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justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:29 AM Jun 2016

Another case of a rapist getting probation

Former IU student charged in 2 rape cases takes plea deal, will serve 1 year of probation

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– A former Indiana University student who was charged in connection with two rape cases in September 2015 accepted a plea deal and was sentenced Thursday.

John Enochs will serve one year of probation after accepting a plea deal. He agreed to plead guilty to battery with moderate bodily injury (class A misdemeanor) and his two rape charges were dismissed. Court records show he spent one day in jail.

The most recent incident reportedly occurred in April 2015.

http://fox59.com/2016/06/24/former-iu-student-charged-in-2-rape-cases-takes-plea-deal-will-serve-1-year-of-probation/


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Another case of a rapist getting probation (Original Post) justiceischeap Jun 2016 OP
While I consider myself a peaceful person... peace13 Jun 2016 #1
The thing that pisses me off about this case more so than the Turner case justiceischeap Jun 2016 #2
Very true. peace13 Jun 2016 #4
Well that's nice. Orrex Jun 2016 #3
The DA probably would have preferred a conviction. Igel Jun 2016 #5
Did you read the article? vintx Jun 2016 #6
Never let facts get in the way of a good rant Orrex Jun 2016 #7
I'm rather tired of people kneejerkingly defending rapists. vintx Jun 2016 #9
Yes, it never fails to disgust Orrex Jun 2016 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author rjsquirrel Jun 2016 #8
Or it could be because of this: justiceischeap Jun 2016 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Ohioblue22 Jun 2016 #12
Prosecutor Explains Plea Deal in Case of Indiana University Student Twice Accused of Rape Eugene Jun 2016 #13
Grrr! This just enrages me! smirkymonkey Jun 2016 #14
 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
1. While I consider myself a peaceful person...
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:37 AM
Jun 2016

...the thought that came to my mind after reading this was that he better be looking over his shoulder for the rest of time. As a parent, this would not go over well with me.

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
2. The thing that pisses me off about this case more so than the Turner case
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:40 AM
Jun 2016

There's no mention of this obvious predator being on the sex offender registry. So his probation makes the world less safe for women.

 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
4. Very true.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:57 AM
Jun 2016

Every explanation is a poor one! We need to get these young men when they are in High School and educate them. This would be covered in a good sex Ed class but of course we don't have that. I am sure that these guys have raped before they get to college. I don't know what the answer is but mace in decorator canisters that can be worn may be the answer. 'What the best dressed young woman wears to the party!' When the law let's them off with out so much as a slap on the dick....well I don't see a deterrent as it seems these young men have zero morals. Very sad!

Orrex

(63,086 posts)
3. Well that's nice.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:51 AM
Jun 2016

Prison would probably be rough on the poor kid, and he shouldn't have to spend the rest of his life paying for 20 minutes of bad action, amirite?

Igel

(35,197 posts)
5. The DA probably would have preferred a conviction.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 07:59 AM
Jun 2016

Plea deals aren't typically there because the DA simply wants a nice vacation.

Makes me wonder what it is that the DA knows that we in our self-claimed omniscience don't know.

Then there's that presumption of innocence. Gotta get rid of that. It keeps getting in the way of the guilty sentence that True Justice (tm) requires.

 

vintx

(1,748 posts)
9. I'm rather tired of people kneejerkingly defending rapists.
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 08:10 AM
Jun 2016

Scratch that... I'm sick to the back teeth of it.

Orrex

(63,086 posts)
11. Yes, it never fails to disgust
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 08:27 AM
Jun 2016

It often seems to go far beyond simply advocating for the presumption of innocence and suggests something else.

Response to Igel (Reply #5)

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)
10. Or it could be because of this:
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 08:24 AM
Jun 2016
The third defense defendants use—that the sex was consensual—is the most common and the most difficult to defeat, Zug said. "I've never won an acquaintance rape jury trial," he said, often because of skeptical jurists. Women jurors aged 35 and older are the toughest demographic in rape cases, Zug said. "I went a long time trying to pack cases with women [jurors]—until I started talking to them." At that point he realized older women could be tough judges of victims; in cases where the victim had something to drink (and was drunk or not), older women jurors feel that "she was putting herself in that position" while they excuse the defendant's drinking. "There is nothing that justifies a rape. Ever. Never," Zug said.


http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/news/2001_02/zug.htm

Prosecutors have to reach certain stats (wins) and rape cases are notoriously difficult for them to win. Why not plead it out for the win instead of the very real chance of a goose egg in the loss column.

The fact of the matter is, the hardest hurdle for a rape victim to overcome in the justice system is the police. Both victims in this case overcame that hurdle--the police found ample evidence and took the case to the DA's office. It would appear from there the Prosecutor was "afraid" of the he said/she said defense.

Response to Igel (Reply #5)

Eugene

(61,595 posts)
13. Prosecutor Explains Plea Deal in Case of Indiana University Student Twice Accused of Rape
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 09:03 PM
Jun 2016

Source: People Magazine

Prosecutor Explains Plea Deal in Case of Indiana University Student Twice Accused of Rape

BY JEFF TRUESDELL 06/27/2016 AT 02:45 PM EDT

The Indiana prosecutor's office that has drawn criticism for giving a former Indiana University student accused in two rape cases a plea deal giving him one day in jail and one year probation has issued a statement explaining its rationale.

"Neither case, standing alone, presented sufficient evidence to prove rape," the statement, from the Monroe County, Indiana, prosecutor's office, reads.

According to the statement, further "evidentiary problems" drove the decision to pursue the plea deal with John Enochs. Enochs was sentenced June 23 to one year of probation for misdemeanor battery with moderate bodily injury in the 2015 case, after having already served one day in jail.

The 2013 case was dropped altogether. Although Enochs pleaded guilty in the 2015 case to a felony, the judge made the decision to enter it as a misdemeanor.

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Read more: http://www.people.com/article/john-enochs-indiana-case-prosecutor-explains-plea-deal
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