Molester gets 45 years, scolding from disabled victims' parents

[Dulcinea]

Source: CNN

SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- Respiratory therapist Wayne Albert Bleyle was in New York state on a wintry day when investigators called him about allegations he had molested patients too sick to defend themselves.

When they asked how many children he molested, investigators said, he looked out his window and asked, "How many snowflakes are there out there?"

On Wednesday, Bleyle didn't turn to look as a succession of parents and family members of victims spoke at his sentencing hearing. Some wept; others shook with anger.

As part of a plea deal, Bleyle, 56, was sentenced to 45 years and eight months in prison for molesting five of his young, disabled patients and for taking pornographic photographs of others. Prosecutors said he targeted those who were comatose, brain-damaged or too disabled to talk.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/26/therapist.molest.ap/index.html

[teenagebambam]

1. I think this makes me angrier

than if he had murdered them.

[superconnected]

3. Now that is wierd. Murdering them would have been far worse.

Glad this sicko is removed from harming kids again.

[DrDan]

2. so how much time is he looking at realistically - 15 years?

[Socal31]

4. In CA, you do about 80% of your time w/ good behavior.

If you get to go to Fire Camp (2/3 of CA firefighters on a brush fire are Department of Corrections prisoners), you do about 2/3 of time. (this guy would not qualify for Fire Camp)


Now, with parole, you are correct...he is looking at 10-15. However, the parole board might be inclined to keep him locked away..im sure there will be some emotional parole board hearings on this when the time comes.

In CA, when someone is sentenced to "Life In Prison", it is running about 12.5-14 years they will be locked up. (Unless it is Life with No Parole)

[DrDan]

5. well a 56 year-old molester doing 15 years coming out at age 71 is

better than than a 30-year old molester doing 15 years coming out at age 45.

Not much better, but I would assume a parole board would consider that as well.