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sl8

(13,584 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 10:57 AM Jun 2020

Son of Butler Co. judge receives no prison time after pleading guilty to child porn

From https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/son-butler-co-judge-receives-no-prison-time-after-pleading-guilty-child-porn/BXRYTVOVF5H7VMVWAXBXYM6EBE/

Son of Butler Co. judge receives no prison time after pleading guilty to child porn

By: Amy Marcinkiewicz, WPXI-TV
Updated: June 26, 2020 - 5:43 PM

BUTLER CO., Pa. — The son of Butler County’s top judge pleaded guilty to child pornography, but the sentence he received sparked outrage from the community.

John Paul Doerr III, 34, was sentenced to five years probation, six months house arrest and 15 years on the Megan’s Law registry after pleading guilty to 35 counts of child pornography -- which could have landed him a maximum sentence of more than 250 years in prison.

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Son of Butler Co. judge receives no prison time after pleading guilty to child porn (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2020 OP
Animal Farm: Some are more equal than others. 3Hotdogs Jun 2020 #1
That's a sweet deal. TheOther95Percent Jun 2020 #2
This is ridiculous... Freedomofspeech Jun 2020 #3
It sounds like he's a serial offender FakeNoose Jul 2020 #4

TheOther95Percent

(1,035 posts)
2. That's a sweet deal.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 01:23 PM
Jun 2020

My former BIL got a 10 year sentence and life on the sex offender registry, as well he should. Was about the same age as the judge’s son too. Sounds closer to a Jeff Epstein type deal. Yet another example that justice for the rich and connected is different than the for the poor and dispossessed.

FakeNoose

(32,356 posts)
4. It sounds like he's a serial offender
Thu Jul 2, 2020, 11:03 AM
Jul 2020

... as in ... he's done it before and he'll probably do it again.

If they catch him downloading more child porn, this sweet deal should be wiped out and he'll go to prison for sure.

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