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not to be sarcastic but wondering if there is a “BOOK” in Episteins little black book? seems this little “book of Shame” quietly rode off past the medias’ eyes.

Because it would mean they have to actually be a decent human being first

A lot of times, someone can not afford an attorney and the court appoints them a public defender. It is not that the public defenders do not care, they are given so many cases to handle that most of them review the case out in the hallway before the hearing.
I watch ALOT of news and when I see suspects going before a judge on the local news, I always see the same one or two public defenders in the court room with 20-30 other people waiting to step up and request a bond.
Many of the public defenders have little experience and many are fresh out of law school and trying to make a name for themselves but seem to be so overwhelmed that the defendant is the one who suffers the consequences.
Although sometimes a paid attorney is just as bad. I had a bad accident and hired one for an injury case. When I did not hear from him in two years, I called and he said “Oh I didn’t hear from you either so I dropped your case”. Took a call to the Florida bar to get that straightened out. ( I was impressed at how quickly they acted on my complaint and took it seriously ) Had my money within 2 weeks of filing the bar complaint.
What shocked me was, 100% of it got seized by my medical insurance company stating they had treated me for the injuries and they were entitled to be paid back.

Good point, Tereto. Why don’t educated attorneys ever think to say some of the things we say in these comments?

That’s what I’ve been saying for years. Especially on the NARSOL site. The problem is that people are too scared to stand for sexual offenses. They’d be more comfortable standing up for armed robbers/gang members (gang members who, by the way, sometimes use RAPE as a form of initiation into the gang).

Well that’s not the article I read. The article I read just said there were playground antics going on and eventually touching. I dunno what “touching” means in an article that doesn’t bother to describe it in detail but kids actually do touch in a sexual manner due to the NATURAL INSTINCT of attraction. But it’s damn sure not law enforcement’s place to step in. It’s about time this politically correct country goes back to the days of letting a parent spank a child. Period.

Although I am in no way dismissing child porn as innocent, it looks like the man was not charged with any “Actual” in person offenses. I know people ( not personally ) that I have seen either on the news or when I was in counseling who actually molested a child under 14 and only got 10 years in prison. One of them was in my counseling group. He didn’t even have probation after he got out of prison.
So again, there seems to be no standards on these things. One judge can give someone probation and another judge can give you 10 life sentences? For a very similar case. Also depends on your lawyer, and how into the case the prosecutor is.
Although not in Florida, there was a case a few years back (Cannot remember the state it was in) where the defense attorney and the Prosecutor were secretly dating. They both lost their jobs and probably their law licenses. It was discovered after the defense attorney got a sex offender off with only time served and the victims family went directly to the news about it and the intense review of the case uncovered the affair.
Ok I spend way too much time reading stories, researching etc online. Think I need to take my computer in for an oil change. I thought over the years I had not made any progress but all that led me to F.A.C. I remember a few years back getting a letter in the mail from them ( I guess they mass mailed every offender in Florida ) and thought it to be a scam like the ClearmyCase letter so tossed it. Then last year I was doing research and came across a legal site that referenced F.A.C and decided to check them out and have been on here every since.
I have not been able to work since 2014 and have been denied disability 3 times even though I qualify. The lawyer said the Social security judges rarely give disability to sex offenders. I have a final appeal in March 2020 with the appeals council. They rarely do an “In person” hearing with the council but have agreed to hear mine in person which the lawyer said is a good sign. I am hoping to win my case then I can finally pay off all my medical bills that have ruined my credit and make a donation to our legal challenges.
Sorry for the long response, I had 3 cups of coffee this morning and am wired up lol

35 years!! Glad your case ‘made it to an appeals judge with some brains and compassion. I think in some cases that doesn’t happen, and people just rot in jail. The fact that your attorney excused himself to puke in a trash can was probably one of the biggest “oh s—t” moments a defendant could have. When it comes to some sex offenses, it seems the sky is the limit when a prosecutor and similar-minded judge have it set in their heads to send someone away for as long as possible, regardless of whether they are a real risk. Here is the story of the poor man from Alabama. He made a huge mistake – obviously he should have owned it. Instead, he went to trial – bad idea! Funny how the judge explained that he was granting “leniency, but not grace.” 230 years is leniency?? Imagine all the family, friends and churchgoers who had come to speak on his behalf, to ask for actual leniency. The prosecutor and judge seemed set to punish them, and to punish the defendant, for having to gall to even ask for mercy. https://whnt.com/2018/05/15/wesson-sentenced-to-more-than-200-years-in-prison-for-florence-child-porn-case/amp/
“Pete Wesson’s family sat in shock as Judge Ben Graves handed down the sentence.”

I had never been in trouble before. I had left the police department due to health issues and filed for divorce from my ex for cheating on me while we were married. I was depressed and on a lot of medications.
I did not go to trial because I was flat broke and the attorney cost my parents their life savings. The lawyer was afraid of the judge who had a friendship / relationship with the prosecutor , both females.
Lawyer told me to either plead guilty and throw yourself on the mercy of the court based on my law enforcement service or give him $25,000.00 additional funds for a trial ( This was in 1991 ) .
Anyway I begged for mercy and plead to things I didn’t even do as the state was offering all or nothing. I ended up getting 35 years. While locked up I appealed ( had already served 4 years ) and appeals judge threw out the entire sentence as non sense.
So I did 4 years of 35.
I recently spoke to a new lawyer that said I should have never been charged in the first place and that if it were possible, he could get all this expunged, however the statue of limitations for any appeals had long since passed so I am stuck on the hit list until such time something changes.
If there is any good in it, I am just listed as an offender and not the more serious of the two.
Also worth nothing. I did file my own ( 27 ) appeals from the hokey but the judge dismissed every single one on lack of merit. Even tried rescinding my plea and again was denied.
It is in God’s hands now for all of us so when he is ready to send us a hero judge who is not blinded by what we are charged with, our time will come. Just hope I am not in a nursing home by time it happens.
* I also tried to escape the registry by moving to the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Wouldn’t you know they have a worse registry than I am on. Go figure. Also a much closer nit community so they would have shunned me anyway.