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Mme. Defarge

(8,949 posts)
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 04:56 PM 19 hrs ago

Meanwhile in Oregon, a Trump appointed judge shows how it's done!

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/02/oregon-man-gets-more-than-20-years-in-prison-in-international-child-abuse-case.html


A Salem man who paid sex traffickers in the Philippines for livestreamed shows of child sexual abuse was sentenced Thursday to 21 years and eight months in prison.

Steven D. Griswold, 44, was arrested in the Philippines in December 2023 and then returned to the United States, where he has been held in custody since.

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut adopted the sentence jointly recommended by the prosecutor and defense lawyer.

“You orchestrated the serial sexual abuse of a horrific nature against very young children,” Immergut said. “In that sense, you were a predator.”

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Meanwhile in Oregon, a Trump appointed judge shows how it's done! (Original Post) Mme. Defarge 19 hrs ago OP
Wait up Judge Immergut! pandr32 18 hrs ago #1
Is there any child sexual abuse that ISN'T of a horrific nature? 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #2
Keep moving up the ladder. There are many many more like him higher up. ffr 17 hrs ago #3
IF he gets out alive, he will still be young enough to do more damage. Should LoisB 16 hrs ago #4
From the article - Mme. Defarge 16 hrs ago #5
Yes. Thank you. LoisB 14 hrs ago #6

LoisB

(12,668 posts)
4. IF he gets out alive, he will still be young enough to do more damage. Should
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 07:56 PM
16 hrs ago

have given him life without parole.

Mme. Defarge

(8,949 posts)
5. From the article -
Fri Feb 20, 2026, 08:03 PM
16 hrs ago
Assistant U.S. Attorney Charlotte Kelley urged a lifetime of supervision for Griswold given “the egregiousness” of his crime and the need to protect the community.

“He should never be unsupervised in the community,” she said.

Immergut agreed and imposed supervision for life.


And I would argue that the same should apply to every other convicted pedophile.
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