Judge questioned for showing leniency towards alleged rapist
Judge questions victim for being too intoxicated to know what was going on
Teen boy sexually assaults 16 year old girl.
A family court judge in New Jersey is being questioned by the state’s appeal court for showing leniency towards a teenager accused of rape.
According to Business Insider, the boy allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a party and filmed the entire encounter. He then forwarded the video to his friends and messaged them saying “when your first time having sex was rape.”
The Monmouth County prosecutor’s office recommended in 2017 that the boy be charged as an adult, the Judge of Superior Court denied the prosecutors motion stating, “he is clearly a candidate for not just college but probably for a good college. His scores for college entry were very high."
Referring to the text message, he said; “it really doesn’t make a lot of difference because the whole paragraph to me is just a 16-year-old kid saying stupid crap to his friends.”
He also went as far as to question the victim, assuming that she was intoxicated to the point where she didn’t understand what was going on.
The states appellate court disagreed with the decision made by the judge, thereby reversing his ruling and stating that the boy will be tried as an adult, with the case moving from family court to a grand jury.
According to Business Insider, the boy allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl at a party and filmed the entire encounter. He then forwarded the video to his friends and messaged them saying “when your first time having sex was rape.”
The Monmouth County prosecutor’s office recommended in 2017 that the boy be charged as an adult, the Judge of Superior Court denied the prosecutors motion stating, “he is clearly a candidate for not just college but probably for a good college. His scores for college entry were very high."
Referring to the text message, he said; “it really doesn’t make a lot of difference because the whole paragraph to me is just a 16-year-old kid saying stupid crap to his friends.”
He also went as far as to question the victim, assuming that she was intoxicated to the point where she didn’t understand what was going on.
The states appellate court disagreed with the decision made by the judge, thereby reversing his ruling and stating that the boy will be tried as an adult, with the case moving from family court to a grand jury.