Kid Dynamite 5937 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a teen who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old.In a ruling released Friday, the court denied a motion for reconsideration filed by lawyers for Genarlow Wilson, who was 17 when he and the 15-year-old engaged in consensual oral sex. He was sentenced for aggravated child molestation. Wilson’s case was one of two cases that were cited earlier this year when lawmakers passed a law that otherwise strengthened penalties for sex offenders, but reduced the penalty from a felony to a misdemeanor for some teenagers convicted of sodomy. Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein noted that in easing the penalties for teens, ‘‘the Legislature expressly chose not to allow the provisions of the new amendments to affect persons convicted under the previous version of the statute.’’ Hunstein added she was ‘‘very sympathetic to Wilson’s argument regarding the injustice of sentencing this promising young man with good grades and no criminal history to 10 years in prison without parole and a lifetime registration as a sexual offender because he engaged in consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old victim only two years his junior,’’ but said the court was bound the by limits set by the Legislature. ——— On the Net: Georgia Supreme Court: http://www.gasupreme.us. You can rape someone in this country and be out in half that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 That is pretty harsh like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 8875 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a teen who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for having sex with a 15-year-old.In a ruling released Friday, the court denied a motion for reconsideration filed by lawyers for Genarlow Wilson, who was 17 when he and the 15-year-old engaged in consensual oral sex. He was sentenced for aggravated child molestation. Wilson’s case was one of two cases that were cited earlier this year when lawmakers passed a law that otherwise strengthened penalties for sex offenders, but reduced the penalty from a felony to a misdemeanor for some teenagers convicted of sodomy. Presiding Justice Carol Hunstein noted that in easing the penalties for teens, ‘‘the Legislature expressly chose not to allow the provisions of the new amendments to affect persons convicted under the previous version of the statute.’’ Hunstein added she was ‘‘very sympathetic to Wilson’s argument regarding the injustice of sentencing this promising young man with good grades and no criminal history to 10 years in prison without parole and a lifetime registration as a sexual offender because he engaged in consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old victim only two years his junior,’’ but said the court was bound the by limits set by the Legislature. ——— On the Net: Georgia Supreme Court: http://www.gasupreme.us. You can rape someone in this country and be out in half that time He is also going to be stigmatised as sexual offender for the rest of his life as in the US you have access to public databases to see which sexual offenders live in your neighbourhood. Shamefully there is no distinction between paedophiles and consentual sex between young teenagers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Land of the free, eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6308 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 You have sex with a minor in this country (consentual or not) and are found out and you're automatically placed on the sex offenders register. And then people wonder why there is so much opposition to 'naming and shaming' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 4892 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 How gutted must he be? Absolute joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26441 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Would it have happened to a white kid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Apparently if they'd had sex he would have been OK - There is something in the law about having sex with someone within 2 years of your age which was added to the books ages ago. But it doesn't cover oral sex, so he's fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Apparently if they'd had sex he would have been OK - There is something in the law about having sex with someone within 2 years of your age which was added to the books ages ago. But it doesn't cover oral sex, so he's fucked. or not in this case Is a touch harsh! Common sense people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted December 31, 2006 Share Posted December 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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