Shocking: third Louisville police officer has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor
The registry has us believing that those individuals on this list are the ones society needs to be careful of, when in reality more than 95% of sex offenses are committed by someone NOT on the list and in MANY cases the perpetrator is someone in a position of trust, such as a relative, family friend, teacher, coach or even police officer.
In Louisville, KY, A third Louisville Metro Police officer has pleaded guilty to sexual abusing a minor while serving as a mentor in the department’s youth Explorer program. But that’s not why this story is shocking. What’s shocking is that after a minor claimed that the officer abused her in his police cruiser and sought sexual pictures and acts from her and the officer admitted to the conduct, prosecutors are only seeking 6 months in jail.
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There is more to this story. When prosecutors offer lenient sentences (particularly in sex offense cases), it’s nearly always because the case is a very weak one that stands a better than average chance of acquittal at trial, not because the accused is prior LE. Far from it, when criminal charges are brought against LE officers, prosecutors always seek enhanced sentences for them.
Two relevant facts that are not found in the article:
The program in question is for teenagers 14 and above to keep them away from gangs, drugs, and the like. (Source: https://erlangerky.gov/police/explorers-program/) I’m guessing many (if not all) of the program’s participants are already juvenile delinquents or on the way there, meaning they’re probably already gang members, dope dealers or users, and yes, sexually active.
The age of consent in Kentucky is 16 unless the accused is more than 10 years older (which doesn’t make sense to me, but whatever). (Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2019/chapter-510/section-510-020/)
My instinct tells me that the only thing that made this circumstance a criminal one is the accused’s status as an LE officer volunteering in a youth program. I find it a little disheartening that most opinions on this and other advocate sites have succumbed to the reporter’s implications and bemoan that accused wasn’t hung from the rafters and subjected to the very same circumstances we fight against.
There’s nothing logical or reasonable about complaining that the registry and associated restrictions shouldn’t exist at all yet still be applied to particular classes of convicted criminals, in this case prior LE. I suspect that most are simply angry and jealous of the comparatively lenient sentence recommended when compared to their own. We do ourselves a HUGE disservice when such anger and jealousy are mixed with our advocacy efforts.
I just seen in the news feed that lil Wayne got arrested for a gun charge with a prior felony, and according to Supreme Court Justice Amy, if a person is not labeled a threat or brandished a firearm and a few others then it violates the 2nd amendment. Point is,if these officers are not placed on that list and become registered then that could possibly mean they would be able to carry guns again but for the rest of us on that hit list for possibly alot less serious or false charges are still left no way to defend ourselves.
Dear Robert,
I’m not sure exactly what you are trying to say in your post about Lil Wayne being charged with inlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon but some of the information you said is wrong. Put simply, it depends on the laws of the individual state where he was arrested. Below is a treatise written by my former defense lawyer in Florida. This should help clarify what you posted for others to know the facts and law.
https://www.richardhornsby.com/federal/crimes/felon-in-possession-of-firearm.html
the advantages of being part of the system..nod nod wink wink