Judge Gave Child Molester a Light Sentence: Public Outrage Ensues

Monkey · Apr 9, 2015

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-child-molester-sentencing-20150409-story.html

So a scumbag sodomized a three-year-old, and the judge says:

In his ruling, Kelly said he believed Rojano-Nieto was “extremely remorseful” and that a 25-years-to life sentence would have been “grossly disproportionate to his individual culpability.”

Kelly said that after analyzing the case, it appeared the crime was “not typical of a predatory violent brutal sodomy of a child case.”

Rojano-Nieto, he said, “did not seek out or stalk” the victim, who wandered into the garage where the 20-year-old was playing video games.

He sodomized a three-year-old, but hey, he's sorry, and it's not like he stalked her beforehand. How culpable can he be, really?

Not surprisingly, there was public outrage at the reduced sentence and also at the judge's excuses. The backlash started on Facebook and Change.org. And so far, it's worked.

He's been asked to resign. Waiting now to see that he actually does.

There's been some discussion here about Change.org and individuals campaigning against injustices via the public square, but I think this is an excellent example of how positive that can be.

Vince524 · Apr 9, 2015

You forgot to mention:

The judge said Rojano-Nieto “inexplicably became sexually aroused" but did not appear to consciously intend to harm the girl.

Because, yanno, he must have raped her by accident.

Also.

Despite the fact that Rojano-Nieto was convicted of crimes against a toddler — at one point covering the girl’s mouth so her mother couldn’t hear her cries —

So yeah. It was probably more of a misunderstanding. It happens.

And if it were up to me, I'd not only throw the book at the bastard, I'd remove the Judge from the bench and how I wish he could be charged with something. Anything.

Dear Lord almighty!

Cyia · Apr 9, 2015

Did he seriously just victim-blame a 3-year-old child for wandering into this guy's garage?

Monkey · Apr 9, 2015

Yeah, he kinda did.

He also suggested there was no real harm done, despite hearing testimony that the girl had tissue damage.

Vince524 · Apr 9, 2015

Cyia said:
Did he seriously just victim-blame a 3-year-old child for wandering into this guy's garage?

Yeppers. Because that's a mitigating factor.

atombaby · Apr 9, 2015

10 years instead of 25 to life? I can't even begin to say how sick to my stomach this makes me. Ugh.

Ugh.

Dare I say I hope he gets his in prison. And this judge is out of his gourd for having any sympathy at all for this fiend. In my world, there would be zero tolerance for this behavior. Predatory or not, what the hell difference does that make??

Ugh.

Vince524 · Apr 9, 2015

atombaby said:
Ugh.

Ugh.

Ugh.

You can say that again.

Monkey · Apr 9, 2015

I don't care WHAT the situation was, it was predatory. He was in a position of absolute power over this tiny child and he used that power to viciously violate her.

RedRajah · Apr 9, 2015

Monkey said:
I don't care WHAT the situation was, it was predatory. He was in a position of absolute power over this tiny child and he used that power to viciously violate her.

This can easily describe the judge too.

Marian Perera · Apr 9, 2015

He also said the girl now “appears to be a happy healthy child.”

So if someone repeatedly punched the judge in the face, but months later the judge had recovered and was now happy, should the assailant get a reduced sentence?

Brutal Mustang · Apr 9, 2015

Sick. I hope the little girl doesn't remember this.

Roxxsmom · Apr 9, 2015

Good God.

Normal people do not become sexually aroused by random toddlers. And decent people don't act on such urges if they do happen. And competent judges don't make excuses for such scum.

Don · Apr 10, 2015

10 years? I thought this thread was going to be about the teacher who just got 30 days instead of seven to 14 years, and the judge who referred to her as "dangling candy."

At her sentencing hearing last Friday, Ginnetti cried in court while reading a letter of apology. The judge then compared explicit photos of the woman to "dangling candy" in front of her victim, the Bucks County Courier Time reports.

“What young man would not jump on that candy?” Page said.

regdog · Apr 10, 2015

Kelly said that after analyzing the case, it appeared the crime was “not typical of a predatory violent brutal sodomy of a child case.”

He sexually assaults a three year old and it's not violent and brutal?!?!?!

What the fuckity fuck?!?!?

Judge Gave Child Molester a Light Sentence: Public Outrage Ensues

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