Posted on 10/07/2007 3:05:37 PM PDT by driftdiver
NEWPORT NEWS - The decision to seek no time behind bars for a former Newport News police officer who pleaded guilty to molesting two teenagers in the 1980s and 1990s came down to getting a sure conviction rather than taking chances with a jury trial on a long-ago case, a prosecutor said.
Randolph D. Smith, 60, pleaded guilty Thursday to six counts of indecent liberties with children, getting a 45-year sentence - all of it suspended. All the incidents occurred while Smith was a sworn police officer.
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Yet another victory for the pedophiles among us...
I wonder how many ‘honest’ LEO’s knew about this and looked the other way.
I get it. Perverts are now a protected class. Ex-Nazi’s who trained dogs for the SS 65 years ago get deported.
This makes no sense.
This doesn’t fall into the category “All the LEOs do it”.
At least now the victims can take every dime his old pervert has. ...well maybe.
maybe the folks and family of the molestees were waiting in the parking lot. One can only hope.
I don't blame all LEOS. I will blame those who don't come forward to condemn his actions and the ridiculous "sentence." It's best to withhold judgment until we hear from them.
This is the “P” the GLBT alliance has been promoting for the last several decades. NAMBLA has been marching with the San Fran crowd since the 70s.
What the hell is this? Some more “restorative justice” B.S.?
This case is wierd. He plead guilty on the condition that he not receive jail time. So did the threat of horrible jail time (45 years) convince an innocent man to plead guilty to terrible crimes, or did a guilty man get away nearly completely unscathed with those crimes. Either possibility is a wretched affront to justice.
“This is the “P” the GLBT alliance has been promoting for the last several decades. NAMBLA has been marching with the San Fran crowd since the 70s.”
Yep NAMBLA has gone underground because of that duct tape rape case but they are still around. The founders of NAMBLA were associated with the GAY activists in the 70s and are using the same techniques to get their perversions mainstreamed.
“What the hell is this? Some more “restorative justice” B.S.?”
Not sure what you mean. If he did the crime he deserves to be punished.
Five of the incidents that Smith pleaded guilty to involve the police officer sexually assaulting the boys. A sixth incident involved Smith watching one of the boys as he took a shower.
The Newport News Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, in a plea agreement, agreed that Smith would serve no time in prison in return for pleading guilty. Newport News Circuit Court Judge Timothy S. Fisher could have disregarded the plea deal during sentencing, but chose to wholly accept its terms.
If the State will not administer justice...
You mean the Jesse Dirkhising duct tape rape/murder case.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Dirkhising
He was a pro with licket or ticket.
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