Deplorable sodomizes a thirteen year old. Town folk don't want to convict him. *
A sodomy case has divided a small Kansas community so deeply that attorneys had trouble finding impartial jurors, with some seeming to cast blame on the 13-year-old alleged victim.
Jacob Ewing, 22, is accused of indecent liberties and aggravated criminal sodomy, and his trial began Monday in Holton, Kan.
During jury selection, comments reported by The Topeka Capital-Journal showed potential jurors who were skeptical from the outset about the alleged victim’s veracity, and some seemed to be angling to find the girl culpable.
“If she steps out and looks like she’s 18 years old, that’s on her. That’s just how I feel about it,” one man said during jury selection.
Another wondered why, if the girl could testify, she couldn’t consent to sex with an adult.
One resident of the area, who asked to speak anonymously, told The Kansas City Star that many more potential jurors than usual were called in for selection.
“The whole town square was full of cars yesterday,” the resident said. “There’s never near that many people called up at one time.”
She added that a biker group that vocally opposes sexual abuse against children arrived at the courthouse Tuesday.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article145215884.html#storylink=cpy
*Small d deplorable or big D deplorable or both?
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