Is Reese still in jail? Was he ever tried? I haven’t heard anything about the case, do you know?
I heard, probably on Free Republic, that the girl was goaded into making the rape charges by a politically active friend of her mother. Story seems to be inconsistent with certain known facts, but authorities usually chase even the flimsiest rape allegations, especially against political conservatives. He may have been Nifonged.
http://www.radio-info.com/news/bail-for-former-wrko-am-boston-talker-reese-hopkins-is-lowered
Rape allegation
On October 22, 2008, a week after being let go by WRKO, Hopkins was arrested at his Malden, Massachusetts home on a fugitive from justice charge. It is alleged that Hopkins raped a 12-year-old girl some four years earlier. He waived extradition to New York City where he was charged with two counts of rape. One in the first degree, one in the second degree and one charge of endangering the welfare of a child.[6]
In a statement to the press, Hopkins denied the charges stating:
“She charged me on Oct. 1 of 2004. I was living in Manchester, Connecticut. I couldn’t have been there.”[7]
Not being able to make bail of $100,000 cash or $300,000 bond, Hopkins was held at Rikers Island for 2-1/2 years. In November 2009, he was offered a deal of time served if he plead guilty to a lower sexual offense and register as a sex offender. Hopkins professed his innocence and turned the deal down. He was finally put on trial March 2, 2011 when jury selection began. During the trial, Hopkins’ accuser changed her story and the investigating detective was cut from the witness list. The trial ended in a mistrial on March 24, 2011 after two days of deliberation when eight of the jurors voted not guilty on all charges, and all but one juror voted not guilty on the most serious charge of child rape. Hopkins was finally freed on bail April 6, 2011 after bail was dropped to $20,000.[8] The prosecutor promised to file for a re-trial, however the arrest of Hopkin’s accuser on a gun charge has muddied the case and a re-trial has not been filed.[9]
Once in awhile we hear updates. He may be out on bail and still awaiting trial.
Let’s see, just found this
http://reeseontheradio.com/2012/05/09/reeseontheradio-com-comes-to-an-end/
>>This will be the last week of ReeseOnTheRadio.com
I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of my loyal followers for checking out the site for one full year.
After my release, I started this site to update those of you who have wanted to be updated on my case as it progressed. Well, Its been over a year now and nothing much is happening. As I told you all, my accuser has refused to testify at a new trial and has hired a lawyer to bar her from even meeting with the DA’s office. Now the DA is mounting an effort to have a new trial with only the transcript submitted to a new jury.
Its unconscionable for my accuser to believe that it is okay to uproot my entire life, accusing me of something she knows I never did and would never do and then bow out when it was convenient.
I don’t know if this will ever end and I’ll return to a semblance of normal life but I wish to thank you all for your support and reminders to keep my head up. I will.
Please remember, you can always check me out on facebook.com/reeseontheradio or an Twitter @reeseonradio