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tabasco

(22,974 posts)
Sat Jun 7, 2014, 09:44 PM Jun 2014

Billionaire Gets 4 MONTHS For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Because He’s ‘Productive’ [View all]

In the United States, it doesn’t matter who you are; if you’re rich, you receive special treatment in our “justice” system.

SC Johnson, the “family” company’s billionaire heir, Samuel Curtis Johnson III, who confessed to repeatedly sexually assaulting his teenage stepdaughter has received an outrageous prison sentence of only four months because the judge, Circuit Justice Eugene Gasiorkiewicz, feels that Johnson’s importance to the community is valued much higher than the dignity of his abused step-daughter.

You read that right. Affluenza, as it has been dubbed, has struck again. This billionaire has officially plead guilty to mere misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct instead of receiving the maximum which is felony sexual assault on a minor child. These charges originally stem from 2011. Think Progress reported Johnson’s stepdaughter “initially told police Johnson was ‘a sex addict‘ and touched her inappropriately 15 to 20 times starting when she was 12 years old. She told her mother about the abuse in order to protect her younger sister, and Johnson confessed when the mother confronted him.” Because Johnson’s victim was unwilling to testify in the case, the prosecutors had to make a plea deal with Johnson and his legal team.


http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/06/07/billionaire-gets-off/

This was posted in Wisconsin group but I thought it is of wider interest. How depraved must our oligarchy become before we destroy it?
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The judge in this case should be heavily sentenced right along with the sexual assaulter for his lumpy Jun 2014 #1
+1000 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #3
It's called the "Just us" system for a reason. russspeakeasy Jun 2014 #2
Wonder how much money transpired from the defendant, to his lawyer, to the judge. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #4
Money talks... SoapBox Jun 2014 #5
Absolutely disgusting smallcat88 Jun 2014 #6
Remember their names. THE JUDGES RainDog Jun 2014 #7
There should be consequences for judges who play favoritism in the court. Kablooie Jun 2014 #15
This form of legal reasoning should be grounds for removal. Baitball Blogger Jun 2014 #20
He is a sex offender. His judge is no better. alfredo Jun 2014 #8
The Judge Could Be A Pedophile Too billhicks76 Jun 2014 #11
Or GHWB's whitehouse. alfredo Jun 2014 #30
We have a three tiered judicial system... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #9
Affluenza. sarcasmo Jun 2014 #10
Plutocracies won't stop just because wealthy people are far removed from normal law. Rex Jun 2014 #12
Yeah, I know. tabasco Jun 2014 #66
Never. Rex Jun 2014 #67
Similar thing happened where I live. The one thing the guy had to do was register mackerel Jun 2014 #13
That's awful obama2terms Jun 2014 #50
Just the opposite, it's thriving and gets voted best breakfast place in town mackerel Jun 2014 #63
And how is that relevant I wonder obama2terms Jun 2014 #68
He paid her off, obviously ConservativeDemocrat Jun 2014 #14
or DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #38
Understand the Lead not the Gold erpowers Jun 2014 #58
Access to the family wealth, is my guess. Geoff R. Casavant Jun 2014 #59
it's a mexican saying about bribes DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #64
Thank You erpowers Jun 2014 #65
the article doesn't say but I wonder what the maximum sentence on that charge is dsc Jun 2014 #16
Here's another article Union Scribe Jun 2014 #21
then he deserves some blame here dsc Jun 2014 #22
"Lack Of Testimony" Translation = $$$$$$$$ n/t DallasNE Jun 2014 #23
or DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #39
You assume that the only reason a sex crime victim would refuse to testify is that she was bribed? Jim Lane Jun 2014 #41
No, I'm Saying That Money Can Be Used To Make Your Life Miserable. DallasNE Jun 2014 #52
I guess being a pedo is no big thing there. alfredo Jun 2014 #31
Review of this judge from 2010. Ash_F Jun 2014 #17
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #18
Disgusting blackspade Jun 2014 #19
Should have tried the "Affluenza" excuse. Works in TX! blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #24
Just in Texas? Unknown Beatle Jun 2014 #28
According To What Fred Gilmore Jun 2014 #25
goddammit BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #26
Is it boycott time yet? starroute Jun 2014 #27
It's USA, Inc. where money is the only thing of prime importance. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #29
Oligarchy has already perverted our justice systems TRoN33 Jun 2014 #32
Is it time to rise up yet? L0oniX Jun 2014 #49
How would Charles Bronson have handled this? radhika Jun 2014 #33
Need to get scott walker to comment on this. grahamhgreen Jun 2014 #34
As awful as this is, doesn't the paragraph's last sentence explain why? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #35
He was not convicted of sexual assault Cicada Jun 2014 #36
The victim was refusing to testify davidn3600 Jun 2014 #37
Yet he confessed to the mother of the girl RainDog Jun 2014 #42
"she refused to testify" DonCoquixote Jun 2014 #40
Nailed it. theHandpuppet Jun 2014 #43
Anyone who slut shames a 12 year old IronLionZion Jun 2014 #44
+1 Enthusiast Jun 2014 #45
Was it Waukesha? Ed Suspicious Jun 2014 #46
K & R ctsnowman Jun 2014 #47
New life long registered pedophile? or did he escape that too? L0oniX Jun 2014 #48
People above mention slut shaming LittleBlue Jun 2014 #51
Affluenza is a bs defense. Appeal. nt TBF Jun 2014 #53
Different kinds of rape. jmth44077 Jun 2014 #54
He's probably given a million dollars to some political party. McCamy Taylor Jun 2014 #55
Grrrrrrrrr Dr Rise Jun 2014 #56
The slimebag should get at least 100 lashes LiberalEsto Jun 2014 #57
The customers of the Boys Town sex ring were "captains of industry" too. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #60
Yeah they've been able to get it listed as a hoax in Wikipedia. So sad mackerel Jun 2014 #69
"SC Johnson: The Family Company" spooky3 Jun 2014 #61
My boycott list is getting really long They_Live Jun 2014 #62
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