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maintenanceguy wrote:

Javier730 wrote: I understand what you mean but why would any innocent person admit to something they did not do? Especially something like that. I say he admitted it because he took the plea deal.

I don't think I would ever admit to guilt if I was innocent. But if the prosecutor was willing to recommend such a light sentence, there must be no credible witness and no evidence.

So you're sitting in your cell with the prosecutor after a few weeks not being able to make bail and the prosecutor gives you a choice: 320 hours of community service and you go home today or he's going to try to put you in prison for 25 years. Which do you choose?

I personally would not admit to something I did not do. Especially something like that. If someone would lie about something like that to do harm to anyone, they will probably do anything. Those kind of people probably hang around with people similar to them that will help them. One of those other people can make up a similar lie and then you have that to deal with. So what do you do then? Take another plea deal or go to trial with the prosecutor now having the fact that you took a plea deal on something similar as evidence against you? I would not admit to doing anything I did not do.

Abraham wrote:You cannot be absolutely certain about the guilt of another until all the facts are in.

Suppose, someone decided to hurt you by lying about your being a child molester.

What could be more devastating than that?

Just the accusation is dreadfully damning.

Never mind, guilt or innocence.

I don't recall the decade precisely, but I think sometime in the 80's a group of folks working in a child care center were accused of being child molesters.

Turned out they were innocent based on some bogus idea about repressed memories.

So, don't be too quick to assume guilt.

I understand what you mean but why would any innocent person admit to something they did not do? Especially something like that. I say he admitted it because he took the plea deal.

This man was sentenced to 10 years probation for sexually assaulting a 2 year old. Of those 10 years he will only check in with his probation officer once a month for 6 months to 1 year. He will have to go to jail for 40 days or do 320 hours of community service. He also will not have to register as a sex offender. The mother claimed he had a "slight grin" when she confronted him. This is an injustice.

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