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In reply to the discussion: I live in rural Alabama. [View all]charlyvi
(6,537 posts)In fact, he was the man who put the last man responsible for the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, which murdered four little girls, in jail. You should apologize for that shameful remark.
16th Street Baptist Church bombing case
Jones prosecuted Thomas Edwin Blanton Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, two members of the Ku Klux Klan, for their roles in the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. The case was reopened the year before Jones was appointed, but did not pick up traction until his appointment. A federal grand jury was called in 1998 which piqued Cherry's ex-wife, Willadean Cherry's, attention and led her to call the FBI to report her testimony. Willadean then introduced Jones to family and friends who reported their own experiences from the time of the bombing. A key piece of evidence was a tape from the time of the bombing in which Blanton stated that he had had to meet up with others to make the bomb. Jones was deputized in order to argue in state court and was able to indict Blanton and Cherry in 2000. Blanton was found guilty in 2001, and Cherry was found guilty in 2002. Blanton was up for parole in 2016, at which Jones spoke in opposition to his potential release. Blanton's parole was denied. Cherry died in prison in 2004.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Jones_(attorney)#16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing_case
Doug Jones does not abuse little girls, he fights to give them justice.