Judge allows Alabama man who raped 14-year-old to avoid prison time [View all]

[eridani]

Is it my imagination, or does that asshole look like George Zimmerman?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/11/15/1255802/-Judge-allows-Alabama-man-who-raped-14-year-old-to-avoid-prison-time

Austin Smith Clem raped Courtney Andrews twice when she was 14 and once when she was 18. A jury convicted him of one count of first-degree rape and two counts of second-degree rape, yet despite sentencing guidelines calling for decades in prison, Limestone County Circuit Judge James Woodroof gave Clem a sentence that will let him avoid prison time for the rapes. Woodroof theoretically sentenced Clem to 40 years, but:

... structured the sentence in such a way that Clem will only be hit with community corrections and probation. Clem will have to register as a sex offender and pay fines and restitution—a total of $2,381, according to the sentencing document provided to Mother Jones—but he will not serve jail time unless he violates the terms of his sentencing.