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Hugabear

(10,340 posts) Sat Aug 23, 2014, 04:16 PM Aug 2014

Florida cop acquitted of rape, tells victim to 'move on' [View all]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/lake/os-leesburg-police-officer-rape-trial-verdict-20140822,0,1385385.story

A former Leesburg police officer acquitted Friday of sexually assaulting a woman in his custody had a terse message for the 24-year-old and her family after the verdict: "Move on."
People in the courtroom broke into tears when the jury of four women and two men found Henri Bart Larue, 27, not guilty of armed sexual battery by a law-enforcement officer — a crime that could have landed him in prison for life.
The single mother and her supporters stormed out of the courtroom, appalled that Larue was going free.
"I am flabbergasted," said the woman's mother, who testified this week. "All that evidence. All that effort. And they came up with not guilty? My poor daughter. It's all being relived all over again."

Simply disgusting, is it any wonder why so many people are terrified by cops?

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Florida cop acquitted of rape, tells victim to 'move on' [View all] Hugabear Aug 2014 OP

Yay, Cops! Iggo Aug 2014 #1

Or why women don't report gaspee Aug 2014 #2

This sort of verdict is also why so many women don't prosecute their rapists. Goddamn it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2014 #3

Exactly! theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #5

Justice wears a blue-stained dress. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2014 #4

"blue stained dress" exactly what do you mean by that? nt alp227 Aug 2014 #13

Or more importantly why cops are no longer respected. PFunk Aug 2014 #6

And there were four women on the jury? BillZBubb Aug 2014 #7

Benefit of the doubt, or fear of revenge from the other cops? Lars39 Aug 2014 #12

I have long thought this to be part of the reason why juries don't convict cops. nt tblue37 Aug 2014 #27

Good point. Uggh! nt ecstatic Aug 2014 #41

Maybe that is a factor too. I don't know. BillZBubb Aug 2014 #42

excerpt from another recent thread... BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #8

Well said, Blanche. But the community is the real problem, NOT the cop. He's just a symptom freshwest Aug 2014 #11

Indeed. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #22

you are SOOO right, fresh. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #40

Agreed. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #23

Maybe when his daughter gets sexually assaulted he'll "get it" Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #9

Let's rather hope that if the only way he could "get it" KitSileya Aug 2014 #46

Agreed, my statement was impulsive and unnecessary Dont call me Shirley Aug 2014 #50

Move on? Fuck you cop. blackspade Aug 2014 #10

Apparently no one here has even considered the possibility that he was actually, well, NOT guilty. JJChambers Aug 2014 #14

Considering that his DNA was found on her, that's highly unlikely Hugabear Aug 2014 #15

Where does it say that? JJChambers Aug 2014 #20

Well, if she falsely accused him (which was his defense), why is he telling her to "move on?" LisaL Aug 2014 #18

From reports his actions were enough to make him lose his job etherealtruth Aug 2014 #25

did you bother to read the article: niyad Aug 2014 #30

Yes, I read it. She said he did. He said he didn't. JJChambers Aug 2014 #32

considering he was FIRED after an investigation? NO. niyad Aug 2014 #33

But found not guilty by a jury who has been presented all the evidence. JJChambers Aug 2014 #35

righhhht, because juries ALWAYS do the correct thing! niyad Aug 2014 #36

I'm not saying he's not guilty nor am I saying he is guilty. JJChambers Aug 2014 #37

Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman were acquitted as well - n/t Hugabear Aug 2014 #45

a cop who was FIRED because of his actions, and who tells the victim to "move on". . niyad Aug 2014 #31

Usually I would give people that possibility mythology Aug 2014 #39

I know what I think a just outcome would have been DFW Aug 2014 #16

Corruption does seem to be widespread, sadly. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #17

Members of the best armed gang of them all... 99Forever Aug 2014 #19

Power and Control. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #21

six people on a jury? iandhr Aug 2014 #24

Florida has 6 person juries except for death penalty cases davidn3600 Aug 2014 #28

You learn something every day. iandhr Aug 2014 #34

Someone ought to castrate that asshole. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #26

+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2014 #44

It's like being raped all over again! ReRe Aug 2014 #29

Rape culture. riqster Aug 2014 #38

Perhaps kcks Aug 2014 #43

go ahead and tell us why he was fired Skittles Aug 2014 #47

Then why did we bother have a trial? davidn3600 Aug 2014 #48

you really don't get it, do you? Skittles Aug 2014 #49