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4/4 The new South Park episode (S10E2) is pretty cool. They portrayed
http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3670346 (sltrib.com)
Son of Arizona Senate president (Republican) accepts plea agreement
that may net little jail time. Charged with assault and kidnapping
of eighteen 11- to 14-year-old boys -- by forcibly inserting
broomsticks, mop handles, a flashlight, and a cane into their clothed
anal crevices (the victims were wearing underwear, swimtrunks, or pants
at the time) at summer camp.
"The 18 boys were chosen to attend the weeklong student government
leadership skills camp in Prescott because they were among the state's
top student leaders."
\_ I for one welcome our new Republican pedophile overlords!
\_ 'The letter said Bennett was an honor student and active member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who plans to go on a
mission in September. "A felony conviction for assault will make
his desire to complete his mission impossible," they wrote.'
Oh noes! This felony conviction for fucking up 11 to 14-year-old
boys could get in the way of this young man's desires? For shame!
\_ Well you know, boys will be boys.
\_ Scumbag lawyers. I'm pretty sure that kid won't be gonig on a
mission. Indeed, that kind of thing may lead to excommunication.
And that's a good thing. -emarkp
\_ I don't think the "lawyers" deserve the most blame. It is
most likely the Dubya-appointed GOP Arizona district attorney
doing a favor for the GOP Arizona Senate president.
\_ when did the POTUS appoint the DA of Arizona?
\_ I believe that may have been a supremely feeble attempt
at humour.
\_ and so he'll join the ranks of those dirty atheists!
\_ Okay, specifically, I think it's the Dubya-appointed GOP
Arizona district attorney doing a favor for the GOP Arizona
Senate president
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/USAttorney.html
I would also say the elected GOP Yavaipai County
Attorney also deserves more blame than the "lawyers".
and the elected GOP Yavaipai County Attorney
http://www.co.yavapai.az.us/departments/Aty/AtyHome.asp
http://csua.org/u/ffw (azcentral.com)
[corrected]
\_ Forgiveness: Good enough for Jesus, not good enough for LDS.
\_ You don't seem to understand. Forgiveness entirely
possible. But saying "oops, I'm sorry, can I go on a
mission now" doesn't cut it. Note that Jesus didn't
forgive the woman taken in adultery. -emarkp
\_ Is excommunication revokable?
\_ Yes. -emarkp
\_ Whoah, whoah whoah. Umm the story I read had no "sodomizing"
involved, merely bumping the rear ends of fully CLOTHED victims,
more the kind of stupid hazing shit young boys will do than
anything else. Has the story changed?
\_ I have read that every single Japanese schoolboy is obsessed
with shoving his fingers up his male classmate's ass.
I have seen video games about this.
\_ That's right. Jamming a lot of people in a little area
make them gay. That's why you see more gay people in big
cities than say, rural Tennessee or South Carolina.
\_ So if the kids had had big butts, this wouldn't make them
gay? I'm confused now.
\_ That's called Kancho.
\_ Answering my own post: yes the story has changed ... this story
is different from the version I read.
\_ Thanks, I have updated the post. -op |
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| www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_3670346 Email Article Article Last Updated: 04/04/2006 1:26 AM MDT Parents outraged by deal in camp-sodomy case 18 victims: An Arizona senator's son could get little or no jail time, possibly on one charge By Robert Anglen The Arizona Republic The son of Arizona's Senate president confessed that he and another counselor shoved broomsticks and flashlights into the rectums of 18 boys in at least 40 incidents at a youth camp in June. Now Yavapai County prosecutors say they will drop all but one assault charge and likely recommend little or no jail time if 18-year-old Clifton Bennett agrees to plead guilty. A similar agreement has been offered to co-defendant Kyle Wheeler, 19, who faces an additional assault charge for choking three of the boys until they passed out. The plea agreements were first presented in court last week and could be completed at a hearing Monday. Prosecuting attorney James Landis explained the plea agreement in court, saying the ''broomsticking'' was a hazing ritual and a punishment, not sexual assault. But legal experts, sex-crimes prosecutors and victims'-rights lawyers say the acts clearly fit the definition of sexual assault. The pleas, which describe the assault charge as ''a non-dangerous, non-repetitive offense,'' have outraged parents who say their sons were victims of violent sexual attacks. The boys, who were 11 to 14 years old at the time, have had trouble going to the bathroom, sleep with clothes on, are afraid at night, and have undergone sexual-assault counseling. The parents want Bennett and Wheeler to face sexual-assault charges, undergo psychosexual evaluations and spend several days in jail per victim. Landis said in court that the case was never viewed as ''sexual in nature,'' in part because prosecutors could not prove Bennett and Wheeler had sexual intent. Victims are victims: Bennett and Wheeler were arrested in January and charged with 18 counts of aggravated assault and 18 counts of kidnapping because the victims were held down. Experts who specialize in sex crimes say sexual intent is rarely a factor in charging sexual assault; The Yavapai County case has national implications for the legal system, said Andrew Vachss, a lawyer specializing in child cases and a best-selling author who uses profits from his books to fund legal work for abused kids. Bennett's father, Senate President Ken Bennett, R-Prescott, sat behind his son in court. A Prescott native and influential businessman, he has said little publicly about the case. Mission in jeopardy: Lawyers described Bennett as an honor student and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, planning to go on a mission in September. Under the plea agreements Bennett and Wheeler could face a maximum two years in prison. But the court could reduce the charges to a misdemeanor and no jail time. All material found on Utah Online is copyrighted The Salt Lake Tribune and associated news services. No material may be reproduced or reused without explicit permission from The Salt Lake Tribune. |
| www.usdoj.gov/usao/az/USAttorney.html Contacts Last updated: State of Arizona US Attorney US Attorney for the District of Arizona, Paul Charlton Paul K Charlton was appointed by President George W Bush on November 12, 2001, and confirmed by the US Senate as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. He is a career prosecutor who has committed himself to public service. Prior to his presidential appointment he worked since 1991 as an Assistant US Attorney in the District of Arizona where he prosecuted extensive criminal cases ranging from homicide to white collar offenses. Prior to his appointment as United States Attorney he was assigned to the Organized Criminal Drug Enforcement Task Force. His depth of prosecution experience, coupled with his ability to speak Spanish, was noticed by his superiors at the Department of Justice in Washington. As a result he was selected to become an instructor on a number of Department of Justice courses offered in Spanish to prosecutors in Argentina, Columbia, Venezuela and Chile. His professional achievements have earned him many awards including Prosecutor of the Year from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. As a public servant, Mr Charlton served the State of Arizona in the Arizona Attorney Generals Office as an Assistant Attorney General assigned to the Organized Crime and Racketeering Division. Following law school he was a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas Kleinschmidt, Judge of the Arizona Court of Appeals. He received his BA Degree in 1983 from the University of Arizona. Following graduation, he enrolled in graduate studies in Madrid, Spain. Mr Charlton received his JD Degree from the University of Arizona, College of Law in 1988, and was an editor on the Arizona Law Review program. As US Attorney, Mr Charlton serves as the Chairman for the Border Subcommittee, comprised of US Attorneys from around the nation who also advise the Attorney General of the United States on border issues. He currently chairs the Arizona Anti-Terrorism Advisory Committee. Mr Charlton and his wife of 19 years, Susan, have two children. |
| www.co.yavapai.az.us/departments/Aty/AtyHome.asp The Yavapai County Attorney's Office vigorously prosecutes crime throughout Yavapai County, protects the rights of victims, and provides legal representation and advice to all the county departments. Victim Services Division and we have two offices, the Prescott Office and the Verde Valley Office. mission statement: The Office of the Yavapai County Attorney is dedicated to the vigorous, expeditious and fair administration of the criminal law to protect the public and to insure that justice is done, and to the representation of county government for the best interests of the citizens of Yavapai County. the county attorney: Sheila Polk, the first female County Attorney in Yavapai County, was elected in November of 2000, and sworn into office on December 28, 2000, for a four-year term. As County Attorney, she took an oath of office to faithfully and impartially support and uphold the Constitution and the laws of the State of Arizona and the Constitution of the United States. Sheila Polk believes that a low crime rate is essential to maintaining the quality of life that we all expect and enjoy in Yavapai County. To that end, she leads her office in aggressively prosecuting criminal acts and believes in tough and immediate consequences for such acts. Sheila Polk has a particular interest in protecting the senior citizens of Yavapai County from financial and physical abuse, a concern that stems from a prosecution she handled in 1997 as a deputy prosecutor. Because one in four residents in Yavapai County is a senior citizen, the largest percentage of any county in Arizona, financial abuse is a real concern. Sheila Polk speaks to gatherings on the topic of avoiding, detecting and prosecuting crimes against the elderly throughout the county on a regular basis. Employment opportunities: All employment opportunities are advertised and listed through the Yavapai County Department of Human Resources. |
| csua.org/u/ffw -> www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/opinions/articles/0405polk05.html I suggest that anyone who wants to decide between trusting this office and trusting the distorted summary put forth by some members of the media should read these reports themselves. If you review the police reports, you will find a terrible situation that can be summed up as follows: Eighteen junior-high-age kids went to a weeklong camp in Prescott. The two defendants were their junior counselors and in charge of these 18 individuals. As a form of discipline, the defendants, then 17 and 19, performed a ritual on the campers referred to as "brooming." Simply and somewhat graphically put, the defendants would use a broomstick or flashlight and push it into the crevice of campers' buttocks over their clothes. Sometimes, the victims were held and sometimes they were not. There is absolutely no evidence that this was done with a sexual motivation. The victims were not secreted away to a hiding spot while this was done to them. In fact, several photographs were taken by other campers. Rather, it is the work of two young men repeatedly making poor decisions. We all have heard reports of this sort of thing throughout the United States over many years: hazing gone wrong. Are they being held criminally responsible for their misdeeds? But to call this "sodomy" or "child molestation" when it clearly is not, harms these victims, unnecessarily taints these defendants and harms the criminal-justice system in general. Quite frankly, it is slap in the face to child molestation and sexual-assault victims everywhere to put this conduct in the same category. It is important that the public be aware of the facts of this case in order to make a more informed opinion of the actions of this office. It is also important that such facts come to light to reduce the damage caused by these inaccurate media reports. It is important to the victims, the defendants and the criminal-justice system. Once fully and accurately informed, one may continue to disagree with the result. However, I am confident that a fully informed person will better understand the actions of this office, agree or disagree as they might. I take seriously the trust the public has placed in me as county attorney. I carry out my duties according to the law and the ethical obligations placed upon me and attempt to wisely use the discretion placed in this position by the law. I will not and do not bend to outside pressure, whether it be political, media or otherwise. in this case, it is the trial judge who represents an independent branch of the government. Based solely upon the facts of this case, he has already determined that the resolution of this matter was appropriate and serves the ends of justice. |
| azcentral.com -> www.azcentral.com/ Ministers to confront state's gay marriage ban Brad Wishon As the nation prepares for the first legal same-sex marriages in Massachusetts, four Arizona church ministers and a busload of same-sex couples will challenge Arizona's marriage laws by attempting to get marriage licenses Friday. Ticketmaster given walking papers by Valley venue Citing "ridiculous" service charges that can boost the price of a concert ticket by more than 20 percent, the operators of Phoenix's Celebrity Theatre have given Ticketmaster the boot. D-Backs fall to Mets D-Backs Vance Wilson hit his first home run of the season, a three-run shot off Brandon Webb, and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 Thursday night. Trojan pony Grand, glittering battle sequences - created on computers - are the story of this well-intentioned if sometimes clunky re-creation the Iliad, Homer's epic poem about the Trojan War, which stars Brad Pitt as the Greek hero Achilles and Eric Bana as his chief competition, Hector. Man gases up, pays price he thinks is fair Terry Blake, 71, filled his car with $25 worth of fuel. Then he paid the attendant what he considered to be ''the fair price'' - $20 in cash - and drove off. But not before leaving his name, phone number and address so police could find him. |