[Polybius]

Two 13-year-old Oregon boys are facing serious sex charges for allegedly slapping female classmates' bottoms as a form of horseplay. Police arrested Cory Mashburn and Ryan Cornelison of McMinnville and if convicted could be permanently marked as sex offenders, .........While the boys' parents have opposed such a harsh penalty, McMinnville District Attorney Bradley Berry said such youthful acts could have longstanding consequences for the alleged victims.

Under Oregon law, you cannot charge a 13 year old minor with a sex crime as the law does not yet consider a 13 year old mature enough to understand such a crime:

"Sexual assault" of adolescents is any act of forced or coerced sexual conduct by perpetrators over 14 years of age against victims over 14 years of age.

I fully agree that such "acts could have longstanding consequences for the alleged victims". The Nifongesque (I hereby apply for a trademark on the new word) conduct of District Attorney Bradley Berry will have a devastating impact on the lives of those 13 year old boys.

I would advise the boy's parents to file charges of prosecutorial misconduct against District Attorney Bradley Berry.

[beaversmom]

Very interesting.

[IronKros]

I didn’t think they could even release the names of minors. How are their names plastered in the newspapers?

[Locomotive Breath]

The Nifongesque (I hereby apply for a trademark on the new word) conduct of District Attorney Bradley Berry will have a devastating impact on the lives of those 13 year old boys.

Good luck with that... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Nifongesque&btnG=Google+Search

[Minn]

Nifongesque (I hereby apply for a trademark on the new word)

Sorry you can't just pute "eqsue" on the end of a word and claim it as your own. That would be AlGoresque.