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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. A former Indiana University student who was charged in connection with two rape cases in September 2015 accepted a plea deal and was sentenced Thursday.
John Enochs will serve one year of probation after accepting a plea deal. He agreed to plead guilty to battery with moderate bodily injury (class A misdemeanor) and his two rape charges were dismissed. Court records show he spent one day in jail.
The most recent incident reportedly occurred in April 2015.
http://fox59.com/2016/06/24/former-iu-student-charged-in-2-rape-cases-takes-plea-deal-will-serve-1-year-of-probation/
peace13
(11,076 posts)...the thought that came to my mind after reading this was that he better be looking over his shoulder for the rest of time. As a parent, this would not go over well with me.
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)There's no mention of this obvious predator being on the sex offender registry. So his probation makes the world less safe for women.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Every explanation is a poor one! We need to get these young men when they are in High School and educate them. This would be covered in a good sex Ed class but of course we don't have that. I am sure that these guys have raped before they get to college. I don't know what the answer is but mace in decorator canisters that can be worn may be the answer. 'What the best dressed young woman wears to the party!' When the law let's them off with out so much as a slap on the dick....well I don't see a deterrent as it seems these young men have zero morals. Very sad!
Orrex
(63,172 posts)Prison would probably be rough on the poor kid, and he shouldn't have to spend the rest of his life paying for 20 minutes of bad action, amirite?
Igel
(35,274 posts)Plea deals aren't typically there because the DA simply wants a nice vacation.
Makes me wonder what it is that the DA knows that we in our self-claimed omniscience don't know.
Then there's that presumption of innocence. Gotta get rid of that. It keeps getting in the way of the guilty sentence that True Justice (tm) requires.
vintx
(1,748 posts)If you had then it's puzzling why you'd post that comment.
Orrex
(63,172 posts)vintx
(1,748 posts)Scratch that... I'm sick to the back teeth of it.
Orrex
(63,172 posts)It often seems to go far beyond simply advocating for the presumption of innocence and suggests something else.
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justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2001_02/zug.htm
Prosecutors have to reach certain stats (wins) and rape cases are notoriously difficult for them to win. Why not plead it out for the win instead of the very real chance of a goose egg in the loss column.
The fact of the matter is, the hardest hurdle for a rape victim to overcome in the justice system is the police. Both victims in this case overcame that hurdle--the police found ample evidence and took the case to the DA's office. It would appear from there the Prosecutor was "afraid" of the he said/she said defense.
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Eugene
(61,807 posts)Source: People Magazine
BY JEFF TRUESDELL 06/27/2016 AT 02:45 PM EDT
The Indiana prosecutor's office that has drawn criticism for giving a former Indiana University student accused in two rape cases a plea deal giving him one day in jail and one year probation has issued a statement explaining its rationale.
"Neither case, standing alone, presented sufficient evidence to prove rape," the statement, from the Monroe County, Indiana, prosecutor's office, reads.
According to the statement, further "evidentiary problems" drove the decision to pursue the plea deal with John Enochs. Enochs was sentenced June 23 to one year of probation for misdemeanor battery with moderate bodily injury in the 2015 case, after having already served one day in jail.
The 2013 case was dropped altogether. Although Enochs pleaded guilty in the 2015 case to a felony, the judge made the decision to enter it as a misdemeanor.
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Read more: http://www.people.com/article/john-enochs-indiana-case-prosecutor-explains-plea-deal