Posted on 06/10/2003 9:37:44 AM PDT by MrLeRoy
An Alachua County college student in jail on marijuana charges was raped over the weekend by his cell mate, a man already being held on sexual battery charges, authorities said Monday.
The 19-year-old student was serving four weekends in jail on charges of delivering marijuana, said Alachua County Sheriff's Sgt. Jim Troiano. Last weekend was the first weekend of his sentence.
His cell mate held a ballpoint pen to the teenager's neck at about 9 p.m. Friday and then forced himself on him, Troiano said. A member of the victim's family reported the incident to authorities on Saturday.
Jail detention officers, who check the cells at least once an hour, heard nothing and nothing was reported to them Friday, Troiano said.
Randolph Jackson, 35, was charged with sexual battery. Jackson has been in jail since July on charges of sexual battery in a different case that is still pending.
The two were put in a cell together because they were both charged with felonies, Troiano said. Also, there was very little room in the jail last weekend, Troiano added. There were 918 inmates and the jail's capacity is 920.
"If there was space available, absolutely we would rather keep our weekenders in a pre-designated area," Troiano said. "But because we don't have much space available we have to do with circumstances on hand."
Inmates are assigned to cells based on their charges, their history and other factors, he said.
These two inmates were being held in a two-man cell in pod 1-B. Inmates who are awaiting trial or who don't yet have a jail classification are kept in this section, Troiano said.
Jail officials don't house inmates who are charged with misdemeanors, which are less serious crimes, with those who have felony charges, he said.
Troiano said this was the first sexual battery reported at the jail in the memory of jail officials.
Jackson never showed any signs of having sexual tendencies toward other inmates, Troiano added. He has since been moved to his own cell.
If a child consumes alcohol prior to being 21 years of age, have their parents "failed"? Is GW or Laura Bush a "failure as a parent" becuse of their daughters' underage drinking? Are George and Barbara Bush failures as parents because of GW's alcohol abuse and DUI?
People make mistakes. Decent, moral good citizens have used marijuana and alcohol illegally. I say get off your high horse, Bill Bennett!
Not if it is applied to anti-government fanatics.
"The legally imposed "time" did not include being anally raped."
Either you are mistaken, or the news report is in error. Apparently, the "legally imposed time" did include being anally raped. Although, the Law did not intend for that to happen -it still happened.
It is unfortunate that young people buy into all of the lies that are perpetuated by the drug culture. A lot of lives are ruined as a result.
Take a glance in the mirror, bud..
Only 5 to 1? I'd place the odds more like 1 to 5.
Provide evidence for your claim.
Was just minding my own business going through the new "spin" of the pro-drug crowd Libertarians, and voila my name shows up, without a ping.
Typical Libertarian cowardice.
Since you decided to drag me into this, my opinion is that is that is a "hyped up" newspaper account(oh that's right newspapers never lie, look at that paragon of virtue called the New York Times) and the Alachua county jail is not that big and if the person in question had been "raped", the screams would have been heard and he would have been put into a differennt cell.
That's my opinion, but you all have fun flagellating yourselves over the "horrors" of jail. I will be waiting for you alls outrage when the kidnapper and molester of the 9 year old girlin California, screams rape while in jail.
Face it, there will always be a small percentage of our populace that wishes to burn their brains and escape reality. This has been happening for THOUSANDS of years. No amount of legislation, prison time or government sponsored executions will EVER END THIS.
Yes, a scum-sucking low life who sells drugs to your children should be punished, on scale with a gas station attendant that sells alcohol or cigarettes to minors. Nicotine is a drug, alcohol is a drug and there are REGULATIONS to control their availability to children. This whole "what about the children" crying and moaning that the pro-WoD'ers bellow to eloquently REEKS of liberalism and big government.
He very well could be one of your kid's best friends, and one that has eaten many a meal at your dinner table.
Which, of course, was my meaning.
It is unfortunate that young people buy into all of the lies that are perpetuated by the drug culture War On Some Drugs. A lot of lives are ruined as a result.
There, now that's correct.
Please, wipe the spittle from your chin, Bobbie.. I don't think he was selling to your children.
An Alachua County college student in jail on marijuana charges was raped over the weekend by his cell mate, a man already being held on sexual battery charges, authorities said Monday.
From the article, I don't see anything that would indicate he was selling to children. More likely he was scoring for his college buddies in the dorms.
I don't know who's worse, drug dealers or those who defend them. It's real close.
For what it's worth, those who defend prison rape are worse.
JMO Wolfie, but you you should have put your resume for a top job at the Howell Raine's NYT.
You would have been welcomed with open arms.
Another baseless Dane opinion crafted to fit his preconceptions. Oh, joy.
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