What happen to the kid in jail for receiving oral sex?

Is he getting out? I have not heard anything in Weeks.

devoted 45 of their 60 minute program to the Wilson case. You can download the video from HDNet.

A state legislator just introduced a bill to change the statute he was convicted under, make the crime relevant only if the parties are more than four years apart in age. As for the kid himself, he's been let out for good behavior, if memory serves. I'll need to scour the local database to be certain, and I'm forgetful, so stick a note in my inbox once you read this to remind me.

A self-correction, and apologies for posting erroneous intel. The poor kid's still roasting in jail. This week, the Republicrap clown who stuck him there effectively by co-sponsoring the law that put him there came out to say, in effect, "I never meant for something like this to happen." (It's not an exact quote because, as I do with all pollies, I was trying to see if his lips were actually moving, or if the sounds were coming from the vicinity of his Sansabelt slacks.) Several people, most noticeably Laurie Higginbotham, a Texas attorney, who has recently come to his defense. Also, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has vowed to boycott Jawja until the young man, Genarlow Wilson, is freed. Even Neal Boortz, the New Mouth of the South, has put in his two cents' worth, denouncing the State Senate's President Pro Tempore Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) for opposing legislation that could lead to Wilson's release. There's an online petition you can sign to express your displeasure at his treatment, at http:// www. wilsonappeal.com /petition. php (remove the spaces, because I'm not sure if posting URLs is kosher hereabouts). Again, apologies for the misinformation.

This is really special. WOW! I go to high School, its not uncommon for different grade levels to date each other. To sentence them to 10yrs in jail for it??????

Welcome ta Jawja, y'all! Set a spell, and leave yuh brain at thuh 'Bama boduh...

this is sick. stop policing our sexuality.

at any rate, facebook group for wilson
http://hs.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2230771019

The details of the case made it easy to not be sympathetic to Wilson. I can't recall all the details but they three boys taped the sexual encounter and there were two girls. One was underage and one was drinking. I've not seen the tape but it was not flattering to the defendants.

Plus, he was given the same opportunity to only have a 5 year sentence, which is comrades took, but Wilson thought he could be acquitted.

Hopefully this law will change and be more in accord with the statutory rape law.

sex acts captured on videotape, maybe he shoulda taken the deal. :shrug:

I'd always heard it was just about him being 17 and his girlfriend being 15, which seemed silly, even though the girl was below the age of consent.

I can see why the courts are a little more upset about group sex -- if that's what it was -- voyeurism and videotaping, apparently involving at least one girl below the age of consent and three guys above the age of consent.

It would lead most people to think the 15 year-old girl was coerced by the older guys and girl.

I think the idea that teens can only rationally consent to sex when they've reached the magic age of consent is foolish. But, OTOH, it does allow the state to prosecute people who take advantage of teens.

was written and that motivated them to explicitly make the new law non-retroactive.

The tape has been released to the public now (to those who filed for the release) and, apparently, it does not paint a sympathetic picture of Wilson or his friends.

There are a lot of proponents of Wilson's release who are minimizing and distorting the facts of the case, but I think its better to acknowledge them head on and STILL argue that is correct to release him with time served and no registration.

The state refuses to rehear his case and refuses to grandfather him in to the new romeo and juliet law. The reason he refused to plead is because he was a good student and athlete and had a bright future ahead of him. I can't believe how people are blaming him for doing something consensual. Yes they were all drunk, but that is something teenagers tend to do. They have to learn by their mistakes. He does not deserve 10 years in prison and being tagged as a sex offender. They were only 2 years apart. By the way, an email was released where our oh so wonderful senator Johnny Isaakson really tore into him saying among other things, that punk got what he deserved.

A lawyer told me Purdue has the ability to pardon but won't.

Pardons are the responsibility of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles -- not the Governor.

http://pap.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,683715_6170_11789008,00.html

"In 1943, public concern about the handling of pardons and paroles led the Georgia General Assembly to enact legislation, which created the State Board of Pardons and Paroles as an independent agency to administer executive clemency."

It looks like he'll get his day in court to get a reduced sentence. Hopefully he'll get out soon and start making smarter choices in life.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/11/teen.sex.case/index.html

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A judge on Monday threw out the 10-year sentence against a 21-year-old for a consensual sex encounter he had as a teenager. But the state attorney general quickly filed a notice of appeal, keeping Genarlow Wilson in prison for the time being.

The prosecutor's move brought an abrupt halt to the jubilation Wilson's mother, Juannessa Bennett, and his attorney, B.J. Bernstein, were feeling, and the plans they were making for Bennett to be reunited with her son.

"It is extremely, extremely disturbing that the attorney general would take this action now," Bernstein said, adding that she did not know what message "he's trying to send" or "who he's representing.

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http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/07/12/wilson_0713.html

Advocates want DA prosecuted for releasing Wilson video
By CARLOS CAMPOS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/12/07

Advocates of a Douglas County man serving a 10-year prison sentence for having consensual teenage sex are pushing for criminal charges against the district attorney who prosecuted the case.

Two state senators, a state representative, a civil rights veteran, and the pastor of historic Ebenezer Baptist Church all criticized Douglas District Attorney David McDade at a Thursday afternoon press conference for what they characterized as his "overzealous" prosecution and subsequent mishandling of the Genarlow Wilson case.

At least it happened. It may well come down to the classic issue of doing the right thing for the individual (reducing the sentence of Genarlow Wilson) versus following the letter of the law.

I know most people have seen this elsewhere, but I thought it fitting that it be posted in this thread.