A judge in Ohio has jailed a 14 year old girl indefinitely for being raped [1] . Yup. Go ahead and read it again, but it still says the same thing! According to the judge, her incarceration was “for her own safety†while her rapist is released on bond:
Court records show the girl has requested a lawyer. But jail officials say she isn't permitted contact with anyone unless prosecutors approve … Prosecutors say the teen is a material witness and they want her jailed for her safety. A judge has ordered that she be held indefinitely … The girl failed to show earlier this month at the trial of a 20-year-old man, who's accused of having unlawful sexual conduct with her. He is free on bond.
Nice.
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Links:
[1] http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/16/teen.jailed.ap/index.html
[2] http://www.addtoany.com/share_save?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthehindsightfactor.com%2Fwelcome_to_talibamerica&linkname=Welcome%20to%20TalibAmerica%21