As details of the case emerged, prosecutors learned that the sexual assaults spanned a 7 year period. The helpless and victimized girl was first raped at the home of the accused when she was 6-years-old.
Posted on 04/01/2005 8:30:55 AM PST by Blzbba
I think Jack Nicholson gets the atmosphere of Bainbridge Island right in "Five Easy Pieces."
"Lets start killing pedophiles. Can anyone tell me why we shouldn't?"
Not I.
David Nusbaum walked out of jail a free man after spending less than a year behind bars.
Disgraceful. He should have been in jail for the rest of his life. A society that gives a criminal like this a free pass deserves its fate.
I remember picking stawberrys on various Baninbridge Island farms as a summer job, many decades ago, when I was in Junior High School. Now that would likely be illegal child farm labor .
Things have really changed.
I hope one of the other states nails him hard.
If they do, bet on him rolling over on whoever took the payioff on this.
Gonna have to google and see where else this scumbag has homes.
Those will be the jurisdictions to push.
So9
Sometimes it stinks, but it's still the best man has ever devised.
So9
I have a new justice system idea.. The defendant and the accuser both convert their assets to gold. Then each side puts their gold on one side of the scales of justice.
If thats the case then civil suit be damned. The new DA was bought and paid for one way or another.
Do any of you actually live in Kitsap (Kidnap) County? If so, have you ever experienced any of their particular flavor of "justice"? The court system here is corrupt as hell and they will *never* let a case go once they've filed charges.
That detective is a bit off the mark on his "evidence" statement, IMO... From what I've read, the girl was examined and found to STILL BE A VIRGIN by the PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S PHYSICIAN!!!
How is a child raped continuously for 7 years and still a virgin? Wait... let me guess: this must be the new telekinetic rapist syndrome... yeah... that's the ticket... And I'm sure *THAT* would stand up in court, too. (/sarcasm off)
I don't know about you, but to me that brings up the very real prospect that this guy's innocent and that the whole thing was a sham from the word go.
Just a thought, but that may be the reason that the new prosecutor decided to deal...
That wouldn't be my guess.
Any decent mother would have blown the pervs head off, and dared the law to call it murder!
But yet he still faces charges in other states. You signed up today to rehash this thread? You are taking this way too personally Mr. Nusbaum.
Nor would it be mine. That assertion is almost as goofy as the case that the prosecution had put together (or rather *didn't*).
If you follow the publicly available information and court filings on this case, you'll find that the prosecution's case was remarkably weak. They had absolutely *NO* physical evidence (indeed, there exists much contraindicatory evidence to the story); just a story from a woman and her daughter. Both of whom had a significant amount of monetary gain to be had.
From a legal standpoint, I would certianly hope that the standard for admissable evidence in this country hasn't fallen so low.
I wouldn't want to be the lawyer that tried to prosecute that case, at any rate.
lol, if I were a millionare now free to do what I pleased, I could think of better things to do with my time than sit here and rehash that case. :)
As details of the case emerged, prosecutors learned that the sexual assaults spanned a 7 year period. The helpless and victimized girl was first raped at the home of the accused when she was 6-years-old.
Well whatever your interest is in the matter, something, in so far as the article reads, stinks. One does not have to be raped vaginally in order to be considered raped. Molestation is sexual contact, so lack of evidence does not surprise me. There may not be physical evidence. Nor was there any info provided that the victim had cause to lie about the matter. Victim testimony is just as admissable any other evidence. Let the jury decide. It makes for defense arguments that they were after money. If you have some additional personal knowledge to share then I hope you've done your part to help your friend.
Welcome to FR, although I suspect you've been here before.
I thought Michael Jackson had plea-bargained.
I agree. The article from KOMO seems to be a bit one sided in their reporting (Which, coincidentally, is what piqued my interest in the case originally...). A jury trial wouldn't be a bad idea, especially given the evidence (or lack thereof) presented by the prosecution. IMO, the lesser charge to which the accused plead was the strongest charge that Kitsap County felt they could pull off in a trial with the case they had. That's not to say that he's guilty or not; simply that they realized that their case was falling apart at the seams. IMO, having seen other cases of this sort come across the docket in Kitsap County, the fact that they were willing to bargain *at all* leads me to believe that he's innocent and that it was more of a face saving matter to them to get some variety of a conviction in lieu of a very publicized mark in the "Lose" column.
Victim Testimony is absolutely admisable as evidence, however IMO, it should not be able to replace physical evidence in a court of law. Otherwise, what's to stop accusations of this sort from becoming nothing more than a method of retribution by a disgruntled ex? Our whole system was founded on a principal of checks and balances. This case distinctly lacks those.
In addition, the Cause of Action in this case was something that couldn't be substantiated by any other evidence besides the "victim"'s good word. That, from a lawyer's standpoint would be a grave erosion of the litigatory principals of a criminal trial (i.e., the need for actual physical evidence to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)
IMO, legal precedents and practices in Kitsap County have been slipping towards the Marxist end of the scale for some time now, I keep watch on them and call it when I sense an injustice about to occur.
Thanks for the welcome to FR; though it's my first visit, I'll definately continue to keep tabs here. :)
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