| Power & Money Changes Everything! |
Sex offender laws are a very
controversial method of attempting
to reduce sexual violence, but there
are major discrepancies in the
application of these laws. If you
have power or money or if you are a
politician or a celebrity, chances are
you won't see the inside of a prison.
Such double standards draw
attention away from an honest
approach to the issues.
controversial method of attempting
to reduce sexual violence, but there
are major discrepancies in the
application of these laws. If you
have power or money or if you are a
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Philbin, 18, receives six-month sentence for sex with minors
Misdemeanor charges stem from party last summer
An 18-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and
2½ years of probation for having sex with two drunken 16-year-old girls
at a house party.
Michael Philbin, son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe
Philbin, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of sexual
intercourse with a child and two misdemeanor counts of battery for the
incident. State Assistant Attorney General Dennis Krueger said he opted
for misdemeanors over more serious felonies after reviewing the
evidence gathered in a six-month investigation.
"We charged the crimes we felt we could prove," he said after Thursday's
hearing. Philbin, who was 17 and a student at Green Bay Southwest High
School at the time of the party, said Thursday that he was "ashamed"
and "embarrassed." "I am sorry for my actions," he said. "I would take
them all back if I could." Philbin apologized to the girls and their families
and his own family for "what I put them through."
He had sex with one girl after she passed out and was placed on his
parents' bed. He then joined another 17-year-old boy in the basement
and forced a second girl to perform oral sex, according to the criminal
complaint filed last month.
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Sue Bischel said by all acconts Philbin
was a good person who made a horrible decision. Bischel also ruled
Philbin did not have to register as a sex offender and could petition to
have the misdemeanor convictions removed from his record if he
completes probation. Bischel said that offender registration was "not
appropriate" and was "excessive punishment in the long term."
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Misdemeanor charges stem from party last summer
An 18-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail and
2½ years of probation for having sex with two drunken 16-year-old girls
at a house party.
Michael Philbin, son of Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Joe
Philbin, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor counts of sexual
intercourse with a child and two misdemeanor counts of battery for the
incident. State Assistant Attorney General Dennis Krueger said he opted
for misdemeanors over more serious felonies after reviewing the
evidence gathered in a six-month investigation.
"We charged the crimes we felt we could prove," he said after Thursday's
hearing. Philbin, who was 17 and a student at Green Bay Southwest High
School at the time of the party, said Thursday that he was "ashamed"
and "embarrassed." "I am sorry for my actions," he said. "I would take
them all back if I could." Philbin apologized to the girls and their families
and his own family for "what I put them through."
He had sex with one girl after she passed out and was placed on his
parents' bed. He then joined another 17-year-old boy in the basement
and forced a second girl to perform oral sex, according to the criminal
complaint filed last month.
Brown County Circuit Court Judge Sue Bischel said by all acconts Philbin
was a good person who made a horrible decision. Bischel also ruled
Philbin did not have to register as a sex offender and could petition to
have the misdemeanor convictions removed from his record if he
completes probation. Bischel said that offender registration was "not
appropriate" and was "excessive punishment in the long term."
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| Teen Gets Away With Rape |
| Cop Gets Away With Sex With 16 Year Old |
A Smithton officer investigated by Illinois State Police for allegedly
engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl did not face
criminal charges because the victim's father agreed to let the city
discipline him, but that never happened.
The city did not discipline the officer because he wasn't charged.
The investigation report was recently released by the Illinois State Police
to the Belleville News-Democrat under the Freedom of Information Act.
The request was initially denied, but an appeal was later approved by
ISP Director Jonathan Monken, a 29-year-old former Army captain and
Iraq war veteran who took over the State Police in March.
Requests for these and other investigation reports were routinely denied
under former director Larry Trent. The investigation into the Smithton
officer began in June 2007. The officer was placed on paid administrative
leave while detectives conducted the investigation. "We decided to wait
until the investigation was completed, to wait for the outcome," said
Carmen Durso, village attorney.
Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit investigation revealed the
16-year-old's father would not allow her to be interviewed by
investigators and did not want to press charges. During the interview,
the girl's father told investigators that he believes what took place
between his daughter and (the officer) is a private family matter, and
that his daughter was a willing participant.
The father also told investigators that if the criminal investigation was
stopped, he would call the Smithton police chief and make an
appointment to file an administrative complaint. Two months earlier,
Investigators Jo Kasheimer and Kenneth Mahan interviewed the officer,
who signed the Miranda form, then asked for his lawyer.
The interview lasted 25 minutes.
Smithton Police Chief Brian Vielweber also did not return calls for
comment. "The Illinois State Police were asked to conduct an
investigation, but declined to issue charges," Durso said. "As far as we
were concerned, that was the end of the issue."
The officer, who has a relative who is a village trustee, continues to work
for the Smithton Police Department, Durso said.
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engaging in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl did not face
criminal charges because the victim's father agreed to let the city
discipline him, but that never happened.
The city did not discipline the officer because he wasn't charged.
The investigation report was recently released by the Illinois State Police
to the Belleville News-Democrat under the Freedom of Information Act.
The request was initially denied, but an appeal was later approved by
ISP Director Jonathan Monken, a 29-year-old former Army captain and
Iraq war veteran who took over the State Police in March.
Requests for these and other investigation reports were routinely denied
under former director Larry Trent. The investigation into the Smithton
officer began in June 2007. The officer was placed on paid administrative
leave while detectives conducted the investigation. "We decided to wait
until the investigation was completed, to wait for the outcome," said
Carmen Durso, village attorney.
Illinois State Police Public Integrity Unit investigation revealed the
16-year-old's father would not allow her to be interviewed by
investigators and did not want to press charges. During the interview,
the girl's father told investigators that he believes what took place
between his daughter and (the officer) is a private family matter, and
that his daughter was a willing participant.
The father also told investigators that if the criminal investigation was
stopped, he would call the Smithton police chief and make an
appointment to file an administrative complaint. Two months earlier,
Investigators Jo Kasheimer and Kenneth Mahan interviewed the officer,
who signed the Miranda form, then asked for his lawyer.
The interview lasted 25 minutes.
Smithton Police Chief Brian Vielweber also did not return calls for
comment. "The Illinois State Police were asked to conduct an
investigation, but declined to issue charges," Durso said. "As far as we
were concerned, that was the end of the issue."
The officer, who has a relative who is a village trustee, continues to work
for the Smithton Police Department, Durso said.
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| The Laws Do Not Apply To Everyone! |
| Judge's Son Gets Away With Rape |
Fallon judge's son pleads no contest in underage party case
The 19-year-old son of a Churchill County judge pleaded no contest
Tuesday to a charge related to having sex with a severely intoxicated
15-year-old girl at a teen drinking party hosted by a Fallon softball coach
who was prosecuted.
Jeffrey Michael Lister pleaded no contest to the gross misdemeanor
charge of conspiracy to commit an obscene, indecent or immoral act. He
faces one year in jail and will be sentenced in December.
In his plea, Lister acknowledged the Nevada attorney general's office
had enough evidence to convict him of statutory sexual seduction. In
pleading to the conspiracy charge, he is not required to register as a
convicted sex offender.
Lister's father is Fallon municipal judge Michael Lister.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Ronda Clifton said her office is
continuing to investigate the girl's claim she was gang-raped by three
other boys at the Jan. 18, 2008, party at the home of former softball
coach Tami Peel.
Witnesses' statements
According to court documents, Lister, then 18, reportedly bragged that
he had sex with the girl in his truck outside Peel's house. Inside, there
were dozens of children drinking in what Peel, 39, told their parents was
a sleepover with no boys, just pizza, movies and soda. "The (witness)
states Lister responded, 'I'm the judge's son. I can never get in trouble,'"
a criminal complaint filed against Lister said.
Investigators said the girl knew what was happening with Lister, but did
not say "no" because she was too intoxicated. Teen guests told
authorities they saw the girl throwing up and stumbling around.
One witness said, "She was completely out of it." The ages of people at
the party were 8 to 19. Peel's three children also were present.
Earlier this year, Peel was sentenced by two judges to a total of 11
months in jail for pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of contributing
to the delinquency of minors and a felony count of child endangerment
related to her supervising the party where the underage girl had sex with
Lister.
Peel had taken a group of children to a drug store to buy liquor, plastic
cups and table tennis balls so party-goers could play "beer pong," police
said.
An 8-year-old boy told investigators he saw juveniles in a bedroom
"doing things they shouldn't be doing." He said he saw several children
trying to get into the bathroom because the victim and a boy were
"doing it" in the shower and said he had to sleep on a rug in the kitchen
because "people were everywhere."
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The 19-year-old son of a Churchill County judge pleaded no contest
Tuesday to a charge related to having sex with a severely intoxicated
15-year-old girl at a teen drinking party hosted by a Fallon softball coach
who was prosecuted.
Jeffrey Michael Lister pleaded no contest to the gross misdemeanor
charge of conspiracy to commit an obscene, indecent or immoral act. He
faces one year in jail and will be sentenced in December.
In his plea, Lister acknowledged the Nevada attorney general's office
had enough evidence to convict him of statutory sexual seduction. In
pleading to the conspiracy charge, he is not required to register as a
convicted sex offender.
Lister's father is Fallon municipal judge Michael Lister.
Senior Deputy Attorney General Ronda Clifton said her office is
continuing to investigate the girl's claim she was gang-raped by three
other boys at the Jan. 18, 2008, party at the home of former softball
coach Tami Peel.
Witnesses' statements
According to court documents, Lister, then 18, reportedly bragged that
he had sex with the girl in his truck outside Peel's house. Inside, there
were dozens of children drinking in what Peel, 39, told their parents was
a sleepover with no boys, just pizza, movies and soda. "The (witness)
states Lister responded, 'I'm the judge's son. I can never get in trouble,'"
a criminal complaint filed against Lister said.
Investigators said the girl knew what was happening with Lister, but did
not say "no" because she was too intoxicated. Teen guests told
authorities they saw the girl throwing up and stumbling around.
One witness said, "She was completely out of it." The ages of people at
the party were 8 to 19. Peel's three children also were present.
Earlier this year, Peel was sentenced by two judges to a total of 11
months in jail for pleading guilty to misdemeanor counts of contributing
to the delinquency of minors and a felony count of child endangerment
related to her supervising the party where the underage girl had sex with
Lister.
Peel had taken a group of children to a drug store to buy liquor, plastic
cups and table tennis balls so party-goers could play "beer pong," police
said.
An 8-year-old boy told investigators he saw juveniles in a bedroom
"doing things they shouldn't be doing." He said he saw several children
trying to get into the bathroom because the victim and a boy were
"doing it" in the shower and said he had to sleep on a rug in the kitchen
because "people were everywhere."
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| Mark Lunsford's Son Avoids Registry |
"If You Do My Son like You Do
Those Predators, I Will Expose
Every Case Where You Gave a
‘True’ Sex Offender a Lenient
Sentence."
Those Predators, I Will Expose
Every Case Where You Gave a
‘True’ Sex Offender a Lenient
Sentence."
That statement is from Mark Lunsford to the Clark County Ohio
Prosecutor's Office. Mark Lunsford is the father of Jessica who was
abducted and sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered.
"Jessica's Law" refers to the Jessica Lunsford Act passed in Florida
which mandates a minimum sentence of 25 years and a maximum of
life in prison for first-time child sex offenders.
Joshua Lunsford, Mark’s son, was charged in 2007 with two felony sex
crimes involving a 14 year old female after being repeatedly warned by
her parents to stay away. Joshua Lunsford was 18. He was allowed to
plead guilty to a single misdemeanor with no sex offender registration.
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Prosecutor's Office. Mark Lunsford is the father of Jessica who was
abducted and sexually assaulted before being brutally murdered.
"Jessica's Law" refers to the Jessica Lunsford Act passed in Florida
which mandates a minimum sentence of 25 years and a maximum of
life in prison for first-time child sex offenders.
Joshua Lunsford, Mark’s son, was charged in 2007 with two felony sex
crimes involving a 14 year old female after being repeatedly warned by
her parents to stay away. Joshua Lunsford was 18. He was allowed to
plead guilty to a single misdemeanor with no sex offender registration.
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| Judge's Son Gets Away With Sex With Minor |
Robert Wyatt Evans, 18, son of District Judge Lee Gabriel, is accused
of having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old boy.
He pleaded “nolo contendere” to injury to a child, the elderly or
disabled, a third-degree felony. He received five years intensive
probation. If he successfully completes the probation, the case will
not be entered as a conviction on his criminal record. Both original
charges are second-degree felonies and carry penalties of 2 to 20
years in prison and fines of up to $10,000 each.
If he had been convicted on the sex charges, he would have been
mandated to register as a sex offender. The injury to a child charge
does not require that Evans’ name be added to the sex offender list.
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of having a sexual relationship with a 14 year old boy.
He pleaded “nolo contendere” to injury to a child, the elderly or
disabled, a third-degree felony. He received five years intensive
probation. If he successfully completes the probation, the case will
not be entered as a conviction on his criminal record. Both original
charges are second-degree felonies and carry penalties of 2 to 20
years in prison and fines of up to $10,000 each.
If he had been convicted on the sex charges, he would have been
mandated to register as a sex offender. The injury to a child charge
does not require that Evans’ name be added to the sex offender list.
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A district judge’s son who was
indicted on sex crime charges has
pleaded no contest to a lesser
charge and has been sentenced to
intensive deferred probation.
indicted on sex crime charges has
pleaded no contest to a lesser
charge and has been sentenced to
intensive deferred probation.
| Congressman Resigns Instead of Being Charged |
The Mark Foley scandal, which
broke in late September 2006,
centers on soliciting e-mails and
sexually explicit instant
messages sent by Mark Foley, a
Republican Congressman from
Florida, to teenaged boys.
broke in late September 2006,
centers on soliciting e-mails and
sexually explicit instant
messages sent by Mark Foley, a
Republican Congressman from
Florida, to teenaged boys.
ABC News reported that it had interviewed Foley, 52, about excerpts of
instant messages provided by current and former pages under the age of
18. ABC reported that Foley, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen
name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual acts and body parts.
Foley chaired the House caucus on missing and exploited children and
was credited with writing the sexual-predator provisions of the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Bush signed in July.
Foley resigned with no further punishment.
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instant messages provided by current and former pages under the age of
18. ABC reported that Foley, under the AOL Instant Messenger screen
name Maf54, made repeated references to sexual acts and body parts.
Foley chaired the House caucus on missing and exploited children and
was credited with writing the sexual-predator provisions of the Adam
Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006, which Bush signed in July.
Foley resigned with no further punishment.
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| Federal Judge Eludes Sex Crime Charges |
U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent,
59, had been facing 6 charges - 5
charges related to federal sex
crimes and an obstruction charge,
a felony that alone carries a
maximum sentence of up to 20
years in prison and a fine of up to
$250,000.
59, had been facing 6 charges - 5
charges related to federal sex
crimes and an obstruction charge,
a felony that alone carries a
maximum sentence of up to 20
years in prison and a fine of up to
$250,000.
A former employee accused Kent of harassing her over a 4 year period
when she said the Judge pulled up her blouse and bra and tried to
escalate contact until they were interrupted. Kent also tried to engage
his former secretary in a sex act and then lied about it to the judicial
council.
Kent pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in exchange for sex-related
charges being dropped.
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when she said the Judge pulled up her blouse and bra and tried to
escalate contact until they were interrupted. Kent also tried to engage
his former secretary in a sex act and then lied about it to the judicial
council.
Kent pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in exchange for sex-related
charges being dropped.
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| Celebrities Avoiding Sex Crime Charges |
Jamie Lynn Spears,
Britney Spear’s sister, at
age 16 gets pregnant with
Casey Aldridge, age 19.
Although Jamie is not old
enough to legally consent
to sex, Casey avoids all
sex charges that MOST
other teens do not escape.
Britney Spear’s sister, at
age 16 gets pregnant with
Casey Aldridge, age 19.
Although Jamie is not old
enough to legally consent
to sex, Casey avoids all
sex charges that MOST
other teens do not escape.
Celebrity magazines have been
reporting that Justin Gaston,
Miley Cyrus's 20-year-old model
boyfriend, has moved into the
Cyrus family home so that dad
Billy Ray can "keep an eye on
him." But it seems the young
fella has been slipping out of the
compound.
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reporting that Justin Gaston,
Miley Cyrus's 20-year-old model
boyfriend, has moved into the
Cyrus family home so that dad
Billy Ray can "keep an eye on
him." But it seems the young
fella has been slipping out of the
compound.
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If you look at teenage magazines, it's all about sex.
Young celebrities are known for wearing non-tasteful
outfits that do not seem age appropriate. These
celebrities are sending the message that it is okay to
look sexually provocative, even though in our society
it is completely unacceptable, especially for a young
teenager.
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Young celebrities are known for wearing non-tasteful
outfits that do not seem age appropriate. These
celebrities are sending the message that it is okay to
look sexually provocative, even though in our society
it is completely unacceptable, especially for a young
teenager.
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| Rob Lowe - Sex Tape Controversy |
Rob Lowe's career in Hollywood was on the fast
track until 1988, when Lowe was caught in a
sex scandal involving him videotaping himself
having sex with two women, one of whom was
only 16, in Atlanta while attending the 1988
Democratic National Convention. Lowe has
asserted that he did not know that the second
girl was underaged (a fact later confirmed, as
the two had met at a bar, which the girl entered
by lying about her age).
track until 1988, when Lowe was caught in a
sex scandal involving him videotaping himself
having sex with two women, one of whom was
only 16, in Atlanta while attending the 1988
Democratic National Convention. Lowe has
asserted that he did not know that the second
girl was underaged (a fact later confirmed, as
the two had met at a bar, which the girl entered
by lying about her age).
Further complicating the issue was yet another sex tape
controversy that leaked at the same time, as a home video
starring Lowe, a model called "Jennifer", and a young friend
called "Justin Morris" having a three-way in a hotel room in Paris
was made commercially available. This sex tape would be sold
as one of the first commercially available "celebrity sex tape",
lending a black eye towards Rob Lowe's public image.
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controversy that leaked at the same time, as a home video
starring Lowe, a model called "Jennifer", and a young friend
called "Justin Morris" having a three-way in a hotel room in Paris
was made commercially available. This sex tape would be sold
as one of the first commercially available "celebrity sex tape",
lending a black eye towards Rob Lowe's public image.
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| R. Kelly - Acquitted on Child Pornography |
Over the course of 2000 and 2001 Kelly was
riding high with yet another platinum album
(TP-2) and three more popular
soundtrack-related singles (for Shaft, The
Nutty Professor 2, and Ali); but with the
arrival of 2002, the singer became
embroiled in a scandal surrounding alleged
sexual relations with minors.
riding high with yet another platinum album
(TP-2) and three more popular
soundtrack-related singles (for Shaft, The
Nutty Professor 2, and Ali); but with the
arrival of 2002, the singer became
embroiled in a scandal surrounding alleged
sexual relations with minors.
A videotape of one of these incidents was delivered to police by
a former Kelly protégé, and a serious backlash resulted,
effectively marginalizing the success of his full-length
collaboration with Jay-Z, Best of Both Worlds, released later that
year. An indictment for 21 separate counts of child pornography
was handed down shortly afterwards; it took six and a half years
for him to be tried, but in the end Kelly was acquitted on all
counts.
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a former Kelly protégé, and a serious backlash resulted,
effectively marginalizing the success of his full-length
collaboration with Jay-Z, Best of Both Worlds, released later that
year. An indictment for 21 separate counts of child pornography
was handed down shortly afterwards; it took six and a half years
for him to be tried, but in the end Kelly was acquitted on all
counts.
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