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shockedandamazed

Registered | 10/30/2009 10:53AM

I hope the satellite monitoring will not be necessary. I hope he's gang raped to death in prison.

MiseryisOpt

Registered | 10/30/2009 11:54AM

Statutory rape should not have been the charge. He was 22 at the time and she was 9?? That is NOT statutory! That is rape of a child. Period.

ChrissyG

Registered | 10/30/2009 12:14PM

I actually had to look up statutory rape in case I had misunderstood the term. Nope. There has to be more to the story than this, because when a kid is 9 there's no mistake - it's rape, molestation of a child, whatever; NOT statutory rape.

What a scumball.

tardyhardy

Registered | 10/30/2009 1:49PM

He will have major, major problems in prison.
A suggestion would be to notify Jessica Lunsford's advocacy group and/or her Dad and have them just look over the case, or another advocacy group for children to review the case.

BeBe	Registered \| 10/30/2009 2:20PM

I hope he gets what he deserves and a whole lot more. I'm sure he will.

chambels

Registered | 10/30/2009 4:37PM

If we should look the other way for Roman Polanski why not this guy.

Ali Baba

Registered | 10/30/2009 4:53PM

What do you mean looking the other way? He's in jail right now with no bail and the US is trying to extradite him. Looking the other way?

Stephen

Registered | 10/30/2009 4:46PM

Chambels, I agree with you. Some details about the incident would help all of us come to a better decision about what this guy deserves.

chambels

Registered | 10/30/2009 5:20PM

Ali -The Hollywood crowd has come out in support of letting him (Polanski) off the hook. According to Whoopi on "The View" it depends on if it was "rape, rape" whatever the heck that means. It has been 30 years and the victim has moved on with her life he should be let go and let bygones be bygones.

Stephen - the plea that Clark took is just a technicality, he unfortunately does not have the money or connections to flee the country and live luxuriously for thirty years.

ChrissyG

Registered | 10/30/2009 5:43PM

I would happily put Polanski right in there with this cretin.

Stephen

Registered | 10/30/2009 6:05PM

Statutory rape is one of those grey areas. But if these facts are true, him being 22 and she being 9, I don't think statutory rape is an appropriate charge. Rape or child molestation would have been much better.

Ali Baba

Registered | 10/30/2009 6:34PM

Well Chambels, I don't agree with the Hollywood crowd at all. What Polanski did was disgusting.

For a better understanding of what happened with Clark, read this article:

http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/oct/30/alford-plea-halts-trial-man-sentenced-16-years/news/

This is definitely an interesting case.

juxtapoz

Registered | 10/30/2009 11:26PM

hey! ali baby! interesting? is that really what you call interesting? really?

nl71573

Registered | 11/01/2009 8:03PM

Just to shed a little light, an Alford plea is very similar to a plea bargain, so he was probably initially charged with child molestation and had the charge reduced.
And I hope something as disgusting as the actions he carried out on that poor child happen to him twice as badly in prison.