From the article: Prosecutors wanted the judge to order the Utah State Hospital to continue treating Johnson until he could face 21 counts against him of rape, sodomy and aggravated sexual assault of a child. But Taylor said he had no legal authority to keep Johnson locked up.
From the article: ...the governor received numerous emails and phone calls of public outcry about the possibility of Johnson being released. "I am outraged that a convicted child sex offender, currently facing another round of accusations, could be released without being tried for current charges." -Gov. Gary Herbert. Court administrators also reported that they received more than 100 voice mail messages Wednesday from people opposed to Johnson’s release. The calls were described as harassing, but not threatening and were received from at least 20 states.
The nation weighing in on "Utah 'justice.'" (Some things deserve more than one set of quotations)
From the article: Taylor is the same judge who in November signed a civil stalking injunction against Herbert's son, Nathan Herbert, banning him from being within 50 yards of a woman who accused him of stalking her for more than a year.
Stalking case? Involving the Utah governor's son?
Well, let's see...two cases in last several days of educators being sentenced -- one for a woman repeatedly raping a 14 yo boy over a 2-month period...the other, a man in his early 60s who groped a Mormon teen while driving her home...Utah is a state out of control.
(I guess that makes Utah like any other state, eh?)
(Middle-named after Hyrum Smith?)
It is time for vigilantism. End of discussion.
Expect this guy to repeat offend as is probably the plan so they can introduce a Megan’s Law style law in Utah.
Which would be unnecessary because current law allows them to hold the guy.
The guuy who murdered Megan Kanka, he was classed a “Class 3” offender, likely to repeat offend.
What did the state of NJ do?
Why, release him of course!
And we all now how well that turned out.