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Wealthy Child Rapist Given Probation As Judge Felt He Would ‘Not Do Well’ in Jail
Time ^ | 3-31-14 | Charlotte Alter

Posted on 03/31/2014 11:26:26 AM PDT by kingattax

The heir to the du Pont fortune pled guilty in 2009 to charges of raping his three-year old daughter, but never spent time in jail

Newly released documents reveal that in 2009 a Delaware judge sentenced a wealthy heir to probation after he admitted he had raped his 3-year old daughter, saying the rich white man would “not do well” in prison.

Robert H. Richards IV, one of the heirs to the du Pont fortune, admitted in June 2008 that he had raped his 3-year old daughter, Delaware Online reports. The girl told her grandmother about the 2005 alleged abuse, and said that her father had said it was “our little secret” but that she didn’t want “my daddy touching me anymore.”

Richards was originally charged with two counts of second-degree rape, but accepted a last-minute plea deal on fourth-degree rape charges, a class C violent felony that usually comes with over two years of jail time.

Prosecutors sought only probation, and Judge Jan Jurden agreed, sentencing him to an 8-year prison sentence but commuting all the prison time in favor of probation.

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To: punknpuss

If you watch the show The Walking Dead, they had a good solution for child rapists.

Insert the large knife at the beltline and work it up to the collar bone.


41 posted on 03/31/2014 12:06:59 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: kingattax

The judge was likely a pedophile himself.


42 posted on 03/31/2014 12:07:44 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Judge was a female, so likely just a brain dead liberal.


43 posted on 03/31/2014 12:09:49 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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To: kingattax

He made a lot of wise investments to the right folks.


44 posted on 03/31/2014 12:10:53 PM PDT by Bogey78O (We had a good run. Coulda been great still.)
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To: Squidpup

Pretty much what I was thinking ... castrate him instead. I like your implement, though.


45 posted on 03/31/2014 12:16:47 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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To: kingattax
State Attorney General Beau Biden's office had initially indicted Richards on two counts of second-degree rape of a child – Class B violent felonies that carry a mandatory 10-year prison term for each count.
46 posted on 03/31/2014 12:17:10 PM PDT by Chad_the_Impaler
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does the judge support homosexual marriage?

he can do house arrest so the taxpayers do not have to pay for his medical expenses but that really does not help.

Did the article mention the exact terms of the probation?

no internet?
no cell phone?
no computer?
no mansion?


47 posted on 03/31/2014 12:21:50 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: momtothree
Isn’t “not doing well in prison” part of punishment? Oh yeah... for other people I guess. Shameful.

I was going to say that I thought that was the whole point of going to jail, but hey it's not like his daughter suffered any serious trauma, so why should he? ( I don't really have to use the sarcasm tag, do I?)

48 posted on 03/31/2014 12:21:57 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: kingattax
Newly released documents reveal that in 2009 a Delaware judge sentenced a wealthy heir to probation after he admitted he had raped his 3-year old daughter, saying the rich white man would “not do well” in prison.

I'll say. Even solitary wouldn't be that good a deal for him if the food is prepared by convicts.

"What's this ground glass and rat turds doing in my meatloaf?"

49 posted on 03/31/2014 12:27:37 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The PASSING LANE is for PASSING, not DAWDLING)
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To: rottndog
The fix was in...judge says child rapist would do better in therapy than in prison when there is NO KNOWN SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT for pedophiles.

At least in prison, there would be Bubba therapy. After the first few times biting the pillow or grabbing his ankles, he might begin to regret what he did.

Of course, the gen pop welcoming committee might simply decide on castration or an acid bath down there.

50 posted on 03/31/2014 12:30:46 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (The PASSING LANE is for PASSING, not DAWDLING)
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To: kingattax

This judge Jan Jurden is an accomplice to child rape as far as I’m concerned. Disgusting obamite.


51 posted on 03/31/2014 12:32:13 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: kingattax

Sick bastard, and all that money.


52 posted on 03/31/2014 12:38:47 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: kingattax

So much INBREEDING among the ruling class produces much INSANITY.

This is the logical explanation of the mess the country’s in.


53 posted on 03/31/2014 12:38:55 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (Ignorance is NOT BLISS. It is the ROAD TO SERFDOM! We're on a ROAD TRIP!!)
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To: kingattax
the judge has the look of a militant...ah...boo dagger//



54 posted on 03/31/2014 12:41:56 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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To: Doc91678

I would love to see this happen.


55 posted on 03/31/2014 12:47:40 PM PDT by punknpuss
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To: momtothree

If I were the mother I would find some way to make him pay. It might take me a few years to plan and execute, but I would get revenge for my daughter.


56 posted on 03/31/2014 12:48:48 PM PDT by punknpuss
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To: momtothree

Check for “unexpected large deposits” into the judge’s bank account.


57 posted on 03/31/2014 1:00:24 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Oh, yeah. Judge and prosecutor suddenly driving new Mercedes...coincidence, I’m sure.


58 posted on 03/31/2014 1:02:21 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: kingattax

Was Whoopi “yeah but was it rape rape” Goldberg the judge in this case?


59 posted on 03/31/2014 1:27:57 PM PDT by crusadersoldier
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To: kingattax

These kinds of judges should go to prison


60 posted on 03/31/2014 1:31:44 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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