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Montana Judge Who Was Censured Over Teen Rape Comments to Get Award
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Posted on 04/24/2015 12:57:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: skinndogNN
"District Judge Russell Fagg"
Imagine what middle school was like for this guy.
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posted on
04/24/2015 1:45:58 PM PDT
by
boop
(Hey, stoop, that's got gears. It ain't no Ford.)
To: cuban leaf
Yeah, saying that a child is responsible for her rape... To be fair, thats not what he said.
Actually, it was...
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Baugh said during Rambolds sentencing in August that the teenager was probably as much in control of the situation as the defendant and that she appeared older than her chronological age.
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After public outcry, Baugh apologized for the comments and acknowledged the short prison sentence violated state law. He attempted to revise it retroactively, but was blocked when prosecutors appealed.
http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-supreme-court-reprimands-judge-for-rape-comments/article_76974ae4-11b2-11e4-9bbc-001a4bcf887a.html
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posted on
04/24/2015 1:46:09 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: skinndogNN
Judge Fagg
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posted on
04/24/2015 1:49:39 PM PDT
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, convict, deport)
To: Ken H
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posted on
04/24/2015 2:27:20 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
To: nascarnation
In addition to being a disgrace, you've got a bad hairpiece.
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posted on
04/24/2015 2:30:56 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: Ken H
Thanks for the link. So the judge acknowledged that the nearly 50 year old teacher raped the girl. And he acknowledged that she was raped without her consent. But the judge still thought the victim was equally in control and half responsible for the sexual assault, and although he did step back slightly from his decision (since he violated state law in giving the sexual predator only a month in prison) he is still justifying the decision he made.
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posted on
04/24/2015 2:33:50 PM PDT
by
Nevadan
To: cuban leaf
The internet does not forget. This shameful episode will be what defines him, now and for posterity. Rightfully so.
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posted on
04/24/2015 2:40:48 PM PDT
by
Ken H
To: boop
Like Gaylord "Greg" Focker?
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posted on
04/24/2015 2:48:11 PM PDT
by
pogo101
To: nascarnation
I can see how he would say such a thing...if he understood the temptation of the rapist. It wouldn’t even enter the mind of a person with morals.
Just saying.
To: nickcarraway
Only in communist Democrat’s America.
To: huldah1776
I agree. The judge was even sympathetic to the nearly 50 year old rapist because he said that the 14 year old girl appeared older than her chronological age. What difference does her appearance make???? She was his student! She was in his class with other 14 year old students. He had access to her records if he was in doubt! He knew her age. He knew that she wasn't 18. But even if she was, did that make it ok to rape her? According to the light sentence given by the judge, the answer is actually “yes”.
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posted on
04/24/2015 3:03:41 PM PDT
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Nevadan
To: Nevadan
The statutory rapist needed a stiff sentence. But some of the participants on this thread have come close to presuming that a 14 year old is incapable of knowing right from wrong, especially where sexual transgressions are involved.
To: Socon-Econ
I agree that a 14 year old is capable of knowing right from wrong. But whether she was 14 or 40, it does not justify the rapist's assault.
Even the judge acknowledged that the girl had been raped. That she had not consented. Whether she was a “good girl” or a “bad girl” is irrelevant. She did not deserve to be sexually assaulted by her teacher.
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:18:05 PM PDT
by
Nevadan
To: Nevadan
bump
The adult is responsible for the actions of the adult, period
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posted on
04/24/2015 4:21:43 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Clearly Cruz 2016)
To: BenLurkin
the legal profession is only giving women and girls, and Christian white men the finger....
hey, if you're illegal or gay or muzzie, you will get the benefit of the doubt every time...
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posted on
04/24/2015 5:51:54 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: pogo101
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posted on
04/24/2015 11:55:15 PM PDT
by
boop
(Hey, stoop, that's got gears. It ain't no Ford.)
To: boop
Yes. It must have been hard to be a judge in middle school.
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