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This isn't directly relevant to the Westerfield case, but is another example of what "pull" can get you.

In the city I last lived in, there was a really nice waterfront area. Kind of secluded, but you could go fishing there, there were geese and swans to feed. Nice place.

The local (male) homosexual community started using it for their trysts. Since kids were still going out there to fish, the police got complaints, and decided to run a "sting" to catch these guys.

There was a BIG newspaper report about a large group of men (40-50) who had been busted. All of them were going to be tried, names would be released - most of this I think, to discourage any others from going down there. (heh)

After a couple of weeks, there was a

small

article in the paper stating that the police would NOT be laying charges against any of these men - the whole matter was being dropped. And it vanished off the radar screen.

I believe that Someone's son or brother (or maybe just Someone himself - local judge, cop, politician) had been caught in the sting, so all of it was thrown out in order to protect the freak. Of course, the homosexuals still go down to that area, and kids still go there. There was protection for Someone with clout, and no protection for the public and their children.