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. attorneys 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 Roys family and friends. We hope that with the passage of time, they can find some measure of healing."
Yup. I'm floored by the revelations of a myspace page. How arrogant could you possibly be, to not only pursue such sick perversions, but to actually flaunt them and think you won't get caught? And a prosecutor, at that??!!
I have to post again what he said:
"Atchison reassured the sheriff's deputy who was posing as the child's mother that he would not hurt the 5-year-old because he goes 'slow and easy,' and 'I've done it plenty,'" The Detroit News reports.
“There was not child, it was a sting operation.”
So???, If he was not arrested in this sting he may have gotten away with it with a real child.
Party affiliation?
Yeah, not so much.
His family lost an evil pedophile.
Children lose their innocence to scum like this every day.
I do not feel one bit sorry for his family - they are well rid of him. I'll just concern myself with the innocents.
Good. Save the expense of a trial.
I am surprised the other judge agreed with his request to be put off suicide watch. Clever of the slime ball.
Follow the absence of info.
“I see no mention of party affiliation, so Im guessing hes at least a dem.”
Normally you’d probably be assuming correctly but in this case your wrong. He is (was) a registered republican sorry to say. Even sadder to say that I think I remember voting for an Atchinson not too long ago.
BTW, the NW Florida Daily News is in a HUGE military area and highly conservative which may explain not tagging this degenerate with an “R” next to his name.
Registered pubbie sad to say.
Wow. I need some mind bleach.
Anyone can open a web page and claim to be someone they are not and anyone can build a case against an innocent person and make them look guilty. Just ask Rush Limbaugh, Tom Delay and the three young Lacrosse players.
And... please... don't give me this crap, "why'd he hang himself if he wasn't guilty?" Why did Joseph run from his master's house when his master's wife tried to rape him if he wasn't guilty?"
Those of you that know scripture know what I mean.
You radical witch hunters need to be stopped. I hope they string Nifong up just to teach you knee-jerk judges a lesson.
I am saddened that this soul has been destroyed without so much as a trial.
Shame on you all.
America is now infected with a bunch of unqualified, unelected, uneducated, judge, jury and executioners and NO WHERE is that more apparent than right here in this thread. Lord have mercy on your souls.
Federal Prosecutor Arrested In Child Sex Sting
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897950/posts
Feds: Prosecutor Sought Sex With Girl, 5
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1898138/posts
US attorney 'sought sex with five-year-old girl'(Florida)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898479/posts
Cleanup in cell 10.
First of all, I’m glad he is dead.
“The man would have been a great US Congressman or Senator. He clearly had all the necessary qualifications. ;-)”
You are correct.
Hanging is environmentally friendly.
It saves energy and rope is recyclable. It also avoids lead pollution.
Wow.
Nice rant.
Was he a friend of yours?
Who would that be?
Former prosecutors aren't all that popular in prison either. With this guy being a two-fer they would probably have been lined up down the hall for him.
Monica was a legal adult, hardly comparable to a 5-year-old. Bubba is a slime-bucket, but he’s not even in the same ballpark as the late Mr. Atchison.
He has prosecuted his last case, won a conviction and the sentence has been carried out.
Justice served.
Oh No, they can do no wrong...
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