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“She wasn’t the victim she claimed to be."
A Texas judge used those words to justify the lighter-than-light sentence she gave
to a rapist, telling the Dallas Morning News that the 14-year-old victim had three
previous sexual partners and had given birth before the sexual assault.
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When Rodriguez described what happened and asked Young if that was rape, he replied:
“That’s rape. I hate to have that on my plate. But that’s rape.”
Judge in controversial rape case recuses herself
A Dallas County judge under fire for giving the rapist of a 14-year-old girl probation
and then tossing the common restrictions given to sex offenders recused herself
from the case Friday.
State District Judge Jeanine Howard declined to comment about the case beyond
comments she made to The Dallas Morning News on Thursday night, which included her
saying that the girl “wasn’t the victim she claimed to be.”
The Dallas County district attorney’s office wants the new judge assigned to the case
— state District Judge Carter Thompson — to alter the terms of probation for Sir Young
to be more restrictive. Thompson could deny the request, change the conditions or
hold a hearing about whether there should be changes. No decision had been made Friday.
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