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by Brian Krassenstein
2 hours ago
... Since the alleged sexual assault took place in Montgomery, Maryland, where there would be no statutes of limitation, the Montgomery police would have jurisdiction over the case. In a statement made yesterday in the midst of the back and forth between Fords attorney and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Montgomery City Police Chief Tom Manger issued the following statement:
We are prepared to investigate if the victim wants to report to us, and we can determine it occurred in the County ...
Meanwhile, the Republican Governor of Maryland, Larry Hogan, has ruled out that there would be any sort of State-level investigation into the matter after Democratic state Sen. Cheryl Kagan of Montgomery requested such.
Ford, who alleges that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager, never reported the incident at the time because of what she describes as embarrassment and fear of punishment by her parents ...
https://hillreporter.com/maryland-police-say-theyre-ready-to-investigate-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-case-if-a-report-is-filed-7775
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)raging moderate
(4,311 posts)Does he actually have this much power? Even if the judicial system requires one?
DonViejo
(60,536 posts)stopping an investigation if a complaint is filed.
B2G
(9,766 posts)He's stating that the local authorities need to investigate, not the state.
Dale Neiburg
(698 posts)There's no such place as Montgomery City.
struggle4progress
(118,356 posts)Jarqui
(10,130 posts)I'd been keen
Gov. Hogan rules out state police investigation of Kavanaugh allegations
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-hogan-kavanagh-20180921-story.html
For one thing, if attempted rape in the first degree was the most appropriate charge, that was a misdemeanor in the 1980s in Maryland. It did not become a felony in the state until 1996. Former Attorney General Doug Gansler, who also served as Montgomery County states attorney, noted that Marylands statute of limitations for misdemeanors for an offense committed in the 1980s expired long ago.
Gansler, a Democrat, also noted Kavanaugh was a juvenile at the time, further complicating any investigation and prosecution. He said the type of acts that have been alleged are not ones for which juveniles are typically charged as adults.
Even if charges could be brought, Gansler said that based on the accounts hes seen, it would be difficult to prove an alleged assailant had the intent to complete a forcible rape and would not have stopped short of that.
Having said that, even if it is accurate, is there a statute of limitations on such conduct for a candidate for the Supreme Court - who when confronted with the allegations has rebuffed them the way Kavanaugh has? Before concluding your answer, Kavanaugh's deception around this would have occurred in the last few days .... And that is conduct clearly unbecoming of a Supreme Court Justice well within the statute of limitations.
Remember that this candidate for Justice stood by, sitting on his hands, when this took place over the last few days:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11164736
Anyone who goes along with that shouldn't be on the Supreme Court