Who cares if this "kid's" life is ruined, he didn't seem to care if he destroyed those girls lives by sexually assaulting them, did he? This is ridiculous. The judge should be disbarred immediately.

don't count. This is all about that three sport athlete.

A black kid smoking a spliff now - throw away the keys.

The judge should lose his job and his law license forever. He has clearly shown he has no respect for the law or justice. Yeah, the kid is young....big whoop. He is old enough to know right from wrong and he chose the wrong path. Now he needs to be shown the consequences of those actions...the same as every other young man in the nation has to. He needs to serve hard time for his actions so he will never, ever consider doing this again to any woman. What was this idiot judge thinking? One can only ascertain that he either did it as a favor to the kids family, was bribed, or he is just plain unworthy to be a judge. You don't get "do-overs", so you better be ready to suffer the consequences of your actions. That goes for the kid AND the judge. And if there is any proof whatsoever of a "quid pro quo", this judge should also be sent to prison, preferably for the rest of his miserable life, IMO.