Va. judge reverses decision to place teen on sex offender registry in bathroom assault case

[Jilly_in_VA]

A Virginia teen whose sexual assaults of fellow students in two Loudoun County high schools generated a political firestorm will not be placed on the sex offender registry normally reserved for adults after a judge reversed her previous sentence Thursday, according to a defense attorney.

Loudoun County Judge Pamela L. Brooks said she had erred in handing out the unusual penalty for the 15-year-old at the center of the high-profile cases that sparked protests and spurred Loudoun County schools to begin overhauling disciplinary procedures, attorney William Mann said. Brooks declined to comment after the hearing.

A team of attorneys for the teen asked the judge to rescind the sentence imposed at a January hearing, making technical arguments the sentencing wasn’t properly handled and the punishment was not appropriate for what the teen had done.

After the hearing, Mann said the goal of juvenile court is rehabilitation not punishment. He said a punishment that would have potentially put the teen on the sexual offender registry for the balance of his life is not compatible with that aim.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/27/loudoun-school-sex-offender-registry/

[lagomorph777]

1. This is just wrong. The perv needs to be monitored long-term.

As a resident of Loudoun, this is very upsetting.

[Jilly_in_VA]

2. Damn straight

I am very upset about this. The judge needs to be monitored also. And I'm more glad every day that I don't live in what we have come to call Lowdown County. Sorry that you do

[atreides1]

3. Interesting

Do you think you should file a complaint with the AG's office. Maybe there are other judges who should be monitored...along with the teachers that the governor wants parents to spy on!

I'm sure the new AG would love to go after that judge...he's marching in lockstep with the governor!

[catsudon]

4. it's a trap

"The cases stirred a backlash against a Loudoun County schools policy of allowing transgender teens to use the bathroom that matches their gender identity. The policy was put in place after the first assault."

[lagomorph777]

5. That's bullshit. The offender is not trans and had no legitimate business in there.

This case has nothing to do with equal access.

[catsudon]

6. but right winger will use this to say

"see, anyone can pretend to be trans and go rape girls in bathroom."

and of course va right wing AG will definitely go after the judge now.

[lagomorph777]

7. Right wingers spew random nonsense syllables all day long.

I really don't give a flying fuck.

[catsudon]

8. you should

they fucking weaponized #metoo and took down al franken and i'm still pissed.

they are going to get incels to pretend they are trans to derail the movement.