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Apparently this female judge even alarmed her peers who thought what she said was way out there, and could damage other rape victims from coming forward. Gave adult male a light sentence after he admitted raping the girl, and he doesn't have to register as a sex offender, because the girl wasn't a virgin at the time of the rape. Wow...
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Dallas County News
A man sentenced to five years probation by a Dallas County judge after admitting he raped a 14-year-old girl wont have to follow many of the restrictions typically given to sex offenders.
And the judge who issued the light sentence said Thursday that she did so in part because the girl wasnt a virgin and wasnt the victim she claimed to be.
State District Judge Jeanine Howard, who gave 20-year-old Sir Young deferred probation last week, also altered Youngs probation requirements. As a result, Young does not have to stay away from children, attend sex offender treatment, undergo a sex offender evaluation or refrain from watching pornography.
While not required by law, these are typical probation requirements for rapists that are intended to prevent future victims and rehabilitate offenders.
District Attorney Craig Watkins said Thursday that his prosecutors would always fight for our most vulnerable victims like the one in this case. It is rare for prosecutors to critique a judges actions, but Watkins said he was alarmed by Howards decision.
This young lady was 14 at the time she was sexually assaulted at school, and we cannot send the wrong message to rape victims who have the courage to seek justice, Watkins said. I am disappointed the judge would choose to give the defendant probation after he admitted guilt, but even more alarmed the judge failed to impose standard sex offender conditions of probation designed to protect society.
Howard, a Democrat who will be unopposed in November as she seeks a third term, said in an interview late Thursday with The Dallas Morning News that she planned to recuse herself from the case so she could speak about her decision. Another judge will be assigned to hear the case.
Howard said she made her decision for several reasons, including: The girl had texted Young asking him to spend time with her; the girl had agreed to have sex with him but just didnt want to at school; medical records show the girl had three sexual partners and had given birth to a baby; and Young was barely 18 at the time.
She wasnt the victim she claimed to be, Howard said. He is not your typical sex offender.
Howard added that she thought she was doing a good thing with her sentence and said Young does not need to undergo polygraphs.
There are rape cases that deserve life. There are rape cases that deserve 20 years, Howard said. Every now and then you have one of those that deserve probation. This is one of those and I stand by it.
My job is not to make people happy. My job is to follow the Constitution and do the right thing. I will always do the right thing.
Young had faced a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Stop and no
The victim, who is now 17, told The News on Thursday night that she feels it would have been better if she had never come forward about the 2011 assault. She and Young testified last week at his trial that she had told Young stop and no numerous times before and during the attack at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where both were students.
I did what I was supposed to do. I went to the law about this situation, she said. The judges probation sentence and the removal of the restrictions that says everything I went through was for nothing.
It would have been better for me not to say anything, said the girl, who is not being identified because The Dallas Morning News does not typically identify victims of sex crimes.
The district attorneys office said it plans to file a motion asking for the terms of probation to be reconsidered.
But Youngs defense attorney, Scottie Allen, said the judge acted correctly. He said the case involved two kids messing around at school but agreed that Young did rape the girl.
Legally, he is now a sex offender, but looking at the underlying facts and circumstances, those conditions are not warranted, Allen said. We cannot treat every case the same.
Young pleaded guilty to raping the girl in a music practice room at the school when he was 18. The girl testified that the two had discussed sex but all she wanted to do was kiss. During the trial, where Young pleaded guilty and Howard decided his punishment, the judge asked several times about whether the girl cried. The girl testified that she did not cry during the attack but cried afterward.
45 days in jail
Young does have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and must stay away from the girl. He is spending 45 days in jail as a condition of probation and must spend the anniversary of the rape Oct. 4 in jail for the five years he is on probation.
If Young complies with the terms of his five-year probation, he will not have a criminal conviction on his record.
Howard also initially ordered Young to do 250 hours of community service at a rape crisis center. But the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center does not want him to complete his hours there.
Howard said she never intended for Young to work with rape victims. She said her decision to order his hours to be performed there was spur of the moment. She had thought he could mop floors, mow the lawn or cook.
It had not been decided Thursday where Young would do community service.
Young testified last week that he had a job that was to begin this week. But he did not give any details except to say his boss knew about his legal troubles. He also testified that he is engaged and his fiancée is pregnant. They plan to get married on her birthday in November.
Young also apologized to the girl and her family during the trial.
The girl said Thursday that she hopes a judge will rethink Youngs terms of probation.
I really hope she reconsiders, the girl said. I dont think that was a wise idea.
The girls mother said it seems like the judge didnt want to ruin Youngs life.
But what about my daughters life?
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Dallas County News
A man sentenced to five years probation by a Dallas County judge after admitting he raped a 14-year-old girl wont have to follow many of the restrictions typically given to sex offenders.
And the judge who issued the light sentence said Thursday that she did so in part because the girl wasnt a virgin and wasnt the victim she claimed to be.
State District Judge Jeanine Howard, who gave 20-year-old Sir Young deferred probation last week, also altered Youngs probation requirements. As a result, Young does not have to stay away from children, attend sex offender treatment, undergo a sex offender evaluation or refrain from watching pornography.
While not required by law, these are typical probation requirements for rapists that are intended to prevent future victims and rehabilitate offenders.
District Attorney Craig Watkins said Thursday that his prosecutors would always fight for our most vulnerable victims like the one in this case. It is rare for prosecutors to critique a judges actions, but Watkins said he was alarmed by Howards decision.
This young lady was 14 at the time she was sexually assaulted at school, and we cannot send the wrong message to rape victims who have the courage to seek justice, Watkins said. I am disappointed the judge would choose to give the defendant probation after he admitted guilt, but even more alarmed the judge failed to impose standard sex offender conditions of probation designed to protect society.
Howard, a Democrat who will be unopposed in November as she seeks a third term, said in an interview late Thursday with The Dallas Morning News that she planned to recuse herself from the case so she could speak about her decision. Another judge will be assigned to hear the case.
Howard said she made her decision for several reasons, including: The girl had texted Young asking him to spend time with her; the girl had agreed to have sex with him but just didnt want to at school; medical records show the girl had three sexual partners and had given birth to a baby; and Young was barely 18 at the time.
She wasnt the victim she claimed to be, Howard said. He is not your typical sex offender.
Howard added that she thought she was doing a good thing with her sentence and said Young does not need to undergo polygraphs.
There are rape cases that deserve life. There are rape cases that deserve 20 years, Howard said. Every now and then you have one of those that deserve probation. This is one of those and I stand by it.
My job is not to make people happy. My job is to follow the Constitution and do the right thing. I will always do the right thing.
Young had faced a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Stop and no
The victim, who is now 17, told The News on Thursday night that she feels it would have been better if she had never come forward about the 2011 assault. She and Young testified last week at his trial that she had told Young stop and no numerous times before and during the attack at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where both were students.
I did what I was supposed to do. I went to the law about this situation, she said. The judges probation sentence and the removal of the restrictions that says everything I went through was for nothing.
It would have been better for me not to say anything, said the girl, who is not being identified because The Dallas Morning News does not typically identify victims of sex crimes.
The district attorneys office said it plans to file a motion asking for the terms of probation to be reconsidered.
But Youngs defense attorney, Scottie Allen, said the judge acted correctly. He said the case involved two kids messing around at school but agreed that Young did rape the girl.
Legally, he is now a sex offender, but looking at the underlying facts and circumstances, those conditions are not warranted, Allen said. We cannot treat every case the same.
Young pleaded guilty to raping the girl in a music practice room at the school when he was 18. The girl testified that the two had discussed sex but all she wanted to do was kiss. During the trial, where Young pleaded guilty and Howard decided his punishment, the judge asked several times about whether the girl cried. The girl testified that she did not cry during the attack but cried afterward.
45 days in jail
Young does have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and must stay away from the girl. He is spending 45 days in jail as a condition of probation and must spend the anniversary of the rape Oct. 4 in jail for the five years he is on probation.
If Young complies with the terms of his five-year probation, he will not have a criminal conviction on his record.
Howard also initially ordered Young to do 250 hours of community service at a rape crisis center. But the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center does not want him to complete his hours there.
Howard said she never intended for Young to work with rape victims. She said her decision to order his hours to be performed there was spur of the moment. She had thought he could mop floors, mow the lawn or cook.
It had not been decided Thursday where Young would do community service.
Young testified last week that he had a job that was to begin this week. But he did not give any details except to say his boss knew about his legal troubles. He also testified that he is engaged and his fiancée is pregnant. They plan to get married on her birthday in November.
Young also apologized to the girl and her family during the trial.
The girl said Thursday that she hopes a judge will rethink Youngs terms of probation.
I really hope she reconsiders, the girl said. I dont think that was a wise idea.
The girls mother said it seems like the judge didnt want to ruin Youngs life.
But what about my daughters life?
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