Clown Sex Offender Can't Sue Over Cards for his Kids
Clown Sex Offender Can't Sue Over Cards for Kids
CHICAGO (CN) - A former clown imprisoned for sexual assault cannot pursue claims over the birthday cards that he was barred from sending to his daughters, the 7th Circuit ruled.
Ronald Schroeder, who performed in Wisconsin as a clown named Silly, was convicted by a jury in 2008 of having sexually assaulted his adult girlfriend. News reports of the trial state that Schroeder had taken nude photos of and had sexually assaulted the woman while she was unconscious. Investigators also reportedly found child pornography on Schroeder's computer.
In a presentencing interview, probation-parole agent Doug Drankiewicz allegedly told Schroeder that he was "not buying" Schroeder's story and threatened that to put the man in "prison for a long, long time" if he did not cooperate.
The state judge sentenced Schroeder to six years in prison plus 12 years of extended supervision, with solely "incidental ... supervised" contact with minors. The judge said Drankiewicz's investigation had been "unfair," "produced an unbalanced result," and went to "extraordinary lengths" to point out damaging allegations from Schroeder's past.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/03/29/56199.htm