Just finished a child molester case, so guess what I am doing now...

...another child molester case! Where the fuck do these people come from and why do they always land on my desk?

:cry:

...I wish like hell I could unsee some of the things I've seen. I don't envy you one bit, but I do sympathize greatly.

:puke:

...I suspect I will for the rest of my life.

the most polite and submissive bunch of guys you will ever meet, but evil as fuck.

...predators just under it.

Something I hope I never have to do again.

I can understand how hard it must be, but I'm glad that there are people like you out there doing the job.
:patriot:

When I got home, I had to throw the lecture handout in the trash. The photos of the victims were just awful, and some of them were post-mortem...


A little piece of me died inside...

that requires you to deal with these cases?

after all most would rather not have to face the horrors. Thanks to your efforts most of us don't.

:hi:

I can't imagine.

:hug:

i covered the courts for several years and i saw somethings i never thought i would have to see in my life. i can only imagine what it's like for you.

I remember in the 1990s I had to defend one and that was not a very pleasant job.

He hasn't been prescribed any medicine of any type since 1998.

He was originally found Not Responsible (New York's insanity defense) and was in a forensic hospital until 1998. He was then transferred to a state civil hospital.

He could not be described as clinically ill or symptomatic for ten years yet the state Office of Mental Health petitioned every two years like clockwork to retain him, primarily because of the original charges.

Finally, a judge acted like a judge and found OMH had not met its burden warranting a further restriction of his liberty. And that, only after an independent psychiatrist and the hospital's own treating psycholgist testified on his behalf.

These cases are made much harder for everyone involved because of the histrionics surrounding them.

here in Wilmington, NC. Yet, no one can believe this guy did it because 1. he's God-fearing; 2. he always helps his neighbors; 3. he is a 'salt of the earth' type of guy, etc. etc.

I commented on our local news website that it is precisely those people in such positions of authority and trust who are so good at appearing one way in public and another way in private, thus successfully being able to get away with anything they wish on their prey.

I was actually disgusted by the number of comments of people who know can't believe this guy could be a molester.

I think it makes people feel powerless when stuff like this happens which is why they prefer to not believe it.

Unfortunately many people don't realize how charismatic and manipulative predators like this can be. After all, you're not going to get away with hurting children if you look and act like "Chester molester".

The defendant lived in a trailer park where the other residents literally called him "Chester the Molester." Of course no one ever bothered to drop a dime on him.

If you know someone is dangerous, why keep it a secret? Is it a fear of being wrong? :shrug:

...specifically because of what you mentioned. And sorry to mention it, but every single child molester I have prosecuted has been a devote Christian or at least said he was and acted like one. This case involves a clergyman. The last one I did, the victim disclosed to a clergyman who declined to get involved. Neither of these clerics was a Roman Catholic priest, FYI.

:hug:

Throw all their asses in jail.

Nobody probably ever thanks you for it, so, Thank you.

Thanks for being someone who can!

governmental law offices are subject to at least one of the immutable laws of bureaucracy - "do a job twice, and it's yours." Apparently, you have handled several of these, and done well. Congratulations - you now own the portfolio.

How do I know this? I managed to collect a couple of equally distasteful portfolios some years ago, for the same reason, albeit on the federal level.

How do you get out of this duty? In my experience, in one of only two ways - you either leave, or you stay and get promoted far enough that you can detail that work to others.

Good luck.

It's a small county. I get all of the cases in this county because I'm the guy who prosecutes appeals. What I really was wondering is why this county has so many.

sympathy, and my thanks. For some reason, I still feel hopeful - not sure how that happened! :)


I used to have to present in Juvenile Court when I worked there and it was really hard. I felt bad for the kids, the judges, the parents. What a mess, but it has to be done.



It is weird how often society is often in denial about these folks, though.

is that your county has no more than anyplace else; but, due to public education and consciousness raising efforts, these kinds of offenses are being reported more often than used to be the case.

Based purely upon news reports, there is a lot more of this showing up and being prosecuted now where I live (Florida) as well. I've heard as much from old friends in the same line of work who are located in other jurisdictions, too.

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. It's not just you, and it's not just your county.

...when I do legal research on previous cases of this kind, this specific county's name as well as this appellate district generally come up an awful lot. :(