Rapist granted custody/child support

[matt_garth]

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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support

 

[qtlaw]

The only way I can see this happening is the judge made a decision without the mother present (she was not given notice of a potential decision) or the mother somehow ignored a hearing (not casting blame.)

The fact that the guy is the Sheriff's landlord seems awfully fishy.

 

[User 150927]

Get used to **** like this. They are actively subjugating women.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support

That's ****ed up.

But ... welcome to the Bible Belt.

 

[tapintoamerica]

That's ****ed up.

But ... welcome to the Bible Belt.

SEC Values.
This is what they think their Bible tells them.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Get used to **** like this. They are actively subjugating women.

Sure.

 

[User 150927]

Sure.

Says the penis

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

The Republican Convention:

 

[Della9250]

Here's what I don't understand in this case -- since the daughter belongs to the father, and that proves statutory rape because mom had the baby at 16, how does it even get this far? How is the guy not in jail for that, regardless of if it was just a regular rape case. It was a 30-year-old and a 16-year-old -- that right there is a crime in that state -- full stop.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Says the penis

A single, ambiguous story is not indicative of any larger socio-political trend.

 

[User 150927]

A single, ambiguous story is not indicative of any larger socio-political trend.

I guess the US government has never actively attacked your reproductive health. Lucky.

 

[Scout]

The girl is turning the same age as the mom was when he raped her.

 

[outofplace]

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INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Rape victim ordered to pay her abuser child support

Everything about this is ****ed up, but something caught my attention on my second read of the story. How the hell the woman giving a 15-year-old a cell phone grounds for taking custody away from her? Hell, my daughter was a lot younger than that when we got her one. Most 15-year-olds have a phone by that age now.

 

[sgreenwell]

Everything about this is ****ed up, but something caught my attention on my second read of the story. How the hell the woman giving a 15-year-old a cell phone grounds for taking custody away from her? Hell, my daughter was a lot younger than that when we got her one. Most 15-year-olds have a phone by that age now.

In the comments of that story (don't recommend reading, btw, unless you want to read a bunch of men explaining how a teenager is responsible for a grown man raping her), its noted that they probably had a custody agreement that requires both parents to agree to the kid having a cell phone. That's kind of common in co-parenting agreements with courts. Of course, the fact that it has gotten to this point - that the judge values upholding the custody agreement more than the investigation of, at best, statutory rape, but more likely a sexual assault - is ****ing gross.

 

[The Big Ragu]

There has got to be a story here that we are not getting.

In any case, this guy hasn't been charged with anything, let alone convicted, which is the problem that judge was probably staring at.

I am genuinely curious. I know that saying you thought the victim was older wouldn't be a defense in a statutory rape case, but let's say she showed him a fake ID or mispresented her age in other ways, does that usually preclude being charged or does it work as a defense?

 

[qtlaw]

There has got to be a story here that we are not getting.

In any case, this guy hasn't been charged with anything, let alone convicted, which is the problem that judge was probably staring at.

I am genuinely curious. I know that saying you thought the victim was older wouldn't be a defense in a statutory rape case, but let's say she showed him a fake ID or mispresented her age in other ways, does that usually preclude being charged or does it work as a defense?

I believe your belief about her age is irrelevant. Your risk.

 

[outofplace]

There has got to be a story here that we are not getting.

In any case, this guy hasn't been charged with anything, let alone convicted, which is the problem that judge was probably staring at.

I am genuinely curious. I know that saying you thought the victim was older wouldn't be a defense in a statutory rape case, but let's say she showed him a fake ID or mispresented her age in other ways, does that usually preclude being charged or does it work as a defense?

Even if he hasn't been charged, I'm sure the judge was aware of the accusation. Weighing that against the thing with the cell phone? The judge didn't have a problem. He had a choice. Use4 his discretion to do the right thing or be a piece of ****. He chose to be a piece of ****.

 

[User 11148]

There has got to be a story here that we are not getting.

Agreed.

 

[sgreenwell]

There's a follow-up from (I think?) a sister station here. DA's office will be looking at it.

If his defense is going to be, "She was drunk, and she's a **** and told me she was legal," oof. Best of luck. I'm not sure if there's much case law out there. I'm also unclear on why this guy is so motivated to get custody of the daughter. Maybe there will be some more information that comes out - like that they had some kind of "relationship" before or after - but I'm not sure if that, or if she lied about her age, would be a mitigating factor for statutory rape.

One thing that seems pretty clear - This is example one millionth of police essentially being worthless, unless it's a case that requires the minimalist of efforts. Case has been open for 7ish years and nothing done on it. And, it'll probably remain "open" until the end of time, in an attempt to shield it from whatever open records laws Louisiana has. (In Rhode Island, police would also keeps cases "open" indefinitely, to shield themselves from media criticism.)

 

[sgreenwell]

In the update today, the daughter has also made multiple abuse allegations against the father, but they haven't been investigated, so the judge said he couldn't use that as evidence: In rape paternity dispute, judge awarded child custody to alleged abusive father despite assault complaints