Student in jail for drugs is raped

Gainesville Sun (FL) ^ | June 10. 2003 | Kathy Ciotola

[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.

[Frapster]

these 'wod' threads are a hoot!

[MrLeRoy]

-If your son were to get busted for driving with a .081 BAC, would it be OK with you if he was anally raped? -

No.

Is it OK with you that this drug-"delivering" kid was anally raped?

[xrp]

That's because there is no single divisive issue amongst supposed conservatives as the War on Drugs. Those "conservatives" that say the War on Drugs is justified are blinded by their own moral self-righteousness and the inability to properly interpret the US Constitution.

[LizardQueen]

This could be a death sentence if the assaulter was HIV positive.

A little severe for a "weekender" prison sentence, don't you think?

If it was your kid you'd be singing a different tune.

LQ

[thoughtomator]

Are you seriously trying to put forward that prison rapes in general are justified? You are one sick mofo.

[jmc813]

these 'wod' threads are a hoot!

There's a ping list for them. Would you like to be added?

[Guillermo]

I totally see your point. That still doesn't make it right.

Do you have sympathy for the innocent who are in jail that get raped?

[Roscoe]

I'm not sure why you pointed out that it's a county jail.

Why did you argue that it is a "rape camp"?

[jmc813]

That's because there is no single divisive issue amongst supposed conservatives as the War on Drugs.

You need to take a look at creation vs. evolution threads. Some NASCAR threads, believe it or not, have gotten pretty heated too.

[Zevonismymuse]

"Perhaps not, but the real point is that it is illegal and those that knowingly break the law knowingly put themselves in danger of being incarcerated."

Just as the person who drinks two beers before driving home breaks the law. Here in California a first DUI offense will land you a mandatory minimum incarceration, often served on weekends like this 19 year old pot delivery boy.

I think we are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to lock up substance users and abusers while guys like the rapist are in and out because of lack of space in the jails.

[clamper1797]

He got JUST what he deserved (/Dane mode)

[cardinal4]

I agree with you 100% on this one, NOONE should be in jail for weed.

[robertpaulsen]

"No, he was jailed for "delivering."

Yeah, like a Domino's pizza.

DRUG DEALER. And if I caught him "delivering" to one of my children, his encounter with Bubba would seem pleasurable by comparison.

[jmc813]

Why did you argue that it is a "rape camp"?

I didn't. But other people did and I recall you getting bent out of shape about it.

I could be wrong. Maybe it was somebody else I'm thinking of? CJ perhaps?

[xrp]

Sorry, I don't see creation vs evolution and NASCAR as political debates, thus not related to conservatism. I see those as religious and entertainment debates.

[AntiGuv]

Why did you argue that it is a "rape camp"?

You didn't ask me but I would interject that it probably has some relation to the fact that someone got raped..

[jmc813]

Good point.

[xrp]

You should probably be more pissed at your children for requesting that type of product. This would also point to your failure as a parent if your children were to be hitting the market for a drug purchase.

Nice Clintonism, it's always someone else's fault, right?

[cardinal4]

First offenders dont go to jail,my friend, we all know that!

Not true. First offence for weed delivery in Prince William county, VA is 18 mos. I know someone who rec'd that sentence.

[fnord]

So you think prison rape is an acceptable punishment for having a little weed?

Sorry, let me rephrase that.

So you feel prison rape is an acceptable punishment for having a little weed? How about for jaywalking? Error on your tax return? Smoking in public? Hate crime? Thought crime?