What happens when a cop gets busted for a sex offense?
THIS ARTICLE WAS REVISED ON 5/8/2015
Friday, we reported on another police officer who was arrested for a sex crime.
After doing some digging to see just how common it is that people in authority who have trusted access to our children, such as police and teachers, commit sex crimes, we found that it’s not so uncommon. Over the past year there have been a couple dozen police officers arrested for sex offenses.
For the second phase of that investigation, we’re looking to see what happened to them…
Remember this guy… http://floridaactioncommittee.org/no-sex-offender-label-for-convicted-officer-of-the-year-in-florida/? That guy was a TOTAL PREDATOR and no registration.
There are a couple dozen FL cops that got busted within the past year or so for sex offenses:
Aaron Woodford Barnes Police Sergeant Lake Wales FL
Bennie L. Wilson III Police Officer Ocala FL
Billy Chad Gibson Corrections Officer Milton FL
Brian Mcree Sheriff Deputy retired Jacksonville FL
Casey M. Ortiz Police Officer Cape Coral FL
David Ball Police Officer Okaloosa FL
David Kenneth Mudge Sheriff Deputy Bay County FL
David Rodriguez Sheriff Deputy Seminole County FL
Gregory Kazon Fields Jailer Jacksonville FL
Henry Arroyo Police Officer Key West FL
Holritch Rivette Sheriff Deputy Seminole County FL
James Edwards Police Sergeant Miami Dade FL
Jim Davis Police Officer Ormond Beach FL
John Padgett Corrections Officer FL
Joseph Keenan May Sheriff Deputy Manatee County FL
Joshua Smith Police Officer Oakland FL
Juan Cecchinelli School Resource Police Officer Miami- Dade FL
Juan Roman Police Officer Retired Miami FL
Kristopher Robin Butterfield Corrections Officer Lowell FL
Leon Brooks Sr Corrections Officer Jacksonville FL
Mark Gene Smith Sheriff Deputy Escambia FL
Mark Pronovost Corrections Officer Volusia County FL
Michael Stavris Police Officer Bunnell FL
Myron Pratt Police Officer Port St Lucie FL
Oldy Ochoa Jr. Police Detective Miami Beach FL
Ronald Queen Retired Deputy Sheriff Orange County FL
Ryan Pill Sheriff Deputy Corrections Officer Brevard County FL
Walter Michael Thomas Sheriff Deputy Escambia FL
If anyone has the time, check to see how many of them wound up registered.
http://www.policeprostitutionandpolitics.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100:pedophile-and-child-porn-cops-all-years&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=50#2015
Check the criminal case records in the counties in which they were arrested and see how many cases were dropped!
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This Bleiweiss guy even said it himself, being a former cop: Entin said Bleiweiss wouldn’t accept any plea deal with a sex offender designation because “that’s worse than a life sentence … It stays with you forever, and you end up living under a bridge.” Now if the cops know this, then why doesn’t just one cop who has “Balls” stand up and say ” what the government is doing to these folks is reprehensible, draconian, and just plain wrong”. I’ll tell you why….. because they don’t have any,,,,,, BALLS or brains.
To me the point here is that this is info that can be used in some form as court arguments (in my opinion – not a lawyer! lol) – when my son was sentenced he was told by the judge that “he had no choice” because the prosecutor would not allow a deal that did not include the registry. I wonder how the general knee-jerk public would feel about knowing that former LE officers that commit sex crimes are not on the registry for all to see and “keep them safe?” And, if the registry is not punishment (hah! ) and just a civil tool why not include them on it? Not having them on it is in itself an admission of the “punishment” aspect. Oh personally I see a lot of argument avenues here…..
Karen it is the old “Equality under the Law” myth that exist in the USSA. Bill Clinton signed these laws into existence, and diddled Lewinsky; accused of rape by several women. Senator Hastert was a strong advocate of SO laws and harmed boys as a wrestling coach.
Lady Justice (Justicia) is peeking out from under her blindfold to see who stands on her scales; how much money/power/connections he or she may have, and then renders her punishments accordingly.
While I do not minimize the effect on victims of any crime, I and any America claiming to revere the Constitution should take a long hard look at the tyranny taking place in the name of public safety in more than just SO registry laws. Americans have lost their way. If we do not win, there will be many more groups to whom constitutional protections are denied in the guise of civil regulation for safety’s sake. Our officials who have sworn to uphold the Constitution, from the POTUS to the police officer should remember and keep their oaths, especially when it is most unpopular to do so.
DW – you certainly make some valid points. However, despite all of those things the Constitutions still stands (for now anyway). Since it does it means that things can be challenged as unconstitutional. I hold on to that and I still say that the knee-jerk public would not be ok with this – why not use it to RSOs advantage?
Well said Miss Karen. I am all for the striking down of this law in any way that publicly I.D’s folks who have paid their debt to society regardless of circumstance or date of conviction. It is a bill of attainder. It is cruel and unusual. It is applied after the fact. It represents America as a nation of one-and-done as opposed to the “shining beacon on a hill” that used to be about rehabilitation and second chances.
I used to believe (and was willing to defend) the Constitution of the United States of America. I truly question our existence as Constitutional Republic today. I pray you are correct and cases such as these help our cause. It just seems at every turn, the semantic fairy-dust words “non-punitive” and “collateral” subvert everything the Constitution ever stood for.
God bless you and yours.
See Wiita v. State a floriduh case where even though the laws existed at the time of his plea deal, he was promised anonymity in his plea and was eventually removed after being registered. Don’t think he was a cop. Point is, what about those who were promised anonymity by omission in the form of taking pleas before SO laws even existed.
Bennie Wilson was sentenced to 12 years in prison. 3 years of probation and is registered as a sex offender
Johnathon Bleiweiss was arrested in 2009! and Myron Pratt was just arrested in December 2014. You may want to take this article down actually. It’s just a bit pre-mature to whether or not these folks will be on the list. Remember they do have to court first.
Jonathan Bleiweiss will not be on the Registry. The point made was that as part of his sentence he will not have to register as a sex offender.
You are right on Myron Pratt. His next court appearance is on the 27th of May and it’s yet to see what will become of him.
Great article! I ‘ll do some name hunting and let you know. As for Myron Pratt, he was just arrested in Dec. 2014 and hasn’t even been to court yet.
so if this is a list of folks who have been arrested in the past year or so as you state, unless they have been to court and sentenced they won’t be on the list. It takes at least a year, and in some counties longer than that before you see a judge. By the time they are sentenced, it could be longer. But I definitely see the point you are trying to make here, so what would interesting is a list of folks since the late 90’s who were arrested and not put on the list.
I do agree. You are right. There are some that are pending and some that are dispositioned. The link in the article has records dating back years. If someone has the time, it would be helpful to take a look back and see, historically, how many have been convicted and appear on the registry. Overwhelmingly, they have a MUCH better shot of avoiding registration than civilians.
I see! Ok. yes it would be interesting to know that… i’ll see what i can come up with . thanks for the chat!!