News Ex-judge Sued For Returning Teen To Home With A Convicted Sex Offender

[Emma13]

Sammyxxx

I just learned of this and wondered if anyone else had opinions on this. I was more aggregated with the teacher and school officials for not doing what they should have to help the fifteen year old.

 

[Pietro]

It seemed that the teacher reported it to the administrators, and the administrators made the mistake of contacting the girl's guardian. The administrators were plain stupid, and maybe lazy; hard to say if the teacher should have done something differently -- I guess it depends upon the local law.

As far as the judge, it seems, very simply, to be a case of gross negligence on his part. He should be tried as an accessory to the rape crime for this. That might even apply to the school administrators.

In general, I can't imagine the horror that this poor girl went through, being told that she must return to an unsafe home, and, as a minor, having no rights to do otherwise. Such betrayal, on so many levels.

 

[The Albatross]

Apparently the judge "recently retired". Normally he would be protected from prosecution but in this case, he may be tried because he failed his duty as a "mandatory reporter" and ignored her comment to him in his chambers.

 

[anthony]

I will bet that the judge walks.

 

[Pietro]

It's possible; guess it depends on if they can pin negligence on him or not. I think the burden of proof for this will be quite high. :(