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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKansas judge calls children the 'aggressor' in sex abuse case with 67-year-old man
Source: Kansas City Star
Kansas judge calls children the aggressor in sex abuse case with 67-year-old man
BY TONY RIZZO
FEBRUARY 03, 2019 05:30 AM,
UPDATED 8 HOURS 30 MINUTES AGO
Can children aged 13 and 14 years old be the aggressors in a sexual encounter with a 67-year-old man?
A Leavenworth County judge recently said he thought so when he reduced the prison sentence for a man who paid for sex with young girls he solicited over the internet.
District Judge Michael Gibbens sentenced Raymond Soden to five years and 10 months in prison. That was eight years less than what was called for in Kansas sentencing guidelines.
In doing so, the judge opined that the girls, who were both younger than 15, were partly to blame for what happened and questioned how much they were harmed. The judge pointed out that the children went to Sodens house voluntarily and didnt appear in court when he was sentenced.
I do find that the victims in this case, in particular, were more an aggressor than a participant in the criminal conduct, Gibbens said before sentencing Soden. They were certainly selling things monetarily that its against the law for even an adult to sell.
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BY TONY RIZZO
FEBRUARY 03, 2019 05:30 AM,
UPDATED 8 HOURS 30 MINUTES AGO
Can children aged 13 and 14 years old be the aggressors in a sexual encounter with a 67-year-old man?
A Leavenworth County judge recently said he thought so when he reduced the prison sentence for a man who paid for sex with young girls he solicited over the internet.
District Judge Michael Gibbens sentenced Raymond Soden to five years and 10 months in prison. That was eight years less than what was called for in Kansas sentencing guidelines.
In doing so, the judge opined that the girls, who were both younger than 15, were partly to blame for what happened and questioned how much they were harmed. The judge pointed out that the children went to Sodens house voluntarily and didnt appear in court when he was sentenced.
I do find that the victims in this case, in particular, were more an aggressor than a participant in the criminal conduct, Gibbens said before sentencing Soden. They were certainly selling things monetarily that its against the law for even an adult to sell.
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Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article225016850.html
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Kansas judge calls children the 'aggressor' in sex abuse case with 67-year-old man (Original Post)
Eugene
Feb 2019
OP
yep. Twitter picked up on this story a few days ago. i hope he gets twittered out of office
Demovictory9
Feb 2019
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Beakybird
(3,333 posts)1. OMG, Red state judge. Psycho.
Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)6. yep. Twitter picked up on this story a few days ago. i hope he gets twittered out of office
nocoincidences
(2,229 posts)2. This is disgusting beyond belief.
Although it is not surprising to see it happening in Kansas, now, is it?
MuseRider
(34,119 posts)3. Actually yes it is. n/t
Ilsa
(61,698 posts)4. Another pathetic judge expecting children to
think like adults when they are physically incapable of it. They may have gone partially through puberty, but that doesn't mean they are ready for sex.
Solly Mack
(90,785 posts)5. Sick judge.
And I can't help but wonder about his own actions now.