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Student in jail for drugs is raped
Gainesville Sun (FL) ^
| June 10. 2003
| Kathy Ciotola
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.
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To: MrLeRoy
Serves him right for toking the demon weed.
I seriously hope that if you are ever incarcerated for a minor offense, that you are analy raped.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:56:01 AM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: xrp
He was jailed for DEALING, not INGESTING.
To: RaceBannon
You are one sick individual if you think that there is any justice in this person being jailed and raped. God forbid you should ever be in a position of power over a vulnerable individual.
I agree about the Saudi Arabia thing. This sort of incident is analogous to a Saudi woman being publicly stoned to death for driving, a situation which only the demented or deranged could advocate.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:56:51 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
("There are no liars in our newsroom! Never!" - New York Times Bob)
To: Mr. Mojo
And there's no space available because Uncle Sam throws people in the slam for injesting certain plants and plant substances. History will look upon this time in American history not much differently than we currently view Saudi Arabia. A good observation.
To: RaceBannon
Howya doin Race? Well, I hope.
Rape shouldn't be punishment for marijuana abuse. Period.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:57:36 AM PDT
by
jjm2111
To: SpaceBar
It's hard to pick up on the sarcasm a lot of times in these threads, you missed it here. LeRoy is mocking the standard WoD fanatic's line here, he is not a proponent of it.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:58:22 AM PDT
by
thoughtomator
("There are no liars in our newsroom! Never!" - New York Times Bob)
To: Guillermo
"Society sentenced him to jail, they didn't sentence him to be raped." May well be a death sentence if the victim gets AIDS or even if he is not able to deal with such humiliation.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:58:38 AM PDT
by
TBall
To: jmc813
"Lack of room at the county jail left a gainesville student to share a cell with an inmate serving time for sexual battery charges."
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:58:41 AM PDT
by
Roscoe
To: smokinleroy
He was jailed for DEALING, not INGESTING. Read it again --- he was in jail for delivering. ...He could have been delivering for the dealer, and the delivery could've been a very small amount. Or, he could've just been giving - no selling - a small amount to a friend.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:58:44 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: MrLeRoy
People who smoke marijuana are'nt out knocking off 7-11's, they're sitting at home eating potato chips!!!
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:02 AM PDT
by
Coroner
To: SpaceBar
Serves him right for toking the demon weed.I seriously hope that if you are ever incarcerated for a minor offense, that you are analy raped.
I thought the term "demon weed" was a clear sign that I was being sarcastic. It seems I was wrong.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:04 AM PDT
by
MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
To: SpaceBar; MrLeRoy
That was sarcasm on Mr. LeRoy's part.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:06 AM PDT
by
jjm2111
To: smokinleroy
So cigarette vendors and alcohol vendors should be thrown into jail and anally raped, by your logic.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:19 AM PDT
by
xrp
To: Guillermo
Society doesn't sentence anyone to rape. Deal drugs and you don't get to always choose the company you keep.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:27 AM PDT
by
fml
To: MrLeRoy
Beat me to it.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:30 AM PDT
by
jjm2111
To: thoughtomator
Then my apologies. Prison rape is no joke.
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posted on
06/10/2003 9:59:31 AM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: smokinleroy
He was jailed for DEALINGNo, he was jailed for "delivering."
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posted on
06/10/2003 10:00:07 AM PDT
by
MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
To: MrLeRoy
Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time!
To: OnTheDress
How much do you think the law suite will be for? A lot, I hope.
That's about the only way this barbarity will stop: when it costs the government more money in law suits than it would to build safer prisons.
To: trebb
I agree with you...people who break the law know they are risking a chance of getting caught and going to jail. But I don't think a student smoking a joint is worth this. Why can't the state prevent this kind of thing from happening? It's worse than it is on the streets. You'd think a society that wants people to obey the law would be able to enforce the laws inside jails. (/naiveness off)
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posted on
06/10/2003 10:00:52 AM PDT
by
Freedom2specul8
(Please pray for our troops.... http://anyservicemember.navy.mil/)
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