Posted on 08/15/2022 7:44:39 AM PDT by grundle
Aug. 14—A man who was arrested Aug. 4 for allegedly committing an incestuous and forcible rape of a child in Franklin County that day had been released less than three months before from the Morgan County Jail with zero bond on a charge of forcible sexual abuse of a child.
The Morgan County district attorney and the circuit judge who authorized the defendant's release from jail disagree on who, if anyone, was to blame.
Raymond Matthew McKinney, 35, was arrested Dec. 5 after being indicted by a Morgan County grand jury for sexual contact with a child under the age of 12 and for sexual contact by forcible compulsion of the same victim. Circuit Judge Jennifer Howell released McKinney from jail on his own recognizance on May 20.
On Aug. 4, McKinney was arrested in Franklin County and charged with first-degree rape and incest involving a 16-year-old female. Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver told reporters the victim claimed to have been raped multiple times and McKinney confessed when questioned by investigators. McKinney and the victim lived in the same Phil Campbell home, he said.
"The bottom line is that this gentleman should have never been released on his own recognizance — period," Morgan County District Attorney Scott Anderson said last week.
Howell, however, said Anderson knew a motion to reduce bond was pending and had a month to object to it before she released McKinney on May 20.
Anderson on Aug. 5, the day after the Franklin County arrest, filed a stinging motion to revoke McKinney's bond, which Howell granted 13 minutes later. The motion complained that Howell gave no notice to prosecutors before releasing McKinney and that she released him "without ordering supervision of the Community Corrections Pretrial Release program."
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They got to get a better class of criminal!
“Judges” and “juries” are getting too tired to do their jobs. We really need to start defunding all of the courts. They are a waste of money.
Such men should only ever be released if they are placed on house arrest with the family of the judge or a court officer. Keep them away from the public: keep them with your kids. Or, maybe, don’t release.
Honestly, I would have released him too. After his penis and testicles were removed and he was lobotomized.
SPJNK.
“”The bottom line is that this gentleman should have never been released...”
Time and time again, we see accused offenders, many who have political, class, or familial protections released without bail or very low bail. They then move through the justice system with ease and are never brought to true justice.
I’m for executing them..as expediently as possible.
There is no cure for pedophilia. These people need to be removed from our society permanently.
Politicians and their families are above the law. I bet he is probably related to the Pelosi or Clinton crime families.
Dude was indicted for raping a 12 year old in December, released ON HIS OWN RECOGNIZANCE in May???
1) If there's enough evidence for a proper indictment, why was he released at all? This is a case of rape, not robbery or fraud.
2) What ever happened to a speedy trial? I'll grant that both prosecution and defense need time to prepare their cases, but making people rot a long time in jail while waiting for trial is not good.
and the district attorney referred to this guy as a gentleman. sure he is.
"Gentleman"? Ugh, yet another mindless parrot in a position of power.
Well, I don't think the DA has any power to sign off on a release, so I think we know who should be blamed here.
This courthouse is located literally half a mile from my house, and my daughter used to work in the Clerk's office, so this one definitely gets my attention.
It does sound like this perp gets around, and with multiple victims in multiple jurisdictions, there's no way he's sitting idle and laying low after gaining his freedom.
We'll get him... but Judge Howell has probably lengthened his victim list.
> for sexual contact with a child under the age of 12 and for sexual contact by forcible
> compulsion of the same victim. Circuit Judge Jennifer Howell released McKinney
> from jail on his own recognizance on May 20.
Does anyone still not believe the pedos are in charge? Is it still just a conspiracy theory?
Hang him, problem solved.
Why wasn’t he castrated and his willie removed? Rapists need to have their junk removed!
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