Innocent man finally "freed".

**Lucavi** · 2012-05-25 07:34

Story is here: http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/...cid=hero_media

TLDR: A guy who was accused at 16 by a former-childhood friend of raping her has finally been fully released and cleared of all charges and of his sex offender status. Naturally, he didn't do it, but it took 5 years of prison for everything to come to light.

What frustrates me is not the injustice or anything like that (see it too often to be frustrated at this point), but the fact that his private counsel convinced him as a 16-year-old to "plead no contest to rape and an enhancement of kidnapping in order to avoid a possible life sentence if tried by a jury."

I remember another thread that talked about the statistics of how the court systems started pushing for everyone to plead no contest for charges against them, whether they were innocent or not, simply to avoid getting slammed with a life sentence should they be convicted in the end, and I still can't get over how shitty of a situation it is.

Hope this guy gets the shot into the NFL that he was seeking earlier. He had even signed a verbal commitment out of high school to attend USC on a football scholarship before the bullshit began.

**dejet** · 2012-05-25 07:45

screw the NFL I hope they find that girl and sue her for that 1.5mil. Then he can go after the NFL if he wants to(and it seems like he does)

gold digger woman much, scream rape for money...

**Lucavi** · 2012-05-25 07:56

So essentially, she didn't need any evidence whatsoever (as far as we know, and especially since the entire story was fabricated) to not only:

A) Convict an innocent man, and a childhood friend, no less, to a lengthy prison term, and
B) Successfully sue the state for 1.5 mil.

Unbelievable how well our justice system works. Every female liar that cries rape and milks the system does a disservice to every other woman who legitimately went through these problems, because it discredits women as a whole. It was too easy for her to get away with this. Thankfully this man was able to record her confession, otherwise he wouldn't have even gotten this much exoneration.

**BadKarma** · 2012-05-25 08:11

I dont think you can sign a verbal commitment. Just throwing that out there

**Kalmado** · 2012-05-25 08:33

Sounds terrible, but I don't believe rape stories when I hear them. Seems like 1:3 women will say they've been raped. Especially the ones you hear in the news about situations with athletes or entertainers.

Hell, at my stepfathers job recently they hired this kid around the age of 22. Said he served in the military for a short period. This kid just starts blabbing to someone he hasn't known longer then a week he was raped in the military and that's why he left, from emotional trauma. Surprise surprise, the kid is an attention whore and a baby my dad tells me.

**Omnipotent** · 2012-05-25 08:35

Originally Posted by BadKarma

I dont think you can sign a verbal commitment. Just throwing that out there

nvm

**Souj** · 2012-05-25 08:35

And now the guy is going to go Law Abiding Citizen on everyone's ass!

**Conrad** · 2012-05-25 08:37

Originally Posted by dejet

screw the NFL I hope they find that girl and sue her for that 1.5mil. Then he can go after the NFL if he wants to(and it seems like he does)

gold digger woman much, scream rape for money...

I'm fairly certain that the majority of non-sociopaths would prefer not to expose themselves as being sexually assaulted, humiliated, and slut-shamed by society just to make a quick buck.

**Kuya** · 2012-05-25 08:50

Originally Posted by Skirkle

I'm fairly certain that the majority of non-sociopaths would prefer not to expose themselves as being sexually assaulted, humiliated, and slut-shamed by society just to make a quick buck.

No, all women are inherently gold diggers.

**tyven** · 2012-05-25 08:55

i think you mean attractive women

unattractive women just want someone to love them. it is the saddest song that is sang

**Acevalefor** · 2012-05-25 09:07

So the state will level rape charges against someone and ruin their life on nothing but a verbal accusation by the supposed victim, but when they have a verbal admission from the girl that she lied about the whole thing, they won't pursue charges against her or attempt to get the money back??? I would nail that girl to the wall and throw the book at her. Make an example out of her for the rest of the jilted girlfriends that think crying rape is a good way to get back at their ex and make a buck...

**Ragnus** · 2012-05-25 09:27

Double Standard. It's pretty much what kept me from even wanting to have sex for a long time. They need to do something about this because it's disgusting that she's just getting off scot-free.

**Omnipotent** · 2012-05-25 09:38

I 100% don't condone this, nor do I agree with what this bitch did... but how many of you would let an innocent person go to jail or 1.5M? I can name a few people I know that would do it with a smile. She probably got a nice tip that she could get a paycheck, or she knew that this guys lawyer just got off the short bus.

**BaneTheBrawler** · 2012-05-25 09:47

There are 7 billion people in the world. If you press this button, an innocent one will be thrown in jail for more than five years, and you will receive 1.5 million dollars.

**Omnipotent** · 2012-05-25 09:48

Spoiler: show

**Churchill** · 2012-05-25 09:53

I have a go phone and a passport made specifically for this situation.

Goodbye Am'r'cuh, hello Viet-Nam.

**hey** · 2012-05-25 10:04

Originally Posted by BaneTheBrawler

There are 7 billion people in the world. If you press this button, an innocent one will be thrown in jail for more than five years, and you will receive 1.5 million dollars.

Can i press it more than once?

**Lucavi** · 2012-05-25 10:41

Originally Posted by Acevalefor

So the state will level rape charges against someone and ruin their life on nothing but a verbal accusation by the supposed victim, but when they have a verbal admission from the girl that she lied about the whole thing, they won't pursue charges against her or attempt to get the money back??? I would nail that girl to the wall and throw the book at her. Make an example out of her for the rest of the jilted girlfriends that think crying rape is a good way to get back at their ex and make a buck...

This, entirely. It is complete and absolute bullshit. I understand the need to make sure that women are protected, but for fuck's sake, WORK THE GODDAMN CASE and PROVE that the man is guilty. Its sickening to think that justice was not served on two separate fronts, and won't be served a third time, as they aren't coming after this "girl".

Edit: Bane, its sad that you're absolutely right, but you're absolutely right. It really is -that- easy.

**archibaldcrane** · 2012-05-25 12:15

They hardly needed to "prove" he was guilty, he didn't even fight the charges because his counsel fucking sucked.

**Lucavi** · 2012-05-25 12:19

There was an article about this, and I'm still looking for it on BG, that talks about how counsel has been pushing for plea bargins since the mid 80's hardcore, from everything from minor possession offenses, to murder accusations. The prevailing logic always seems to be "even if you're innocent, the courts are good enough to get a guilty charge. Better to 'admit' guilt now and get a few years, than try to maintain innocence and risk getting locked up for 20-40."

Its kind of making me nervous. The odds truly seem to be stacked against the average guy in court nowadays. I suppose its always been this way, though, in one way or another.

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