Judge rules Pinellas detective, prosecutors lied in child porn case.
A 63-year-old man facing charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and possession of child pornography could go free after a judge found that Pinellas sheriff’s detectives and Pinellas-Pasco prosecutors lied to obtain a search warrant in the case.
The Tampa Bay Times obtained a Nov. 1 order written by Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge William Burgess III in which he found law enforcement officials engaged in a “ruse” to obtain a search warrant for one crime that they used to obtain evidence to prosecute other crimes.
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“Could go free?”
Sorry, not in Floriduh! Just as I suspected:
“Case continues for James Rybicki, who a judge said had his rights violated by investigators
Prosecutors did not drop charges against Rybicki at a Friday hearing, despite a judge’s order in which he excoriated investigators for lying to obtain a search warrant.”
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2019/11/22/case-continues-for-james-rybicki-who-a-judge-said-had-his-rights-violated-by-investigators/
Another ‘black eye’ for LE.
Evidence showing this recidivist WAS a threat threat to children, had to be thrown out due to police misconduct.
This shows how law enforcement, by making stuff up, fail to prevent ACTUAL threats against children.
EVERYBODY loses.
I love the line below, “they are great public servants who merely create the bad person they already believe you to be.” Lol! I may borrow that line if that’s OK, as it’s insightful when it’s applied to certain online stings. But here, that does not appear to be the case. Less than 5.3% of registered sex offenders get re-arrested for a new sex offense after 15 years, right? Well, this man is the 5.3%. Will the shock of this episode prompt him to change?
Oh, I agree with you. From what we know, this man is definitely a problem. However, this was not the prosecution’s first time manipulating evidence any more than Ron Books recent arrest was his first time driving under the influence.
I had a state trooper lie in court about a speeding ticket. Long story short, he ticketed me four 56 in a 45
I believe I wasn’t speeding and I believe he believed that I was. (Again, this is the short version) I exercised my right to a hearing (cuz I’m a passive- aggressive idiot). When my case was called, the trooper asked the judge to amend the ticket to the original speed of 87 in a 45. I guess he was pissed he had to go to court. But the point is, if he’d lie about a speeding ticket, he’d certainly lie about evidence in another type of case if he’d already determined they were guilty.
Oh, I was found guilty of the 56 in a 45.
There is no need to re-examine the previous cases of these officers of the court. They obviously got caught the FIRST time they manipulated a search warrant. This behavior also shows no likelihood that they would ever have previously manipulated evidence or gave false testimony in court in order to achieve an outcome in a case that they feel was deserved. So, let them keep their jobs. They are great public servants who merely create the bad person they already believe you to be. Stupid juries need help getting to three right answer.
(There may have been some sarcasm in this post)
While I do not condone what this man has done, I sincerely hope the Judge does the right thing, in accordance with the Law, tosses out all evidence collected in the illegal search and dismisses all charges against this man. The Police need to follow the laws, just like we do. There should be retribution above and beyond this for the individuals involved in this fiasco! But as we all know, goo luck with that!
Meanwhile, a stepmother is facing sex offender registry punishment for going topless in front of her stepchildren. These articles show how LE and prosecutors have weaponized the system.
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/utah-stepmom-went-topless-in-front-of-stepkids-now-facing-charges-authorities-say
That story also shows how slanted the faux news channel is(and the media in general) Instead of focusing on how ludicrous this charge is, and then life changing effects it carries, they turned that article back to the debate of women vs men going topless. The sex offender charge, and it’s reprocussions, is only mentioned in one, maybe two sentences.
Im confused. Isn’t living in a naturist community legal? If you raise your family to be naturist, how is that different than any incidental nudity in a family home setting?
Also, if a man pees in some bushes and my 11 y.o. daughter accidentally sees him, I don’t think she’s gonna be scarred for life. She’s likely to just tell me that she saw a man peeing in the bushes and im just likely to wish a snake bit him on the pecker for not being more careful.
I just feel that Americans get way to worked up over nudity. I feel that by making it taboo, we make it a problem. In Europe, toplessness is likely to be found at any lake or pool in the summer. I wonder if they have less peeping Tom incidents as a result? Okay, I’m officially side- tracked in this post.