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Old 08-02-2014 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd

Yes, I would argue this judge ruined his life, when it could have been a reasonable outcome (maybe something like 5 year probation, avoiding females < 18 years old, 200 hours community service + court costs.)

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I don't have an issue with his life being ruined IF he's guilty. A guy his age with kids who doesn't know better than to do what he did would probably commit full-on rape if he thought for sure he could get away with it. He'd probably do anything at all if he could get away with it.

My issue is that the whole case is very much he-said/she-said with no objective evidence whatsoever. I think he's guilty, but not beyond a reasonable doubt and I don't really think you can achieve that standard in this situation.
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