Posted on 10/05/2007 1:08:55 PM PDT by diverteach
The Detroit Free Press is reporting that federal prosecutor J.D. Roy Atchison of Gulf Breeze, who was charged last month after allegedly flying to Detroit to have sex with a 5-year-old child, committed suicide today.
The newspaper cited authorities who said Atchison hanged himself this morning at the federal prison in Milan, Mich., where he was taken after previously trying to commit suicide at Sanilac County Jail.
They said the 53-year-old Atchison, who worked in the U.S. attorney’s office in Pensacola, had been housed in solitary confinement and was under close supervision, the newspaper reported.
Lawyer James Thomas of Detroit said he planned to ask a federal judge to dismiss the charges against Atchison, the Free Press reported.
Greg Miller, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, issued the following statement in response to Atchison's suicide: "Our thoughts and prayers are with Roy’s family and friends. We hope that with the passage of time, they can find some measure of healing."
Saves the cost of a trial.
Justice served.
Can’t argue with that.
Apparently not that close.
one less.....
And the child and his family????
burn in hell ahole....a federal prosecutor seeking sex with a 5 yr. old, unbelievable...glad he killed himself,, probably would have gotten 3 months probation and kept his damn job had it gone to court....
Good start
Sayanara SOB!!!
Since Aug. 29, he’d been having almost daily online chats with an undercover officer posing as a mother interested in offering her fictitious 5-year-old daughter for sex, law officers said.
Atchison arrived at the airport Sunday with a Dora the Explorer doll, hoop earrings and petroleum jelly.
A MySpace.com page that a criminal complaint identified as belonging to Atchison says he enjoyed spoiling young girls.
Under the user name fldaddy04 and captioned “Experienced, understanding Daddy,” Atchison allegedly described himself in his profile as: “Handsome, educated, professional, experienced Daddy. I love younger girls. Like everything about you ... how you think, talk, act. I’m very understanding and supportive ... never ever judgmental.”
The Internet profile goes on to say that he would like to “pamper, spoil, change and take care of” girls.
His general interests are listed as “surfing, diving, boating ... everything to do with the water ... music and cute girls.”
Magistrate Virginia Morgan agreed with a request from Atchison’s attorney to take him off suicide watch.
“We think he is not a risk to himself and it certainly can be argued that he is not a risk to others,” said Detroit-based lawyer James Thomas.
When Morgan asked if he was comfortable being housed like any other prisoner, Atchison replied: “I am, your honor.”
There was not child, it was a sting operation.
Was he a Clinton appointee?
Or something.
Too bad he had to waste the time of the police in arresting him.
He should have taken this course of action far sooner.
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