[COBOL2Java]

“...90 percent of all cases never go to trial and are determined by plea bargain, this gives prosecutors a giant scythe to dangle over any citizen: Are you going to go to court to prove you’re not a sex offender? Or are you going to take a plea?”

Then, the defense attorney will tell the young couple "Just take plea bargain; it's the easiest way out."

Everything's fine until years later, when Dad finds out he's a registered sex offender.

[TigersEye]

Precisely the problem.

[PapaBear3625]

Then, the defense attorney will tell the young couple "Just take plea bargain; it's the easiest way out." Everything's fine until years later, when Dad finds out he's a registered sex offender.

A friend took a plea on a drug possession charge, in exchange for no jail time. Then he finds out that having a felony conviction means you WILL NOT BE HIRED in any professional capacity. He was screwed for life.