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Judge Who Asked Rape Victim ‘Why Can’t You Keep Your Knees Together’ May Lose His Job
http://freakoutnation.com/2016/07/judge-who-asked-rape-victim-why-cant-you-keep-your-knees-together-may-lose-his-job/In 2014 Judge Robin Camp set the Internet ablaze over his vile treatment of a then 19-year-old rape victim. She accused Scott Wagner, of raping her over a bathroom sink at a party. Now, he’s in danger of losing his job.
So who is Judge Robin Camp? He’s a (likely) soon-to-be-former federal court justice from Alberta, Canada. And compared with this troglodyte, the Stanford Rapist‘s too-lenient judge looks almost feminist.
During the appalling travesty of a trial, Robin Camp made insulting comments against the young rape victim. According to an 11-page complaint filed after the case, these insults included:
Inquiring as to “why she allowed sex to happen if she didn’t want it.”
Declaring, “if you were frightened you could have screamed.”
Referring to the rape victim as “the accused” instead of her (alleged!) assailant.
Assuring the victim that “sex and pain sometimes go together [which is] not necessarily a bad thing,” after she described her assault.
Asking, “why couldn’t you keep your knees together” or “just sink your bottom down onto the basin so he couldn’t penetrate you” to prevent the assault.
The Independent adds Judge Robin Camp originally set Scott Wagner free, but an appeals court overturned his botched ruling in 2015 and ordered a fresh trial. He was also ordered to apologize in public and take gender sensitivity training classes, both of which he did.
So who is Judge Robin Camp? He’s a (likely) soon-to-be-former federal court justice from Alberta, Canada. And compared with this troglodyte, the Stanford Rapist‘s too-lenient judge looks almost feminist.
During the appalling travesty of a trial, Robin Camp made insulting comments against the young rape victim. According to an 11-page complaint filed after the case, these insults included:
Inquiring as to “why she allowed sex to happen if she didn’t want it.”
Declaring, “if you were frightened you could have screamed.”
Referring to the rape victim as “the accused” instead of her (alleged!) assailant.
Assuring the victim that “sex and pain sometimes go together [which is] not necessarily a bad thing,” after she described her assault.
Asking, “why couldn’t you keep your knees together” or “just sink your bottom down onto the basin so he couldn’t penetrate you” to prevent the assault.
The Independent adds Judge Robin Camp originally set Scott Wagner free, but an appeals court overturned his botched ruling in 2015 and ordered a fresh trial. He was also ordered to apologize in public and take gender sensitivity training classes, both of which he did.
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