prosecuting Mahony. He’s a former Australian Diplomat. This case has the potential to get big.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeanne Pirro! Wow, we have a celebrity lawyer in the mix now. It looks like she was confirmed as US Attorney for DC last weekend.

Was she the Fox News host? If so, I didn’t realize she’s now the U.S. Attorney prosecuting this case against Mahony.

Yes. This is literally the perfect case for her to tackle as one of her first - taking down a foreign child predator on U.S soil.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeanne Pirro! Wow, we have a celebrity lawyer in the mix now. It looks like she was confirmed as US Attorney for DC last weekend.

Was she the Fox News host? If so, I didn’t realize she’s now the U.S. Attorney prosecuting this case against Mahony.

Yes. This is literally the perfect case for her to tackle as one of her first - taking down a foreign child predator on U.S soil.

Amazing. She’s a TV celebrity. The media coverage on this case is going to get big.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is another bond hearing tomorrow. There is a good chance he will be released. Home (not in his actual home) confinement for the next nine months until a grand jury indicts him (hopefully). The more victims who come forward, the more likely he will plea guilty.

Any word on what happened at the hearing today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Jeanne Pirro! Wow, we have a celebrity lawyer in the mix now. It looks like she was confirmed as US Attorney for DC last weekend.

Was she the Fox News host? If so, I didn’t realize she’s now the U.S. Attorney prosecuting this case against Mahony.

Yes. This is literally the perfect case for her to tackle as one of her first - taking down a foreign child predator on U.S soil.

She's not the prosecuting attorney on the case. Marco Crocetti is - he's a senior assistant US Attorney.

[Anonymous]

Status update from 10:32 am this morning: Commitment Pending Disposition Filed.

Can someone explain what this means?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Status update from 10:32 am this morning: Commitment Pending Disposition Filed.

Can someone explain what this means?

He's in custody until the final disposition of the case (i.e., case is dismissed, charges dismissed, trial is finished, etc).

[Anonymous]

Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

[Anonymous]

How do his sweet, innocent kids move on? And how will anyone get justice for THEM if the mom has taken them to Japan? Who advocates for THEM?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

Does anyone have insight into the defense counsel’s strategy here? Why withdraw the motion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

Does anyone have insight into the defense counsel’s strategy here? Why withdraw the motion?

To avoid pissing off the judge more than necessary. Australian national, flight risk. Wife and kids already fled the country.

The nature of alleged history of crimes against children would make his release basically impossible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

Does anyone have insight into the defense counsel’s strategy here? Why withdraw the motion?

To avoid pissing off the judge more than necessary. Australian national, flight risk. Wife and kids already fled the country.

The nature of alleged history of crimes against children would make his release basically impossible.

+1. There was no realistic plan for his release that would adequately address the threat to the community and the fact that he is a flight risk. You also generally get one bite at the apple with this type of motion (you can file multiple requests like Diddy did, but you need to put your best foot forward with the first request because the subsequent requests get less consideration), so you need to have every concern adequately addressed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

Does anyone have insight into the defense counsel’s strategy here? Why withdraw the motion?

To avoid pissing off the judge more than necessary. Australian national, flight risk. Wife and kids already fled the country.

The nature of alleged history of crimes against children would make his release basically impossible.

+1. There was no realistic plan for his release that would adequately address the threat to the community and the fact that he is a flight risk. You also generally get one bite at the apple with this type of motion (you can file multiple requests like Diddy did, but you need to put your best foot forward with the first request because the subsequent requests get less consideration), so you need to have every concern adequately addressed.

Makes sense, but then why file the motion in the first place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aug 7 update: Event Resulted - Release Status: NO BOND- Defense counsel's motion to modify release conditions was withdrawn. Case continued for felony status conference to give the parties time to determine how to proceed.

Does anyone have insight into the defense counsel’s strategy here? Why withdraw the motion?

To avoid pissing off the judge more than necessary. Australian national, flight risk. Wife and kids already fled the country.

The nature of alleged history of crimes against children would make his release basically impossible.

+1. There was no realistic plan for his release that would adequately address the threat to the community and the fact that he is a flight risk. You also generally get one bite at the apple with this type of motion (you can file multiple requests like Diddy did, but you need to put your best foot forward with the first request because the subsequent requests get less consideration), so you need to have every concern adequately addressed.

Makes sense, but then why file the motion in the first place?

I wonder if the defense has become aware of additional victims, which would make the motion for a release even more unlikely to be granted?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know when his wife and children left the country? Did they go to Japan, since the wife is Japanese?