Judge Under Fire For Touting Boy's 'Good Family,' 'Excellent School' In Rape Case
Source: Huffington Post
07/03/2019 12:11 am ET
In explaining why a teen accused of rape deserved leniency, a New Jersey family court judge said the boy was an Eagle Scout with good college prospects.
By Dominique Mosbergen
A family court judge in New Jersey has been roundly admonished by the states appeals court for ruling that a teenager accused of raping an intoxicated girl and then sharing a video of the assault with friends deserved leniency because he came from a good family, was an Eagle Scout and attended an excellent school.
He is clearly a candidate for not just college but probably for a good college, Judge James Troiano of Superior Court wrote of the 16-year-old defendant, identified only as G.M.C. in court documents. Troiano went on to question whether the rape victim and her family had understood the devastating effect that pressing charges would have on G.M.C.s life.
The judge also argued that rape tradition[ally] involved two or more males using a weapon to threaten a victim in an abandon[ed] house, shed or shack circumstances not matching G.M.C.s alleged crime.
Prosecutors say the boy filmed himself penetrating a 16-year-old girl from behind at a dark basement party in New Jersey. The victim was allegedly so intoxicated at the time that she staggered as she walked.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/james-troiano-new-jersey-judge-teen-rape_n_5d1c1579e4b03d6116441252
Judge James Troiano
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)These tickets...ugh
shanny
(6,709 posts)like that I assume the judge's personal background requires scrutiny.
Lucky Luciano
(11,258 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)Or even high school?
Lochloosa
(16,068 posts)Paladin
(28,272 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)nilram
(2,893 posts)3Hotdogs
(12,406 posts)Maybe friends with Alito.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Finds another line of work. He is clearly not suited for the one he now does.
LisaL
(44,974 posts)Sounds like he should stay retired and play golf or something instead of filling vacancies on the bench.
He needs to find himself a hobby and stay away from this workplace.
Akacia
(583 posts)LisaL
(44,974 posts)They bring him back to fill vacancies.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,437 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)IADEMO2004
(5,559 posts)MineralMan
(146,329 posts)Ugh!
uppityperson
(115,679 posts)demmiblue
(36,885 posts)Link to tweet
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)🤬
Javaman
(62,534 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)joanbarnes
(1,723 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)Initech
(100,102 posts)I mean... holy shit. That kid should be doing hard time for that. Thanks, Christian right!
empedocles
(15,751 posts)Wolf Frankula
(3,601 posts)"You're a good boy from a nice family. I'm going to let you go this time." Though once I heard a judge tell a defendant, "You're a good boy from a nice family and you should have known and done better. You didn't. I'm going to give you the maximum sentence, five years."
Wolf