hopalong said:http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/state-attorney-montana-rapist-cant-blame-victim
30 days for rape???
Board urges discipline for Montana judge who gave short rape sentence
By Steve Almasy, CNN
updated 7:31 PM EST, Tue February 4, 2014
(CNN) -- G. Todd Baugh, the Montana judge who drew a firestorm of criticism after sentencing a former high school teacher to a month behind bars for raping a 14-year-old girl, is the subject of a formal complaint from a judicial review board to the state's Supreme Court.
An attorney for the Judicial Standards Commission filed the four-page document on Monday, saying Baugh "eroded public confidence" in the judicial system and "created an appearance of impropriety."
Malin Stearns Johnson said Baugh's actions in the case of Stacey Dean Rambold warrant disciplinary action, but Johnson didn't recommend a specific penalty.
Last month, Baugh, 72, announced his retirement at the end of the year, when his term ends. He said his retirement was unrelated to the case, in which he ordered Rambold to serve 31 days in jail and more than 14 years on probation for the rape of the student who later committed suicide.
The girl's death took away the prosecution's main witness, and Rambold initially avoided prison under a deferred-prosecution agreement that included sex-offender treatment.
He violated the agreement by having unauthorized visits with relatives' children and having a sexual relationship with an adult woman, according to court documents.
That re-opened the case and led to the August sentence from Baugh of 15 years in prison with all but one month suspended. Rambold was released in September.
Baugh unsuccessfully sought to impose a longer term after coming under criticism for saying during the sentencing hearing that the victim "appeared older than her chronological age."
Old news there Oldtimer ...You've been slacking in your stalking and haven't kept up on your current news!
hopalong said:Yea he sure did :roll: :roll: :roll: Guess he feels because it is old news does not need to be revisited like AP did 15 hrs before i posted it
Poor old paranoid oldtimer,,, will someone change his depends hand him a crying towel and give him a fresh bottle of formula
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He is not a well person you know,,,has these visions of grandure, and self worth,,, A strong advocate of RAPE and pillage :wink: :wink: :wink: so no wonder he would defend this![]()
littlejoe said:Looks like OT has rounded up the "usual suspects"---the core moron group is here, somebody get a net