Posted on 05/06/2015 7:01:17 AM PDT by null and void
A couple in Florida attracted quite a bit of attention last summer, when a video of them having the often-cliched “sex on the beach” made its way to YouTube for all to see.
A description of the explicit video was provided by WFLA:
The couple didn’t hold back.
Bold and brazen with their bodies, they were grinding in full view. Bradenton Beach Police were called, and the couple was eventually arrested.
The indecent encounter was captured by a sunbathing great-grandmother on her iPhone. There are claims even a three-year-old saw the couple.
On Monday, the couple appeared before a judge. TIME reports:
Jose Caballero, 40, and Elissa Alvarez, 20, were convicted of two counts each of lewd and lascivious behavior for having sex on Bradenton Beach in 2014. The jury took only 15 minutes to reach a verdict.
As part of their sentence, the pair faces up to 15 years in prison each. Attorney for the couple Ronald Kurpiers told TIME:
“’It’s a horrifically harsh potential penalty for what they’re alleged to have done and that’s really the rub here,’ he said.”
The following is courtroom footage of the family members talking about the illicit act:
Arresting officer Eric Hill from Bradenton Beach commented:
“This isn’t an after-hours disco that people can use for a garbage can. This is the root of family.”
Resident Ray Schmitz agrees:
“It’s ridiculous, it shouldn’t happen, there’s a time and place for everything, not for on the beach. I’m proud of our law enforcement for stopping this!”
While a date for sentencing has yet to be determined, the couple must also become registered sex offenders.
“I am appalled at their act, but I do think 15 years in prison is WAY over the top.
Maybe community service and fines, and/or 30 days in jail.”
I agree. 15 years is crazy. If Grandma didn’t want little Johnny to see the act, she should have stopped taking a video, removed the little kid from the area and called the police.
Also, I live in Bradenton, we had another couple in Manatee County last year that was having sex in the parking lot of a very busy shopping center in full view of anyone going by. They didn’t get the book thrown at them, just probation and community service if I recall.
Apparently, we are over run with a lot of overly sexual people in Bradenton.
“Matters have degenerated to the point where people are on the “sex offender” list for being spotted taking a leak in public...”
Yes, that is absurd.
Yet it was meant for people who expose themselves and subject children to sexual acts, especially in public.
I think it’s degenerated to the point where someone like you can’t understand why this is a serious crime.
That’s why they were given fifteen years then: not for copulating publicly but for rejecting the plea bargain offer.
Maybe I skimmed too fast, but I didn't see anything about a plea bargain offer in the article. What was the offer?
So do I. Giving the middle finger to society at large and the idea of self-control might mean more to me than it does to you, however.
“Matters have degenerated to the point where people are on the “sex offender” list for being spotted taking a leak in public”
He was out of prison less than three years after his prior felony.
This is more than that, and the 40 year-old is no child.
This is a topic that serves as a test for conservative vs liberal.
We can see there are a lot of liberals here.
Yes. You get it.
Would all these liberals on this thread have the same opinion if they were walking up to children and showing them explicit pornography?
Clearly violating the "half your age, plus seven" rule.
Kudos.
Get some!
Good for you. To have no decency is to place yourself above all others around you. Having lots of kids I get lots of appointments at our local clinic. There was a new younger woman working in registration and I was so appalled by her attire that I called the business office when I got home. Unprofessional would be the most gracious thing I could say.
No doubt; probably dried-up relics from the do-what-feels-good 70’s.
You are correct my friend!
Sad to see that FR has been run amok with libs as of late. It’s obvious to you and me at least.
This guy was FORTY years old, and he was caught in the act with a girl young enough to be his daughter. Let her go and lock him away til he grows up.
“’It’s a horrifically harsh potential penalty for what they’re alleged to have done and that’s really the rub here,’ he said.”
15 years in prison for having sex on the beach. Meanwhile, the average sentence for murder in the US is 11 years. This country’s priorities are seriously screwed up.
Any 38 year olds out there?
He deserves life without parole for his speedo. That’s just gross!
If that’s your standard, why not 75 years? 100 years? 150 years? That’s also far less than eternity.
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