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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: meadsjn
I apologize. I didn't catch the sarcasm.

Don't worry. Your remark applies perfectly well to several others in the thread; they know who they are..

241 posted on 06/10/2003 12:06:04 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: robertpaulsen
For your sake, I hope your peers won't consist of a lot of the freepers on this thread.
242 posted on 06/10/2003 12:06:15 PM PDT by stuartcr
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To: meadsjn; MrLeRoy
I apologize. I didn't catch the sarcasm.

Yeah right, whatever meads.

Whew that was a quick reponse between replies #237 and #239(3 minutes).

LOL! You pro-druggies should make your obvious coordination of your political agenda, much less obvious, IMHO.

243 posted on 06/10/2003 12:08:32 PM PDT by Dane
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To: Roscoe
Harry Anslinger's

Libertine boogieman.

Quit defending him.

244 posted on 06/10/2003 12:09:45 PM PDT by jmc813 (After two years of FReeping, I've finally created a profile page. Check it out!)
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To: Dane
Like I mentioned, "they know who they are" ... dude.
245 posted on 06/10/2003 12:11:45 PM PDT by AntiGuv (™)
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To: stuartcr
I don't know about that. How harsh can they be without being hypocritical? If they condone selling deadly and addictive illegal drugs to children, man, I home free for my behavior.
246 posted on 06/10/2003 12:14:06 PM PDT by robertpaulsen
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To: Dane
LOL! You pro-druggies should make your obvious coordination of your political agenda, much less obvious, IMHO.

Yeah, I guess the notion of a civil conversation in which things like admitting error, apologizing and forgiveness occur isn't much of a possibility to you.

247 posted on 06/10/2003 12:16:19 PM PDT by pupdog
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To: Age of Reason
Read the article again. The college student was servving time on four weekends because he had been convicted. The article is poorly written and designed to mislead.
248 posted on 06/10/2003 12:16:42 PM PDT by capitan_refugio
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To: robertpaulsen
Hypocrisy is a very human trait.
249 posted on 06/10/2003 12:17:53 PM PDT by stuartcr
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To: SquirrelKing
LOL! Sarcasm is always misunderstood by somebody -- gar-rooon-teeed. Especially here where there are strong and unique opinions. If you weren't familiar with MrLeRoy's stance on this issue you are now!

Maybe there should be a special sarcasm font or something.

250 posted on 06/10/2003 12:18:11 PM PDT by bvw
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To: xrp
I have a sneaky suspicion that if anyone in a cell with Bannon tried to rape him, the guy wouldn't be alive in the morning.
251 posted on 06/10/2003 12:18:40 PM PDT by capitan_refugio
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To: MrLeRoy
This IS the result of the "screw you, dog" attitude of the Drug Warriors. Turns a man's heart cold.
252 posted on 06/10/2003 12:20:44 PM PDT by bvw
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To: SpaceBar
Transporting and dealing are not victimless, insignificant crimes. I am speculating this "student" had priors. In any case, I think the prison rape perp should be completely castrated. He'll not repeat his crime.
253 posted on 06/10/2003 12:23:05 PM PDT by capitan_refugio
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To: MrLeRoy
As far as I am concerned prison is "cruel and unusual" punishment for anyone but violent criminals. Flogging reforms the body's desires without the degradation of rape and incarceration. And that rape and daily degradations never, almost never, reform. Better the whip and the flail.

254 posted on 06/10/2003 12:25:09 PM PDT by bvw
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To: Dane
The article is inaccurate because the county went to Gore.

You are too stupid to be among people.

255 posted on 06/10/2003 12:26:41 PM PDT by Taliesan
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To: Dane
Exuse me for be being skeptical, but Gainesville is the home of the University of Florida, and I would have no doubt that the writer of this article is a graduate of that University, using this job as a resume to "bigger and better" things such as getting a job at the Wash Compost or NYT.

Just out of curiosity, what newspaper/university is OK in your opinion?

256 posted on 06/10/2003 12:29:01 PM PDT by jmc813 (After two years of FReeping, I've finally created a profile page. Check it out!)
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To: capitan_refugio
He'll not repeat his crime

Boy are you way off the mark. A wanna-be statement, that. You can't say nor I, what it's effect is on him -- but if the young man is left longer in such danger and degradation I'll tell you, based on what I've learned in the world from people I've known in similar straights -- he's as likely to come out a real druggie and perv, as to come out reformed -- and more likely than both, to come out a broken soul of a loser and ne'er do well.

257 posted on 06/10/2003 12:30:39 PM PDT by bvw
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To: Dane
If the reporter has misstated the position of the authorities, then I would expect the Sheriff's Department to issue a correction. We'll see if one is forthcoming.

If I were Sheriff and the local paper distorted what I said, I'd be all over them, wouldn't you?

258 posted on 06/10/2003 12:31:49 PM PDT by Ken H
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To: capitan_refugio
Transporting and dealing are not victimless

Who are the "victims"?

259 posted on 06/10/2003 12:32:52 PM PDT by MrLeRoy (The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
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To: Taliesan
The article is inaccurate because the county went to Gore.

Uh no, the article is cryptic and it comes from the liberal haven of Alalchua County in Florida, where the University of Florida is located.

My contention is that the writer, is a graduate of the journalism school at the University of Florida.

Please name a journalism school which isn't liberally biased and maybe you would have a case, and I bet you can't name a journalism school in Alalchua County that isn't liberally biased.

You are too stupid to be among people

I'd be careful, Hillary may sue you for plagarism.

260 posted on 06/10/2003 12:34:55 PM PDT by Dane
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