Attorneys: 30 days in prison enough for rapist
Source: AP
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Attorneys for a former Montana teacher who raped a 14-year-old student argued Friday that his 30 days in prison were enough punishment, even as a judicial oversight panel sought the censure of the judge in the case over what it called an unlawful sentence.
Prosecutors want to send freed rapist Stacey Dean Rambold of Billings back to prison. They said in an appeal of his sentence that he should have served a minimum of four years after pleading guilty last year to sexual assault without consent.
In a legal brief that lays out their arguments against the state's appeal, lawyers for Rambold cited a "lynch mob" mentality following the huge public outcry over the case.
They suggested the girl bore some responsibility for the rape, and referenced videotaped interviews with her before she committed suicide while the case was pending. Those interviews remain under seal by the court.
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Seriously, how do these attorneys live with themselves? It's a miracle that Rambold even got arrested, since a Notre Dame football player got away with sexual assault after his victim committed suicide.
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